COMMODITIES SUBJECT UNDER THE

PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT (PACA)

The PACA covers fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. The legal authority for determining what is covered under PACA 

can be found in the statute at 7 U.S.C. 499a(4) and in the PACA Requirements at 7 C.F.R. 46.2(u). The following list is being 

provided in response to numerous requests from our customers for information about what types of items are covered by the 

PACA. The commodities listed below are covered when they are fresh or frozen (not dry, canned, or cooked). Please 

note that it is likely that there are additional items not included on this list that are nevertheless covered by the PACA. Given 

the international scope of today's produce industry there are undoubtedly some items that have inadvertently been left off 

this list, but that omission should not be interpreted to mean that the item is not covered. If you have a question about an item 

not on this list, please call the PACA Division at 800-495-7222, Option 2. 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

A SCIENTIFIC NAME

ABIU Pouteria caimito

ACAI BERRY Euterpe oleracea

ACEROLA CHERRY (aka Guarani, Barbados, or West Indian Cherry) Malpighia emarginata

ACHACHA Garcinia humilis

ACKEE (aka Akee) Blighia sapida

ALFALFA SPROUT Medicago sativa

ALOE Aloe

AMARANTH Amaranthus tricolor

AMBARELLA Spondias dulcis

AMLA (aka Indian Gooseberry) Phyllanthus emblica

ANGELICA Angelica

ANISE Anise

APPLE Malus domestica

APPLE PEAR Pyrus pyrifolia

APRICOT Prunus armeniaca

APRIUM Prunus salicina + Prunus armeniaca

ARRACACHA (aka Apio) Arracacia xanthorrhiza

ARRAYAN FRUIT Psidium sartorianum

ARROWROOT Maranta arundinacea

ARTICHOKE Cynara scolymus

ARUGULA (aka Salad Rocket, Roquette, Rucola) Eruca sativa

ASIAN PEAR (aka Nashi) Pyrus pyrifolia

ASPARAGUS Asparagus officinalis

ATEMOYA Annon squamosal + Annona cherimola

AVOCADO (aka Alligator Pear) Persea americana Mill.

B SCIENTIFIC NAME

BABACO (aka Mountain Papaya, Chamber and Champagne Fruit) Carica pentagona

BALSAM APPLE (aka Balsam Pear) Momordica charantia

BAMBOO SHOOT (aka Bamboo Sprouts) Phyllostachys edulis

BANANA Musa

BANANA STEM Same as above

BAOBAB FRUIT (aka Monkey Bread or Monkey Tamarind) Adansonia

BASIL Ocimum basilicum

BAY LEAF Laurus nobilis

BAYBERRY Myrica pensylvanica

BEACH SUGAR APPLE Annona salzmannii

BEET Beta vulgaris
BEET GREENS Sama as above

BELGIAN ENDIVE Cichorium Intybus var Foliosum

BITTER MELON (aka Bitter Gourd, Balsam Pear, Karela) Momordica charantia

BLACK-EYED PEA (aka Cowpea) Vigna unguiculata

BLACK SAPOTE (aka Chocolate Pudding Fruit) Diospyros nigra

BLACKBERRY (aka Bramble) Rubus fruticosus 

BLACKCURRANT Ribes nigrum 

BLOOD ORANGE Citrus × sinensis 'Blood orange'

BLUEBERRY Vaccinium corymbosum 

BOK CHOY (aka Pak Choi, Chinese White Cabbage) Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis 

BOLOGI Crassocephalum rubens

BONIATO SWEET POTATO (aka Batata, Camote) Ipomoea batatas

BORAGE Borago officinalis 

BOTTLE GOURD (aka Calabash, Opo, Long Melon) Lagenaria siceraria

BOYSENBERRY Rubus ursinus

BREADFRUIT Artocarpus altilis

BREADROOT Psoralea esculenta

BROCCOFLOWER Brassica oleracea

BROCCOLI Brassica oleracea var. italica

BROCCOLI RABE (aka Rapini) Brassica ruvo

BRUSSELS SPROUTS Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

BURDOCK ROOT (aka Gobo) Arctium

BUSH BEAN Phaseolus vulgaris

BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE (aka Bibb or Boston Lettuce) Lactuca sativa

