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Is a Permit Required?

With the broad and varied scope of AQ1-flagged products, often we have no idea whether an APHIS Message Set is required. b)我们甚至不知道向进口商客户询问什么问题，以确定是否需要许可证(因此需要APHIS消息集)。. For example, for the following commodities made of straw, 我需要进口商提供哪些sbf999胜博发娱乐，以确定我是否需要许可证，或者我是否可以拒绝许可证?

Answer: 当商品需要许可证时，需要AQ1(可能需要数据)标记产品的APHIS核心消息集, permit, certificate, or other (LPCO) document for admissibility per APHIS regulations. 进口商及中间商如欲了解更多有关APHIS容许性规定，可浏览 APHIS Import & Exports website or contacting APHIS through the many customer service numbers and e-mails.

When reaching out to APHIS customer service, 让他们知道你的问题是关于产品的可接受性，而不是APHIS消息集. 提供尽可能多的sbf999胜博发娱乐，如产品描述, country of origin, treatments, and any processing that has been done to the product. After utilizing these resources, 如果产品不需要LPCO，那么申报者可以拒绝APHIS核心消息集. The APHIS Supplemental Trade Guide provides further guidance on disclaiming methodology.

同样重要的是要记住，APHIS Core消息集不会更改导入的需求, but just the method of providing the information to APHIS. 目前，提交所需文件的方式是提交文件或通过在CBP的文件图像系统(DIS)中提交这些文件。. APHIS核心消息集用电子数据元素的提交取代了许多这些文档. 提交消息集所需的信息应该在货物到达之前提供给代理, just as done today with documentation.

Historically, 进口商主动确定产品的可接受性要求，并申请APHIS许可证, if applicable. 如果进口商是新的或需要指导，则报关行应向其客户提供必要的资源，以联系APHIS并确定其产品的可接受性要求. 进口商应在装运产品之前与APHIS联系，以确定LPCO要求. 经纪人还应告知客户，需要在抵达美国之前提供相关文件.S. 入境口岸应允许有时间提交APHIS核心信息集，并允许检查员核实是否有适当的信息来做出可接受性决定. In general, APHIS规定进口商/货物所有人有责任确保他们已获得所有必要的进口文件.

Admissibility Guidance

我们采用了上述方法，并向APHIS进口客户服务电子邮件(而不是APHIS ACE团队)提出了这个具体的可采性问题。我们正在寻找从中国进口的经过熏蒸处理的女性吸管手提袋的可采性指导. Can you advise any import requirements for these items to the US? Is there any License, Permit, Certificate required for Importation?

Answer: USDA Answer-如果物品已完全干燥或处理，不能繁殖，且没有植物虫害，则无需许可证. However, 植物源材料须接受检查(法规7 CFR§319)，最终决定是检查海关官员的决定.

If the article meets above statement, cargo can be disclaimed: "B" Not regulated per agency guidance, as long as the HTS is flagged AQ1. APHIS推荐一个好的“OI”描述，如“完全完成的女性草编手提袋”.“完整完成的补充说明为审查人员提供了他们做出农业决策所需的信息.

Be advised the plant origin material must be declared to Customs. According to section 592 of Customs Law, 对未申报的材料将处以罚款作为“当场处罚”, and the product will be confiscated.

如未能符合上述规定，你必须填写ppq587表格(see our website)申请进口许可证，以允许将植物源材料进口到美国.

The form can be submitted electronically to the ePermit. The Permit Specialist will review and issue an Import Permit, a Letter of No Jurisdiction/No Permit Required or a Letter of Denial.

处理过程视乎工作量而定，最多可能需要30个工作天. 建议在签发进口许可证之前，出口商不得将产品运往进口商.

如果您有任何问题，请致电301-851-2046与我们在美国农业部的办公室联系.

Criteria for Common Name

通用名称有什么必须遵循的特定准则吗(Pg17)? Can filers pull the line-level description into the common name field? 例如，过滤器可以为葡萄番茄和李子番茄传递“番茄”?

