USDA Tweaks Rules for Shipping Hawaiian Fruits Mainland
Published Date: 4/7/2026
Notice
Summary
The USDA wants to update and keep collecting info about moving fruits, veggies, and plants from Hawaii and U.S. territories to other states. This affects farmers, shippers, and businesses who need to follow new rules to keep plants safe from pests. You’ve got until June 8, 2026, to share your thoughts—no extra fees, just some paperwork tweaks!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Paperwork Time and Scale
If you are a wholesaler, producer, grower, shipper, exporter, State plant regulatory official, or irradiation facility worker tied to Hawaii or U.S. Territories, APHIS estimates the information collection averages 0.151 hours per response. APHIS estimates 73 respondents, 301 responses per respondent (21,950 responses total), and a total annual burden of 3,304 hours.
Types of Compliance Tasks Required
The information collection covers specific actions you may need to do: limited permits and transit permits, inspections (including to issue permits and of production areas), compliance agreements, inspection and certification, labeling for fruits/vegetables from pest-free areas, written requests for facility approvals, trapping and surveillance, recordkeeping, and packaging/marking/identification (including certification of sweet potatoes).
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