C SCIENTIFIC NAME

CABBAGE Brassica oleracea var. capitata

CABBAGE, CHINESE Brassica rapa subsp. Chinensis

CABBAGE PALM (aka Açai) Euterpe oleracea

CALAMONDIN Citrus madurensis

CALLALOO Amaranthus viridis

CANARY MELON Cucumis melo L. (Inodorus Group) 'Canary'

CANISTEL (aka Eggfruit, Yellow Sapote) Pouteria campechiana

CANTALOUPE Cucumis melo reticulatus

CAPE GOOSEBERRY (aka Goldenberry) Physalis peruviana

CARAMBOLA (aka Star Fruit) Averrhoa carambola

CARAWAY Carum carvi

CARDOON Cynara cardunculus

CAROB (aka Algarroba or Locust Bean, St. John's Bread) Ceratonia siliqua

CARRAGEEN (aka Irish Moss) Chondrus crispus

CARROT Daucus carota

CASABA Cucumis melo var. inodorous

CASSAVA ROOT (aka Brazilian Arrowroot, Tapioca) Manihot esculenta

CAULIFLOWER Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

CELERIAC Apium graveolens var. rapaceum

CELERY Apium

CELTUCE (aka Stem, Celery, or Asparagus Lettuce) Lactuca sativa var. angustana

CERIMAN Monstera deliciosa

CHARENTAIS Cucumis metuliferus

CHAYOTE Sechium edule

CHERIMOYA Annona cherimola

CHERRY, BLACK Prunus serotina
CHERRY, SOUR (aka Tart Cherry) Prunus cerasus

CHERRY, SWEET Prunus avium

CHERRY TOMATO Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme

CHERVIL Anthriscus cerefolium

CHICORY (aka Belgium or French Endive) Cichorium intybus

CHINESE ARTICHOKE Stachys affinis

CHIVES Allium schoenoprasum

CHOKEBERRY Aronia

CHOKECHERRY (aka Bitter-berry) Prunus virginiana

CIPOLLINI ONION Allium cepa

CITRON Citrus medica

CLOUD BERRY Rubus chamaemorus

CLOVER Trifolium

COLLARDS (aka Borecole, Flowering or Fodder Kale) Brassica oleracea var. viridis L.

CORIANDER (aka Cilantro, Chinese Parsley) Coriandrum sativum

CORN, SWEET Zea mays subsp. Mays

COWPEA Vigna unguiculata

CRABAPPLE Malus sylvestris

CRANBERRY Vaccinium macrocarpon

CRANBERRY BEAN (Borlotti Bean) Phaseolus vulgaris

CREMINI MUSHROOM Agaricus bisporus

CRENSHAW Cucumis melo var. inodorous

CRESS, GARDEN Lepidium sativum

CUCUMBER (aka Gherkin) Cucumis sativus

CURRANT, RED Ribes rubrum

CURRY LEAF Murraya koenigii

CUSTARD APPLE (aka Sugar Apple, Sweetsop) Annona senegalensis

D SCIENTIFIC NAME

DAIKON (aka Mooli, White, Winter, Japanese or Chinese Radish) R. sativus var. longipinnatus

