Export and Phytosanitary Certifications
All fruit export shipments must be inspected and certified to be pest-free for the quarantine pests listed for the specific destination country. Depending on your location, either USDA or USDA certified state agents perform these inspections just prior to loading shipments for transport. However, before this can happen each facility wishing to export to a specific country must be registered well in advance with USDA, the state agency and/or with a shipping agent responsible for negotiating the export agreement with the country for which you wish to ship.
Some countries have additional treatment requirements and declarations for either specific arthropod or disease pests. For more information on the phytosanitary requirements of the country for which you would like to export, or how to become a registered exporting facility see the list of contacts below.
This website has specific work plan information for apples to Taiwan, apples and pears to China, and stone fruit to Mexico and B.C., Canada. Refer to the links in the left side navigation to view those pages. There is also a page listing specific quarantine pests for our top export markets. Note that many pests listed do not occur in Washington state or are only in very isolated areas. That page is found here.
Agency Contact Information
Exporter Agents
Northwest Horticultural Council
105 South 18th Street, Suite 105, Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-453-3193
FAX 509-457-7615
Website: www.nwhort.org
Email: general@nwhort.org
Mark Powers, President
Kate Woods, Vice President
Roberta Lucas, Office Manager
Northwest Fruit Exporters
105 South 18th Street, Suite 227; Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-576-8004
Fax 509-576-3646
E-mail: nfe@goodfruit.com
Fred Scarlett, Manager
Marilee Rehfield, Administrative Assistant
USDA Aphis PPQ
Judy Macias, Asst. Nat’l. Trade Director
Office: 206-439-4548
Davin Potts, Export Trade Specialist (WA/OR/ID)
Office: 509-925-1189
Cell: 509-607-4021
Mike Schell, PPQ Officer (WA – Wenatchee Dist.)
Office: 509-667-5465
Cell: 509-710-1119
Daryl Petry, PPQ Officer (WA – Yakima Dist.)
Office: 509-925-1188
Cell: 509-279-9453
Evan Pace, Export Trade Specialist (OR)
Office: 503-820-2756
Cell: 503-314-1039
Export Training Coordinator
Joshua Milnes, Pest Biologist
WA State Dept Agriculture – Plant Protection Division
21 North 1st Avenue, Suite 103
Yakima, WA 98902
Cell: 509-220-1134
Email: jmlines@agr.wa.gov
Washington State Inspections
WSDA – Headquarters
Jim Nelson, Fruit & Veg. Administrator
Commodity Inspection Division
270 9th St. NE, Suite 101-A
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Office Phone: 509-884-4253
Cell Phone: 509-688-1284
SE/SW Regions
Mark Buechler, SE Reg. Mgr.
Maria Valle, SW Reg. Mgr.
Jan Hauser, Mexico Registration
21 North First Street, Suite 226
Yakima, Washington 98902
Phone: 509-249-6900
Fax: 509-575-2537
Wapato Phone: 509-877-2411, Fax: 509-877-6110
Pasco Phone: 509-547-4064, Fax: 509-545-6879
NE/NW Regions
Brenda Buckmiller, NE Regional Mgr.
Office Phone: 509-662-0457
Cell: 509-885-4500
Bill Walker, NW Reg. Mgr.
Office Phone: 509-884-4259
Cell Phone: 509-885-6172
Wenatchee Office:
270 9th St. NE, Ste. 101-A
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Phone: 509-662-6161
Toll Free 866-687-1557
Fax: 509-663-3030
District Offices
Northern Region
Brewster: 509-689-3434
Chelan: 509-682-2132
Othello: 509-488-2862
Quincy: 509-787-1541
Southern Region
Pasco: 509-547-4064
Wapato: 509-877-2411
Yakima 509-884-4253
Idaho State Inspections
ISDA
Jared Stuart, Section Mgr. (Boise)
Phone: 208-332-8622
Denise Hughes, Section Mgr. (Parma)
Phone: 208-722-7084
Oregon State Inspections
OSDA Commodity Inspection Division
Casey Prentis, Operations Mgr.
Phone: 503-889-5274
Kathy Boland-Phelps, District Mgr. (Hood River)
Phone: 541-386-2040
Cell: 541-490-0360
Pete Veliz, District Mgr. (Hermiston)
Phone: 541-567-2251
Fax: (541) 938-7605
Main Office email
Phone: 503-986-4620
Fax: 503-986-4737
Commodity Website
Regional Offices Contacts
California State Inspections
CDFA
Shipping Point Inspection Office Directory