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Contact Us

Last Modified: Jan 8, 2019

Address & Directions

United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road
Riverdale, MD 20737

Directions to USDA Center at Riverside — APHIS Headquarters

Contact a Program or Office

Pet Travel

Are you travelling to or from another country and bringing along Fluffy or Fido? You’ll need to meet the animal health requirements of the country you are visiting. This can involve getting a health certificate, updating vaccinations, completing disease testing, and having your paperwork reviewed and endorsed by APHIS. Travel with your Pet website

Ask the Expert

Search the USDA Ask the Expert knowledge base system to find answers to many of your questions, including additional contact information.

Customer Service Center

Need help? Can't find what you're looking for?

Contact the APHIS Customer Service Center

1-844-820-2234
Monday-Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

CustomerServiceCallCenter@aphis.usda.gov

The APHIS Customer Service Call Center is closed due to the lapse in federal government funding. Operations will resume once funding has been reestablished.

PLANTS

Plant Import Information
Phone: PPQ's Permit Services:
301-851-2046/877-770-5990 (Toll-Free)
Email: Permit Services at plantproducts.permits@aphis.usda.gov.

Plant Export Information
Phone: 301-851-2309
Email: PPQExportServices@aphis.usda.gov

For additional questions concerning Export Certifications, you may reach out to your State or State of export by contacting an Export Certification Specialist.

Report a suspected plant pest or disease.

Permits (ePermits), Notifications, Petitions

For questions and assistance regarding permit application status, whether or not you need a permit, and regulations and policies concerning allowable imports please contact the appropriate office listed below:

Plants and Plants Products
Phone: 301-851-2046 or
Toll free: 1-877-770-5990
Email: plantproducts.permits@aphis.usda.gov

Pest Permits and Noxious Weeds
Phone: 301-851-2357
Toll free: 866-524-5421
Email: Pest.Permits@aphis.usda.gov

Genetically Engineered Organisms
Phone: 301-851-3877
Email: biotechquery@aphis.usda.gov
ePermits Technical Support

Plant Imports (Contact Information)

Domestic Travel (Intrastate and Interstate Movement): For questions related to the movement of plants and plant products from one State to another or within a State, contact the State Plant Health Director.