DANDELION GREENS Taraxacum

DATE Phoenix dactylifera

DILL Anethum graveolens

DRAGON FRUIT Hylocereus undatus

DRAGON’S TONGUE BEAN Phaseolus vulgaris

DUKU Lansium domesticum

DULSE Palmaria palmata

DURIAN Durio zibethinus

E SCIENTIFIC NAME

EDAMAME (aka Green Soybean) Glycine max

EDDOE Colocasia antiquorum

EGGPLANT (aka Aubergine) Solanum melongena

ELDERBERRY Sambucus

ELEPHANT GARLIC Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum

ENDIVES Cichorium endivia

ENGLISH PEA Pisum sativum

ENOKE MUSHROOM Flammulina filiformis

ESCAROLE Cichorium Endivia var Latifolium

F SCIENTIFIC NAME

FAT HEN (aka Lambsquarters) Chenopodium album

FAVA BEAN (aka Broad Bean) Vicia faba

FENNEL Foeniculum vulgare
FENUGREEK Trigonella foenum-graecum

FIDDLEHEADS Matteuccia struthiopteris

FIELD MUSTARD Brassica rapa

FIG Ficus carica

FLOWERS, EDIBLE

FRISEE (aka Curly Endive) Cichorium endivia

G SCIENTIFIC NAME

GAC Momordica cochinchinensis

GALANGAL Alpinia galanga

GALIA Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

GARLIC Allium sativum

GARLIC CHIVES Allium tuberosum

GINGER Zingiber officinale

GINSENG Panax quinquefolius 

GOJI BERRY Lycium barbarum

GOOD KING HENRY Blitum bonus-henricus

GOOSEBERRY Phyllanthus amarus

GRANADILLA, SWEET Passiflora ligularis

GRAPE Vitis

GRAPE TOMATO Solanum lycopersicum

GRAPEFRUIT Citrus x paradisi

GREEN BEAN Phaseolus vulgaris

GREEN PEANUT (aka Groundnut) Arachis hypogaea

GROUNDCHERRY (aka Husk Tomato) Physalis angulate

GUAVA Psidium guajava

H SCIENTIFIC NAME

HACKBERRY Celtis occidentalis

HAMI (aka Chinese Hami or Snow Melon) Cucumis melo ‘Hami melon’

HANOVER SALAD Brassica Napus

HARICOT VERTS (aka French Bean) Phaseolus vulgaris

HONEYDEW Cucumis melo var. inodorous

HORN OF PLENTY (aka Feijoa Fruit, Pineapple Guava) Feijoa sellowiana

HORNED MELON (aka Kiwano) Cucumis metuliferus

HORSERADISH Armoracia rusticana

HUAUZONTLE Chenopodium nuttalliae

HUCKLEBERRY Vaccinium membranaceum

I SCIENTIFIC NAME

ICEBERG LETTUCE Lactuca sativa var. capitata

IMBE Garcinia livingstonei

INDIAN GOOSEFOOT Chenopodium ambrosioides

J SCIENTIFIC NAME

JABOTICABA Plinia cauliflora

JACKFRUIT Artocarpus heterophyllus

JAMBU FRUIT Syzygium samarangense

JELLY PALM Butia capitata

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (aka Sunchoke) Helianthus tuberosus L.

JICAMA Calopogonium caeruleum

JUJUBE Ziziphus mauritiana

JUTE Corchorus olitorius

K SCIENTIFIC NAME
KALE Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

KAVA ROOT Piper methysticum

KIWIFRUIT Actinidia deliciosa

KOHLRABI Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

KUMQUAT Citrus japonica

L SCIENTIFIC NAME

LANGSAT Lansium domesticum

LEAF LETTUCE Lactuca sativa 

LEEK Allium porrum

LEMON Citrus limon

LEMONGRASS Cymbopogon citratus

LICORICE ROOT Glycyrrhiza glabra

LIMA BEAN (aka Butter Bean, Sieva Bean) Phaseolus lunatus

LIME, SOUR Citrus aurantifolia

LIME, SPANISH (aka Mamoncillo) Melicoccus bijugatus

LIMEQUAT Citrofortunella × floridana

LINGONBERRY Vaccinium vitis-idaea

LION’S MANE MUSHROOM Hericium erinaceus

LONGAN Dimocarpus longan

LOQUAT (aka Japanese Plum, Japanese Medlar, Nispero) Eriobotrya japonica

LOTUS ROOT (aka Sacred Lotus) Nelumbo nucifera

LOVAGE and LOVAGE ROOT Levisticum officinale

LYCHEE Litchi chinensis

M SCIENTIFIC NAME

MACA Lepidium meyenii

MACHE (aka Common Cornsalad, Lamb's Lettuce) Valerianella locusta

MAITAKE MUSHROOM Grifola frondose

MALAY APPLE (aka Mountain or Rose Apple, Pomerac, Wax Jambu) Syzygium malaccense

MALANGA (aka New Cocoyam, Elephant Ear, Tannia) Xanthosoma sagittifolium

MALLOW, COMMON Malva neglecta

MAMEY APPLE Mammea americana

MAMMEY SAPOTE Pouteria sapota

MANDARIN (aka Clementine, Portugal, Tangerine) Citrus reticulata

MANDARINQUAT, INDIO X Citrofortunella sp.

