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Phytosanitary Inspection and Certification
- What is a Phytosanitary Certificate?
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture Services
- Fees
- Contact
- What is a Phytosanitary Certificate?
To facilitate agricultural exports, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) assists the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA APHIS PPQ) in providing assurance that U.S. plants and plant products meet the plant quarantine import requirements of foreign countries. This assurance is in the form of a phytosanitary certificate, issued by the USDA APHIS PPQ or its State cooperators.
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
APHIS, www.aphis.usda.gov, helps to facilitate agricultural trade for both importers and exporters, and its Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) unit is central to the successful flow of healthy commodities into and out of the United States. PPQ is responsible for ensuring that healthy seeds, plants, bulbs, timber, flowers, vegetables, fruits, and a multitude of other agricultural commodities can be exported without risk to agriculture and natural resources.
Click here to visit the APHIS Plant Export page.
Click here to visit the Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking System (PCIT) page.
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture Services
The NJDA assists New Jersey farmers and exporters by providing phytosanitary inspection and certification for plants and plant products being shipped to foreign countries. The phytosanitary certificates verify that the products have been inspected and are pest and disease free. NJDA issues two kinds of phytosanitary certificates--those for domestic plants and plant products, and those for foreign plants and plant products offered for reexport.
- Fees
Federal regulations requires an additional administrative fee to be paid directly to the United States Department of Agriculture. The fee is $6 (six dollars) for a traditional paper certificate.
State inspection fees shall continue to be $60.00 for each federal phytosanitary certificate of a commercial shipment and a $30.00 fee for each federal phytosanitary certificate of a non-commercial or low value commercial shipment. This fee must be paid to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry at the time of the inspection.
- Contact
For further information contact the Nursery Inspection Program Manager:
Sarah Katzenbach
sarah.katzenbach@ag.nj.gov
609-406-6939