Lacey Act Import Declaration Form

(IE Canada)

The Plant and Plant Product Declaration Form (PPQ Form 505), the import declaration form that has been developed for purposes of implementation of the Lacey Act Amendments, is available for use and has been posted on the APHIS website here (PDF).

As of December 15, 2008, this paper declaration form is being accepted on a voluntary basis. Filing of the declaration form will not become mandatory until April 2009, when Customs and Border Protection hopes to have an electronic process in place for filing the forms.

As the paper form will serve as the basis for the electronic declaration, IE Canada wants to receive comments that members may have regarding the form. Send your comments to Amesika Baeta at abaeta@iecanada.com.