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APHIS, CBP to Begin Risk-Based Sampling of Bananas, Plantains

CBP and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program will on Sept. 26 begin risk-based sampling (RBS) for banana and plantain shipments at U.S. ports of entry, APHIS said. “There are no changes to…

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the required entry paperwork; however, PPQ and CBP recommend that trade entities file entry paperwork prior to arrival if possible and include APHIS Core Message Set data to ensure their shipments are processed according to RBS procedures,” APHIS said.