UPDATE: APHIS Will No Longer Accept Unoriginal Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates and Forms After September 30, 2022
Published Feb 14, 2022
Summary
CBP/APHIS announce that starting October 1, 2022, only original phytosanitary certificates and forms (or valid ePhyto electronic certificates) will be accepted for plant commodity imports, ending the COVID-era acceptance of uploaded copies.
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