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(1) Lots of 13 or more articles (other than seeds of herbaceous plants, precleared bulbs of a taxon approved by APHIS for preclearance, or sterile cultures of orchid plants) from any country or locality except Canada;
(2) Seeds of non-herbaceous plants, such as trees and shrubs, from any country or locality except Canada;
(3) Articles subject to the requirements of Sec. 319.37-5;
(4) Articles subject to the postentry quarantine conditions of Sec. 319.37-7;
(5) Small lots of seed imported in accordance with Sec. 319.37-4(d) of this subpart;
(6) Articles subject to treatment and other requirements of Sec. 319.37-6;
(7) Seed of herbaceous plants for planting that is coated, pelleted, or embedded in a substrate that obscures visibility;
(8) Articles (except seeds) of Malus spp. (apple, crabapple), Pyrus spp. (pear), Prunus spp., Cydonia spp. (quince), Chaenomeles spp. (flowering quince), Rubus spp. (cloudberry, blackberry, boysenberry, dewberry, loganberry, raspberry), and Vitis spp. (grape) from Canada;
(9) Articles (except seeds) of Fraxinus spp. (ash) from counties or municipal regional counties in Canada that are not regulated for emerald ash borer (EAB) but that are within an EAB-regulated Province or Territory and are not prohibited under Sec. 317.37-2;
(10) Articles (except seeds) of Pinus spp. from Canada; and
(11) Solanum tuberosum true seed from New Zealand and the X region of Chile (that area of Chile between 39[deg] and 44[deg] South latitude--see Sec. 317.37-5(o));
(b) An application for a written permit should be submitted to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, 4700 River Road Unit 136, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236) at least 30 days prior to the arrival of the article at the port of entry. The completed application must contain the following information:
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the importer;
(2) Approximate quantity and kinds (botanical designations) of articles intended to be imported;
(3) Country(ies) or locality(ies) where grown;
(4) Intended United States port of entry;
(5) Means of transportation, e.g., mail, airmail, express, air express, freight, airfreight, or baggage; and
(6) Expected date of arrival.