Grapes

Country
United States of America (US)
Scientific Name
Vitis spp.
Group
Fruit
End use
Fresh
NPPO Details
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement No
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Pests of concern are:
  • Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni)
  • Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata
  • all other fruit flies
Australian states that meet APHIS requirements for pest free areas (PFA)for Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) include: the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.

Western Australia is recognised as a PFA for Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni), excluding Queensland fruit fly outbreak zones.
Fumigation of consignments are undertaken onshore in Australia and under USDA, APHIS supervision in Australia

Option 1: Methyl bromide fumigation at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (under tarpaulin or in chamber) followed by cold treatment:

Fumigation:
  • 10 degrees Celsius or above at 24 grm/m3 for 2 hours (minimum concentration reading at 0.5 hours = 652 grams & minimum concentration reading at 2 hours = 567 grams;

OR

  • 4.44 - 9.44 degrees Celsius at 32 grm/m3 for 2 hours (minimum concentration reading at 0.5 hours = 850 grams & minimum concentration reading at 2 hours = 709 grams
    followed by Cold treatment: 0.56 degrees Celsius or below for 21 days.
Option 2: Cold treatment follows by Methyl bromide fumigation at Normal Atmospheric Pressure (under tarpaulin or in chamber):

Cold treatment: 0.56 degrees Celsius or below for 21 daysfollowed by Fumigation:
  • 21.11 degrees Celsius or above at 32 grm/m3 for 2 hours (minimum concentration reading at 0.5 hours = 850 grams & minimum concentration reading at 2 hours = 709 grams;

OR

  • 15.55 - 20.55 degrees Celsius at 40 grm/m3 for 2 hours (minimum concentration reading at 0.5 hours = 1020 grams & minimum concentration reading at 2 hours = 794 grams;

OR

  • 4.44 - 15 degrees Celsius of above at 48 grm/m3 for 2 hours (minimum concentration reading at 0.5 hours = 1247 grams & minimum concentration reading at 2 hours = 1020 grams.

 Note:

  • Cold treatment must be undertaken onshore in Australia prior to fumigation, which is undertaken onshore in Australia and under USDA, APHIS supervision in Australia.
  • Cold treatment maybe undertaken in-transit, subject to fumigation having been undertaken on-shore in Australia and under USDA, APHIS supervision in Australia.
  • Load is not to exceed 80% of chamber capacity. Time lapse between fumigation and start of cooling is not to exceed 24 hours.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Letter from NPPO dated 6 Dec 2021.
29/03/2023 - Updated general requirements to exclude B. Tryoni outbreak zones in Western Australia from being considered "Queensland fruit fly free"
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026