MANGO Mangifera indica

MANGOSTEEN Garcinia mangostana

MARJORAM, SWEET Origanum majorana

MATOA Pometia pinnata

MAYAPPLE (aka Wild Mandrake) Podophyllum peltatum

MELON PEAR (aka Pepino) Solanum muricatum

MEXICAN HAWTHORN (aka Tejocote) Crataegus Mexicana

MINT Mentha

MIZUNA Brassica rapa cultivar group Mizuna

MOUNTAIN DAMSON Quassia simarouba

MULBERRY Morus alba

MUNG BEAN SPROUTS Vigna radiata

MUSHROOM, WHITE BUTTON Agaricus bisporis

MUSTARD GREENS Brassica juncea

N SCIENTIFIC NAME

NAPA (NAPPA) (aka Chinese Cabbage) Brassica rapa subsp. Pekinensis

NARANJILLA Solanum quitoense
NATAL PLUM Carissa macrocarpa

NECTARINE Prunus persica var. nucipersica

NONI FRUIT Morinda citrifolia

NORI, GREEN Enteromorpha

NOPALES (aka Cactus Leaves) Opuntia ficus-indica or Opuntia matudae

O SCIENTIFIC NAME

OCA (OKA) Oxalis tuberosa

OKRA Abelmoschus esculentus

OLALLIEBERRY Rubus laciniatus x ulmifolius

OLIVE Olea

ONION Allium cepa

ORACH Atriplex hortensis

ORANGE, SOUR Citrus aurantium

ORANGE, SWEET Citrus sinensis

OREGANO Origanum vulgare

ORO BLANCO Citrus maxima x Citrus paradisi

OYSTER MUSHROOM Pleurotus ostreatus

OYSTERPLANT Tragopogon porrifolius

P SCIENTIFIC NAME

PADDY MELON Cucumis myriocarpus

PAPALO Porophyllum ruderale

PAPAYA (aka Pawpaw) Carica papaya

PARSLEY Petroselinum crispum

PARSNIP Pastinaca sativa

PASSION FRUIT Passiflora edulis

PEA, GREEN Pisum sativum

PEA SHOOTS (aka Pea Sprouts) Pisum sativum

PEACH Prunus persica

PEAR Pyrus communis

PEACH PALM Bactris gasipaes

PENNYWORT Centella asiatica

PEPPERS, SWEET AND CHILI Capsicum annuum, chinense, and pubescens

PERSIMMON Diospyros virginiana or Diospyros kaki

PICKEREL WEED Pontederia cordata

PINEAPPLE Ananas comosus

PINEBERRY Fragaria x ananassa

PLANTAIN Plantago

PLUERRY Complex mix of Apricot, Plum, Cherry & Peach

PLUM Prunus domestica

PLUMCOT Prunus salicina + Prunus armeniaca

PLUOT Prunus salicina + Prunus armeniaca

POMEGRANATE Punica granatum

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM Agaricus bisporus

POTATO Solanum tuberosum

PURPLE STRING BEAN Phaseolus vulgaris

PRUNE Prunus domestica

PUMMELO Citrus grandis

PUMPKIN Cucurbita

PURSLANE (aka Fatweed, Pigweed, Verdolaga) Portulaca oleracea

Q SCIENTIFIC NAME

QUINCE Cydonia oblonga
R SCIENTIFIC NAME

RADICCHIO Cichorium Intybus

RADISH Raphanus sativus

RAMBUTAN Nephelium lappaceum

RAMP (aka Ramson, Wild or Wood Leek, Wild Garlic) Allium tricoccum

RAMPION Campanula rapunculus

RASPBERRY Rubus idaeus

REDCURRANT Ribes rubrum

RED MOMBIN Spondias purpurea

RHUBARB Rheum hybridum

ROMAINE LETTUCE (aka Cos) Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia

ROMANESCO BROCCOLI Brassica oleracea 'Romanesco'

