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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

APHIS

The agency of the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for protecting the health and value of American agricultural and natural resources. Its published work is organised around animals, plants, trade and travellers, covering both animal health and plant health functions.

Jurisdiction
United States
Government level
Federal
Authority type
Plant health authority
Status
Active

Visit the official websitehttps://www.aphis.usda.gov

Responsibilities

Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.

  • Plant healthStatutory

    Maintains plant health as one of its two core programme areas; the agency states it protects the health and value of America’s agricultural and natural resources.

    Source: USDA APHIS — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

  • Animal healthStatutory

    Maintains animal health as one of its two core programme areas.

    Source: USDA APHIS — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

  • Agricultural tradeStatutory

    Publishes a dedicated trade programme area covering agricultural import and export.

    Source: USDA APHIS — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

  • Phytosanitary inspectionStatutory

    Operates as an inspection service, including requirements applying to travellers bringing agricultural material into the United States.

    Source: USDA APHIS — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Registries and databases

Official systems this authority administers, as recorded in the AgricultureID registry corpus.

  • Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking (PCIT)Phytosanitary system

    Issuance and tracking of United States phytosanitary certificates for plant exports

  • Phytosanitary Export Database (PExD)Border control system

    Importing countries’ phytosanitary requirements for plants and plant products exported from the United States

All official registries

Why this body is recorded

Official name of the body responsible in United States.

Official source
Source page
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/about
What the source says
“Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service”(official name)
Standing
Verified against the sourcelast verified 2026-08-19
  • APHIS is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture; this record describes the agency, not the parent department.
  • The specific statutory authorities under which APHIS acts are set out in United States law and are not enumerated here.

Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.

Sources and verification

  • Official aphis.usda.gov “About APHIS” page resolved with HTTP 200 (last modified 15 May 2026) and states that “APHIS has been protecting the health and value of America’s agricultural and natural resources” for more than 50 years, with site programme areas for Animals, Plants, Trade and Travelers.

    Verified 2026-08-19 against https://www.aphis.usda.gov/about · domain classification: Official subdomain

Important limitations

  • APHIS is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture; this record describes the agency, not the parent department.
  • The specific statutory authorities under which APHIS acts are set out in United States law and are not enumerated here.

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