Form Application For Pe Application For Pe PPQ Form 585

Importation of Wooden Handicrafts from China

PPQ 585 OCT 2011

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OMB: 0579-0357

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO IMPORT
TIMBER OR TIMBER PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE TYPE OR
PRINT CLEARLY. PERMITS ARE NOT
ISSUED TO P.O. BOXES. READ THE
REVERSE SIDE AND THE ENTIRE
APPLICATION BEFORE COMPLETING.
ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS OF
PAPER IF MORE SPACE IS NEEDED

1. NAME AND UNITED STATES ADDRESS OF U.S. RESIDENT/LEGAL ALIEN:

OMB Approved
0579-0049,
0579-0319, and
0579-0357

FORWARD COMPLETED APPLICATION TO
USDA-APHIS-PPQ
Permit Services
4700 River Road, Unit 133
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236
1-877-770-5990; FAX (301) 734-8529

2. MAILING ADDRESS (If different than physical address):

APPLICANT’S NAME:
ORGANIZATION NAME:
UNITED STATES ADDRESS (Include City, State, and ZIP Code):

PHONE:

FAX:

EMAIL:

3. Timber or Timber Products to be Imported

Country of Origin

4. WITHOUT BARK:

Scientific Names of Timber
(Genus and species)

Type of Timber:
(Logs, Lumber, Chips, Cants, Billets,
Pilings, Railroad Ties)

WITH BARK:

NOTE: If “With Bark” please indicate one of the following:

LESS THAN 15 PIECES

GREATER THAN 15 PIECES

5. DESCRIPTION OF ANY PROCESSING BEFORE IMPORT:
KILN DRIED

HEAT TREATED

AIR DRIED

NOTE: By signing below in Block 6, I certify that the applicant named in Block 1 above will be the actual importer of record. 7 CFR 319.40-4 (a)(11) requires
the importer to certify that he/she will be the importer of record.
6. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT:
7. PRINTED NAME OF APPLICANT:
8. DATE:

PPQ Form 585
OCT 2011
Warning: Any alteration, forgery, or unauthorized use of this document is subject to civil penalties of up to $250,000 (7 U.S.C. 7734(b)) or punishable by
a fine of not more than $10,000, or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both (18 U.S.C. 1001)

Temperate hardwood logs and lumber (with or without bark), softwood lumber, and
untreated railroad ties are not authorized from areas in Asia that are east of 60° East
Longitude and north of the Tropic of Cancer.
Raw softwood lumber, without bark, must be consigned to an approved facility operating
under a valid compliance agreement with Plant Protection and Quarantine at the time
the lumber is imported. The name of the approved facility must be submitted and
approved before importation occurs. Lumber must be heat treated within 30 days from
the time the lumber is released from the port of first arrival.
Pinus radiata and Pseudotsuga menziesii softwood logs and/or lumber from New
Zealand, without bark, must be consigned to an approved facility operating under a valid
compliance agreement with Plant Protection and Quarantine at the time the lumber or
logs are imported. The name of the approved facility must be submitted and reapproved before importation occurs.
Pinus radiata logs and/or lumber from Chile, without bark, must be consigned to an
approved facility operating under a valid compliance agreement with Plant Protection
and Quarantine at the time the lumber or logs are imported. The name of the approved
facility must be submitted and re-approved before importation occurs.
All other softwood logs must be heat treated at a PPQ approved facility prior to arrival.
Currently there are no approved heat treatment facilities.
Wood and bark chips from tropical plantation grown trees must be consigned to an
approved facility operating under a valid compliance agreement with Plant Protection
and Quarantine at the time the chips are imported. The facility must process the chips in
a manner that will destroy any plant pests associated with chips. The name of the
approved facility must be submitted and approved before importation occurs.
Some species of timber may be subject to regulations under the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). To
determine if a particular species is regulated under Appendix I, II, or III of CITES, please
consult the appendices for CITES located at http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cites/english


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