ROMANO BEAN Phaseolus vulgaris

ROSE APPLE Syzygium jambos

ROSEMARY Rosmarinus officinalis

RUNNER BEAN Phaseolus coccineus

S SCIENTIFIC NAME

SAGE Salvia officinalis

SALAD BURNET Sanguisorba minor

SALAK PALM (aka Snake Fruit) Salacca edulis or Salacca zalacca

SALMONBERRY Rubus spectabilis

SALSIFY Scorzonera

SANTA CLAUS MELON Cucumis melo 'Santa Claus'

SAPOTE Manilkara zapota

SASSAFRAS Sassafras albidum

SAVORY Satureja

SAVOY CABBAGE Brassica oleracea var. sabauda

SCALLION (aka Green Onion, Spring Onion) Allium cepa

SCARLET-FRUITED IVY GOURD (aka Tindora) Coccinia grandis

SEA BEAN (aka Samphire, Glasswort, Salicornia) Salicornia europaea

SEA KALE Crambe maritima

SERVICEBERRY (aka Juneberry) Amelanchier laevis

SHALLOT Allium cepa var. aggregatum

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM Lentinus edodes

SKIRRET Sium Sisarum

SNAKE GOURD (aka Cucuzzi) Lagenaria siceraria

SNAP MELON Cucumis melo momordica

SNOW PEA Pisum sativum

SORREL (aka Sour Dock) Rumex acetosa

SOURSOP (aka Graviola) Annona muricata

SPEARMENT Mentha spicata

SPINACH Spinacia oleracea

SPONGE GOURD (aka Egyptian Cucumber) Luffa aegyptiaca

SQUASH, ACORN Cucurbita pepo var. turbinate

SQUASH, BANANA Cucumis melo

SQUASH, BUTTERNUT Cucurbita moschata

SQUASH, BUTTERCUP Cucurbita maxima

SQUASH, CUSHAW Cucurbita argyrosperma

SQUASH, DELICATA Cucurbita pepo

SQUASH, GOLDEN NUGGET Cucurbita maxima

SQUASH, KABOCHA Cucurbita maxima
SQUASH, HUBBARD Cucurbita maxima

SQUASH, RED KURI Cucurbita maxima

SQUASH, SPAGHETTI Cucurbita pepo

SQUASH, SWEET DUMPLING Cucurbita pepo

SQUASH, TURBAN Cucurbita maxima

SQUASH, YELLOW CROOKNECK OR SUMMER Curcurbita pepo

STAR APPLE (aka Caimito) Chrysophyllum caimito

STRAWBERRY Fragaria

SUGAR SNAP PEA Pisum sativum

SUGARCANE Saccharum officinarum

SUMAC BERRY Rhus typhina

SWEDE (aka Rutabaga, Swedish Turnip) Brassica napus var. napobrassica

SWEET POTATO (aka Yellow Camote) Ipomoea batatas

SWISS CHARD (aka Chard) Beta vulgaris

T SCIENTIFIC NAME

TAMARILLO Solanum betaceum

TAMARIND Tamarindus indica

TANGELO Citrus reticulata x paradisi

TANGELO, JAMAICAN (aka Ugli Fruit, Uniq Fruit) Citrus reticulata × paradisi

TANGERINE Citrus deliciosa

TANGOR Citrus nobilis

TARA VINE (aka Hardy Kiwi) Actinidia arguta

TARO (aka Dasheen, Old Cocoyam) Colocasia esculenta

TARRAGON Artemisia dracunculus

TATSOI (aka Chinese Flat Cabbage) Brassica rapa cultivar group Taatsai

THYME Thymus vulgaris

TIGER NUT (aka Yellow Nutsedge) Cyperus esculentus

TOMATILLO Physalis philadelphica

TOMATO Solanum lycopersicum

TOMATO, CHERRY Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme

TOMATO, ROMA (PLUM) Solanum lycopersicum 'Roma'

