Expansion of Risk Based Sampling for Bananas and Plantains at U.S. Ports of Entry

CSMS # 59886037 - Expansion of Risk Based Sampling for Bananas and Plantains at U.S. Ports of Entry U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 03/21/2024 09:30 AM EDT CSMS # 59886037 - Expansion of Risk Based Sampling for Bananas and Plantains at U.S. Ports of Entry Animal Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will expand the Risk-Based Sampling at Ports of Entry (RBS POE) program for fresh banana and plantain shipments starting the week of March 25, 2024 .  The goals of RBS POE are to reduce inspections on entities importing commodities compliant with current pest and disease regulations and provide incentives for producers to increase the quality of their goods. The expanded RBS POE combinations are as follows: Conveyance Commodity Country of Origin Maritime only Banana Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru Maritime only Plantain Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru There are no changes to the required entry paperwork, however PPQ and CBP recommend trading partners file entry paperwork prior to arrival if possible and include APHIS Core Message Set data to ensure their shipments are processed according to RBS POE procedures. For questions about this announcement please contact the Risk-Based Sampling at Ports of Entry Team at: E-mail: PPQ.RBS@USDA.GOV or the CBP Information Center at help.cbp.gov/s/questions. For more information on Risk Based Sampling please visit our websites: Risk-Based Sampling at Ports of Entry | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) OR USDA APHIS | Risk-Based Sampling .