§ 319.56-2x - Administrative instructions; conditions governing the entry of certain fruits and vegetables for which treatment is required.  


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  • (a) The following fruits and vegetables may be imported into the United States only if they have been treated in accordance with part 305 of this chapter.

    Country localityCommon nameBotanical namePlant part(s)ArgentinaAppleMalus domesticaFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).ApricotPrunus armeniacaFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).BlueberryVaccinium spp.Fruit. (Treatment for Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).CherryPrunus avium, P. cerasusFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).GrapeVitis sppFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).KiwiActinidia deliciosaFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).NectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersicaFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).PeachPrunus persicavar. persicaFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).PearPyrus communisFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).PlumPrunus domestica spp. domesticaFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).PomegranatePunica granatumFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).QuinceCydonia oblongaFruit. (Treatment for Anastrepha spp. fruit flies and Medfly not required if fruit is grown in a fruit fly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).BoliviaBlueberryVaccinium sppfruit.ChileAppleMalus domesticaFruit. (Treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) not required if fruit is grown in a Medfly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).AvocadoPersea americanaFruit. (Treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) not required if fruit is grown in a Medfly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).CherryPrunus avium, P. cerasusFruit. (Treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) not required if fruit is grown in a Medfly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).ChileLemonCitrus limonFruit.LimeCitrus aurantifolia and C. latifoliafruit.Mountain papayaCarica pubescens (=C. candamarcensis)fruit (Treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) not required if fruit is grown in Medfly free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).)Passion fruitPassiflora sppFruit.PearPyrus communisFruit. (Treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) not required if fruit is grown in a Medfly-free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).SandpearPyrus pyrifoliafruit (Treatment for Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) not required if fruit is grown in Medfly free area (see § 319.56-2(j)).)ChinaLitchiLitchi chinensisFruit or cluster. (Prohibited entry into Florida due to litchi rust mite. Cartons in which litchi are packed must be stamped “Not for importation into or distribution in FL.”)LonganDimocarpus longanFruit or clusterColombiaBlueberryVaccinium spp.Fruit.Cape gooseberryPhysalis peruvianaFruit.Yellow pitayaSelenicereus megalanthusFruit.Dominican RepublicPigeon peasCajanus cajanPod or shelled (Treatment not required for pigeon peas (in the pod or fresh shelled) imported into Puerto Rico.)EcuadorBlueberryVaccinium sppfruit.El SalvadorGreen beanPhaseolus vulgarisPod or shelled.GreeceKiwiActinidia deliciosafruit.TangerineCitrus reticulatafruit.GuatemalaTunaOpuntia spp.fruit.GuyanaAppleMalus domesticafruit.HondurasHyacinth beanLablab purpureusPod or shelled.Yard long beanVigna unguiculata, subsp. sesquipedalisPod or shelledIndiaLitchiLitchi chinensisFruit or cluster (Prohibited entry into Florida due to litchi rust mite. Cartons in which litchi are packed must be stamped “Not for importation into or distribution in FL.”) IsraelLettuceLactuca sativaleaf (Treatment for leafminers, thrips, and Sminthuris viridus not required if the lettuce si imported in accordance with § 319.56-2u(a)).LitchiLitchi chinensisFruit or cluster. (Prohibited entry into Florida due to litchi rust mite. Cartons in which litchi are packed must be stamped “Not for importation into or distribution in FL.”)LoquatEriobotrya japonicafruit.PummeloCitrus grandisfruit.TunaOpuntia spp.Fruit.ItalyKiwiActinidia deliciosaFruit.JordanAppleMalus domesticafruit.GrapeVitis spp.fruit.PersimmonDiospyros spp.fruit.LebanonAppleMalus domesticafruit.MexicoCarambolaAverrhoa carambolaFruit.CherryPrunus aviumfruit.GrapefruitCitrus paradisifruit.MangoMangifera indicaFruit. (Must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the national plant protection organization of Mexico stating: “These mangoes were treated in accordance with the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual,” unless fruit was grown in a fruit fly-free area listed in § 319.56-2(h).)OrangeCitrus sinensisfruit.TangerineCitrus reticulatafruit.NicaraguaBroad beanVicia fabaPod or shelled.Green beanPhaseolus spp.Pod or shelled.Mung beanVigna radiataPod or shelled.Yard-long-beanVigna unguiculataPod.PanamaBean, green and limaPhaseolus vulgaris and P. lunatuspod.PeruBlueberryVaccinium spp.fruit.Republic of South AfricaAppleMalus domesticaFruit.GrapeVitis sppFruit.SpainKiwiActinidia deliciosaFruit.LettuceLactuca sppAbove ground parts, commercial shipments only.PersimmonDiospyros khakiFruit.TaiwanCarambolaAverrhoa carambolafruit.LitchiLitchi chinensisFruit or cluster. (Prohibited entry into Florida due to litchi rust mite. Cartons in which litchi are packed must be stamped “Not for importation into or distribution in FL.”)MangoMangifera indicafruit.ThailandAsparagusAsparagus officinalisshoot.UruguayPlumPrunus domesticafruit.ZimbabweAppleMalus domesticafruit.ApricotPrunus armeniacafruit.KiwiActinidia deliciosafruit.NectarinePrunus persicafruit.PeachPrunus persicafruit.PearPyrus communisfruit.PlumPrunus domesticafruit.

    (b) If treatment has not been completed before the fruits and vegetables arrive in the United States, fruits and vegetables listed in the table in this section and requiring treatment for fruit flies may arrive in the United States only at a port listed in § 319.56-2d(b)(1) of this subpart.