Glossary of Terms
APHIS – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for the United States of America
CPM – Commission on Phytosanitary Measures
eCert – Paperless electronic certification
FAVIR – Fruits and Vegetables Import Requirements database for the United States of America
ICON – Import Conditions database
IPPC – International Plant Protection Convention
ISPM – International Standards for Phytosanitary Measure
NPPO – Generic acronym for any country’s National Plant Protection Organization. For the United States, USDA is the NPPO.
PExD – Phytosanitary Export Database
PPQ – Plant Protection and Quarantine
PCIT – Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking
WTO – World Trade Organization
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