According to the US Federal Register, on December 17, 2020, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture issued document No. 2020-27803 to amend the requirements for importing fresh citrus fruits from Australia.

At present, citrus fruits from Australia are authorized to be imported into the United States to comply with the following phytosanitary measures:

1. Citrus fruits must be produced in Rifulina District, New South Wales, Riverland District in South Australia, and Sunraysia District in northwestern Victoria.

2. Citrus fruits must come from areas where there are no Queensland fruit flies and Mediterranean fruit flies in these approved production areas, or be cold treated by related fruit flies.

3. Citrus fruits must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, which can certify that the product was produced in a non-epidemic production area or that the goods were cold-treated during transit to the United States, and a statement indicating that the fruits in the consignment have been phytosanitary Measures to ensure that there are no brown moths in the consignment.

4. Citrus fruits must be inspected at ports entering the United States.

5. only commercially consigned Australian citrus fruits can be imported into the United States.

6. Citrus fruits must be imported under license.

The United States APHIS provides a commodity import assessment document (CIED) for fresh citrus fruits imported from Australia for public review and comment. Relevant opinions must be submitted before February 16, 2021.

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