Answer: APHIS Answer- Yes. APHIS requests filers provide the common name for the regulated product. For instance, grape and plum tomatoes are regulated as tomato, which would be provided as the common specific name. 当列出含有更具体成分的产品时，动物产品可能会有一个通用名称. 例如，PG02一种被报告为肉汤的产品可能含有一种被报告为牛奶的成分. 在寻找术语使用时，您可以参考进口文件，如许可证和植物检疫证书. Additional resources for fruits and vegetables include using APHIS's FAVIR Database.

Globally Unique Product Identification Code

全球唯一的产品代码是APHIS核心消息集的强制性数据字段吗? If mandatory, 进口商和报关员如何确定何时需要全球唯一的产品代码?

Answer: APHIS Answer—PG01全球唯一产品代码是APHIS核心消息集的可选字段. APHIS建议与您的软件供应商讨论使用此字段和PG02产品代码以及PG05科学名称和P17通用名称来自动填充常见进口商品的字段.

Garden Tools Flagged

I have a shipment of garden tools. My HTS is flagging for "APHIS Core may be required.“我需要问我的进口商什么来确定是否需要APHIS-Core ??

Answer: APHIS Answer-

If the equipment is NEW:

  • The goods can be disclaimed as not regulated by APHIS.
  • "Disclaimer Code A - Not Regulated by APHIS" is used in ACE.

 If the equipment is USED:

参考APHIS的《sbf胜博发手机版登录》，确定设备是否来自口蹄疫地区:

  • Select foot-and-mouth disease from the listed diseases.
  • 提示符下的国家列表显示的是动植物卫生防护系统宣布无口蹄疫的地区.
  • This status may update frequently, 因此，重要的是在输入之前确认该地区的疾病状况.

 If the used equipment is from an FMD-free region, and:

  • 设备清洁、干燥，无动物材料、土壤和污染，然后:
  • No permit or certificate is required, 但是，商业文件中应该包括一份声明，声明设备是“干净的”, dry, and free of animal material/soil/contamination."
  • 免责声明代码B -每个机构指南不需要的数据”在ACE中使用
  • 设备是不清洁/污染的，那么:机器必须在进入之前进行清洁和清洗.

 如果使用的设备来自已知的口蹄疫地区，则有以下限制:

  • An import permit is not needed, 但须提供外国政府动物卫生服务或机构签发的蒸汽清洗证书原件.
  • 该证书必须有官方印章，必须声明使用过的农场设备经过蒸汽清洗，没有任何污垢和颗粒物质.
  • 它必须由来自地区的国家动物卫生服务的官方代表签署
  • A full message set must be transmitted in ACE

 Additional Information

Restrictions for used farm equipment are detailed in 9CFR94.1(C) 91.1(c) The importation of any used farm equipment that originates in any region where foot-and-mouth disease exists as designated in paragraph (a) of this section, is prohibited, unless 该设备附有一份由出口地区国家动物卫生部门授权官员签署的原始证书，说明该设备, after its last use and prior to export, 蒸汽清洗是否清除了所有暴露的污垢和其他颗粒物质.

这些农场设备在到达港口时必须接受APHIS检查. 如果在检查过程中发现含有任何暴露的污垢或其他颗粒物质, it will be denied entry into the United States, unless, in the judgment of the APHIS inspector, 暴露的土壤数量很少，足以在到达港进行清理, 港口有足够的设施和人员来进行这种清洁，而不会有疾病污染的风险.

 Animal Product Manual, Table 3-8-4 * Refer to APHIS' "Animal Product Manual" for information on the import of used farm machinery.

Food Products

我们处理很多食品项目，如果关税(目前)不需要APHIS, are we safe to presume it is NOT required?

Answer: 我们建议您对与您的客户有关的任何HTS号码进行查询，并检查每个号码的PGA标志. Your system should show you somewhere which flags apply to each HTS. If the commodity is not flagged AQ1 or AQ2 and there are no license, permits, certificates, 或其他(LPCO)文件所需的可接受性，而不需要APHIS核心消息集. HTS的许多代码都是非常笼统的类别，而APHIS无法确定与APHIS管制材料有关的所有关税都已被捕获. 由于这个原因，APHIS核心消息集需求是基于LPCO的存在. APHIS继续监控消息集提交，并根据需要定期更新标记. If there are AQ flags of some kind, the following may help.

