1. Tennessee Department of Agriculture Anni Self
Exporting Procedures
Tennessee Department
of Agriculture
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2. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) is the unit within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that assists exporters in meeting the import requirements of foreign countries

3. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Does not require phytosanitary export certification
The receiving country requires the phytosanitary export certification

4. The Export Summary
Each country has different requirements which are listed on a database called the Export Summary

5. The Export Summary Export summaries are prepared from
translations of plant quarantine regulations
official instructions
other information provided by officials in foreign countries

6. EXCERPT Export summaries are compiled into a database called Excerpt
Excerpt provides the most recent information on other countries’ import requirements
Export Certification Project EXCERPT)

7. Wood to China EXCERPT - Product Requirements
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
LAST UPDATED: February 1, QUERCUS SPP (Oak)
For all commodities to all countries, ACOs should review requirements in Product Requirements and all categories in General Information
WOOD (INCLUDING LOGS) WOOD (INCLUDING LOGS) ----plant part----
WITHOUT BARK ----sub part---
Phytosanitary certificate (PC) is required. Additional declaration that, "Logs inthis shipment are without bark."

8. Lumber to China
LUMBER ----topic---- Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) is required.

9. PPQ Form 572
The Application for Inspection and Certification of Plants and Plant Products for Export

10. PPQ Form 572

11. Export Check list
Contact your plant inspector to determine what can or cannot be exported at least 2 weeks in advance
Find out what treatments or inspections are needed
Complete PPQ 572
Have your inspection and phyto written!

12. For additional information, please contact:
USDA, Nashville office
Ralph Cooley
CPO, Memphis
Kathleen Henry
TDA, Nashville office
Gray Haun
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