TOPI TAMBO (aka Tippi Tambo) Calathea allouia

TRUFFLE, BLACK Tuber Melanosporum

TURMERIC Curcuma longa

TURNIP Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa

U SCIENTIFIC NAME

UDO Aralia cordata

UNICORN PLANT Proboseidea louisianica

W SCIENTIFIC NAME

WAMPEE Clausena lansium

WAPATO Sagittaria cuneata

WASABI ROOT Eutrema wasabi

WATER COCONUT (aka Immature or Green Coconut) Cocos nucifera

WATER SPINACH (aka Swamp Morning Glory) Ipomoea aquatica

WATERCHESTNUT Trapa natans

WATERCRESS Nasturtium officinale

WATERMELON Citrullus lanatus

WHEATGRASS Triticum aestivum

WHITE SAPOTE Casimiroa edulis

WINTERCRESS Barbarea vulgaris

WINTER MELON Benincasa hispida
X SCIENTIFIC NAME

XOCONOSLE Opuntia joconostle

Y SCIENTIFIC NAME

YACON Smallanthus sonchifolius

YAM Dioscorea

YAMPAH Perideridia gairdneri

YARDLONG BEAN (aka Asparagus or Snake Bean) Vigna unguiculata ssp. Sesquipedalis

YAUTIA Xanthosoma caracu

YELLOW MOMBIN Spondias mombin

YELLOW WAX BEAN Phaseolus vulgaris

YU CHOY (aka Choy Sum) Brassica rapa var. parachinensis

YUZU Citrus junos

Z SCIENTIFIC NAME

ZUCCHINI (aka Courgette) Cucurbita pepo
EDIBLE FLOWERS

Aibika Dill Prunella

Achillea Millefolium Elderberry Pulmonaria

Agastache English Daisy Pumpkin

Albizia Julibrissin Evening Primrose Purple Radish

Alyssum Feijoa Sellowiana Queen Anne’s Lace

Amaranthus Fennel Robinia

Antirhinnum Filipendula Ulmaria Rocket

Apple/Crab Apple Blossom Forget-me-not Rose

Arugula Forsythia Roselle

Bachelor's Button Freesia Rosemary

Banana Blossom Fuschia Runner Bean

Basil Garden Sorrel Sage

Bee Balm Garland Chrysanthemum Salsify

Begonia Geranium Santolina

Bidens Gladiolus Snap Dragon

Biennial Clary Gypsophila Squash Blossom

Borage Heuchera Stock

Busy Lizzie Hibiscus Strawberry

Butterfly Pea Hollyhock Sunflower

Calendula Honeysuckle Sweet Cicely

Californian Poppy Hosta Sweet Mace

Calycanthus Houttuynia Sweet Marjoram

Camellia Hyssop Sweet Rocket

Campanula Impatiens Sweet Woodruff

Candytuft Japanese Basil Thyme Flower

Canna Jasmine Tulip 

Cape Jasmine Johnny Jump-ups Violet

Carnation Lavender Wallflower

Catmint Lemon Balm Water Lily

Cercis Canadensis Lilac Wisteria

Chamomile Magnolia Yucca Petals

Chicory, Raddichio Mahonia

Chive Flowers Marigold

Citrus Tree Marrow

Clary Sage Mesembryanthemum

Clover Mimulus

Coriander Mint

Cornflower Monarda

Cosmos Sulphureus Mooli Radish

Courgette Mum

Crocosmia Muscari

Crysanthemum Nasturtium

Cyclamen Persicum Pea

Dahlia Peony

Daisy Phlox, Perennial Phlox

Dame’s Rocket Pineapple Guava

Dandelion Plumeria

Day Lily Poppy

Dianthus Primrose