As an example, the HTS number for carrot seeds has an AQ2 flag, so APHIS Core data is required, while the FDA flag is FD3, so FDA can be disclaimed because we know it isn't a food:
 

Fennel seed, on the other hand, 是否因为章节注释规定必须在香料章节中申报而属于特殊情况, not seeds for sowing (even though they are seeds for sowing). The HTS number applicable has an FD4 flag, so FDA data is required, and an AQ1 flag, so APHIS Core data may be required. In our case, since we know it is a seed for sowing, we have to transmit both the APHIS Core data and the FDA data.
 

So, check the HTS numbers you're wondering about, and if they have AQ1 flags, and you can be sure your products pass the disclaim tests, you should be OK.

Although remember, 关税税率表只用作指引，而非明确指示货物是否受规管. It will depend on ingredients, process, country of origin etc. You may NOT auto disclaim based on AQ1 "may be required" flag.

This is a "Know your Product" matter. 如果产品是受管制的，无论是否存在或使用何种旗帜，都必须申报.

You should ask for admissibility advice:

FTZ Process

请说明产品进入自贸区的程序.

Answer: 进入自由贸易区的产品将按照目前的书面程序，在抵达港口时向CBP农业检查员提交APHIS文件(书面文件或电子邮件), as required by the port). Later, when products are withdrawn from the zone into commerce (Entry Type 06), 没有aq1或aq2标志，因为06条目类型不受PGA消息集的限制. To summarize, for imports headed to an FTZ, the process is:

  1. Shipment arrives.
  2. 经纪人/申报人向港口的CBP Ag检查员提供APHIS文件(纸质或电子邮件), as required by port).
  3. Cleared to move to zone.
  4. 离开区域进入商业(输入类型06)-不受APHIS消息集限制.

APHIS has directed CBP to suppress the HTS flags by entry type. 经纪人应该测试他们的软件，以确保在提交06条目时没有出现APHIS标志.

Non-Shelf Stable Milk Products

ACE中对非货架稳定乳制品的aphis核心要求是什么，包括:

  • Chocolate milk
  • Clotted cream
  • Eggnog
  • Flavored milk
  • Half-and-half
  • Heavy cream
  • Ice cream
  • Lactose-free milk
  • Liquid infant formula
  • Milk
  • Flavored milk
  • Sherbet
  • Skim milk
  • Whey
  • Whipping cream
  • Mixture of the above products

Answer: For Non-shelf stable milk products, the VS Permitting Assistant (VSPA)  this resource 是否可以在不审查动物产品手册的情况下提供可采性指导. 如进口商/出口商未能取得有关奶类产品所需的认证(如可选择认证), VSPA指示进口商为非货架稳定牛奶申请许可证. The permit should be applied for before importing the material. Note that the permit conditions may still require a foreign government certificate; details are provided in the issued permit.

如欲查阅海关及边境保护局管制这些非货架稳定奶类产品的决策指引, please view the Animal Product Manual table below. 然而，请注意，在2022年，APHIS停止提供这些手册作为资源. They are not updated or maintained, so they should be used with caution. The VS Permitting Assistant is the resource to rely upon. Note also that if a valid VS permit is presented, CBP will follow the requirements listed on the permit.


Table 3-14-4

  1. 加拿大:原产地证明(见下文)如果AQ1可以拒绝“B”，如果AQ2则非LPCO消息集
  2. Other than Canada

a. 受口蹄疫影响的国家是否获得了适当的认证

See if the country is free of foot and mouth

出口国家或地区兽医部门签发的证书，并注明:“该牛奶/奶制品在[国家名称]加工”。, a region listed in 9 CFR § 94.1(a)(2)来自[国家名称]生产的牛奶，该地区列在9 CFR§94中.1(a)(2) as free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The milk/milk product has never been in any region in which FMD exists, except when moving under seal as described in 9 CFR § 94.16(c).”

b. Other: Need VS Permit