APHIS AQIM Rev. (1/2024)

PREDEPARTURE AIR PASSENGER - AQI Monitoring Data

Work Unit: Date: / / Time (military): ____________________

a) Terminal: b) Airline: _____________________ c) Flight Number:______________ 

 

d) Passenger Origin (Island or Municipality): e) Arrival Final Destination (City and State): / 

 City (no abbreviations) State

f) Number of Passengers Traveling: g) All Bags Present? No Yes

h) Reason for Travel (Check one): Business/Work Crew Family Visit Military Return Home School Tourist Visit Friends 

 

i) Status: Resident Visitor j) Inspected By: _____________________________ k) Overtime: No GOT ROT

 

 

 l) Any Item(s) of Agricultural Interest? No Yes 

 

*Action Taken: I - Intercepted; IR - Inspected & Released **Found in Luggage Type: 1- Backpack; 2- Carton Box; 3- Cooler; 4- Duffel Bag; 5- Hand Carry Bag; 

6- Other Personal Effects; 7- Suitcase

Article Origin 

(Island or 

Municipality) 

Article Article 

Quantity/Unit1

(see instructions)

Declared

No Yes

Action

Taken*

Luggage

Type **

Contaminant

 No Yes

Pest Found

No Yes

Pest Diagnostic Request

Number

Pest Identification

Or Contaminant 

(see instructions)

 

 

 

 

 

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Most Articles recorded in Kilograms, see instructions
APHIS AQIM Rev. (1/2024)

INSTRUCTIONS – PREDEPARTURE AIR PASSENGER AQIM

IMPORTANT

• Data fields must be filled in for a completed monitoring record even if no

agriculture item(s) is found.

• All QMIs found need to undergo 100% inspection for pests.

• All pest interceptions and quantities found on QMIs must be recorded on 

the appropriate database.

• Write “AQIM” on the QMI’s bag to ensure that if any pest is found, the 

diagnostic request is associated with AQIM.

1. Record the Work Unit, Date and Time (military time) of the inspection. 

a) Terminal: Record the name of the terminal where the inspection is performed.

b) Airline: Record the airline name.

c) Flight Number: Record the flight number. No letters or leading zeros in flight 

number. No letters or leading zeros.

d) Passenger Origin (Island or Municipality): Record the origin of the passenger. 

Enter the specific island of Hawaii or the municipality of Puerto Rico from 

where the passenger(s) is coming from.

e) Arrival Final Destination (City and State): Record the passenger’s primary city 

and state of destination in US. Spell city name fully. Do not use letter codes for

city name. If going to multiple destinations, record last or final city/state 

destination. If in transit to a foreign country, record “In Transit” for both state

and city.

f) Number of Passengers Traveling: Record the total number of passengers in 

the sample that was chosen at random for the inspection, even if not every 

passenger is present. 

g) All Bags Present: Select the appropriate response. If a passenger has 

baggage destined to the mainland which is not available for inspection, circle 

no. 

h) Reason for Travel: Select the reason that best describes why the passengers 

 are departing to the US mainland. If there are multiple reasons, then select the 

 main one.

i) Status: Select the appropriate answer. Passengers who remain 50.0% or 

more of the year on the island are considered to be residents. Passengers 

are considered visitors if they remain on the island for 49.9% or less of the 

year. When there are several passengers, record the status of the majority 

of them.

j) Inspected By: Print name of the person responsible for the AQIM inspection. 

k) Overtime: Select the appropriate response according to when the inspection 

was done: No, Government Overtime (GOT) or Reimbursable Overtime 

(ROT).

l) Any item(s) of Agricultural Interest? Select whether the passenger is 

carrying an item of agricultural interest or not. Items (such as plants, plant 

products, soil and, if applicable, animal products, etc.) that need to be 

inspected for pest interception, regulated, or for other purposes are 

considered items of agriculture interest by PPQ. If yes, then complete the 

remaining fields.

Article Origin (Island or Municipality): Record the island or municipality of the 

article’s origin. If the passenger is unsure, use the same island or municipality as 

the passenger's origin.

Article(s): Record the name of each item of agricultural interest found during the 

inspection. Write one item per line, beginning with the items that were 

intercepted and followed by those that were inspected and released.

Quantity/Unit: Record the article’s weight using the appropriate unit of measure. 

Weight data is important as a standard for risk analysis. Most article’s quantity can be 

recorded as weight. Indicate the weight in kilograms, up to a tenth (.0) of a kilogram 

(example 1.5 kg). Obtain or accurately estimate weight of the fruits and vegetables 

intercepted. To estimate this weight, take 0.3 kg as the weight per article intercepted 

(i.e. apple, orange, pepper, etc.). The following are examples of other types of articles 

and the unit of measurement to be used: plant material, such as flowers and 

greenery, must be recorded as bouquet or stems; for miscellaneous articles, e.g.,

shoes, trophies, etc., use each. For leis, record the number of stems. When 

applicable, record the animal products weight in kilograms.

Declared: Check the appropriate response to indicate if the item was declared.

Action Taken: Record the appropriate response using the option provided on the 

worksheet.

Luggage Type: Record the appropriate response using the options provided on the 

worksheet.

Contaminant: Record if items were contaminated or not. If Yes, record the 

type of contaminant associated with the item.

Pest Found: Record if a reportable or actionable pest(s) was found or not. If

the determination is not known yet, make sure the record is updated later.

Pest Diagnostic Request Number: If a pest is found, send the pests intercepted to the 

identifier. Write "PROMPT: AQIM" in the remarks section of the diagnostic request.

Record reportable or actionable pests only. Make sure to update the AQIM record 

with the Diagnostic Request number(s). 

Pest Identification or Contaminant: Record the official pest ID for all reportable/ 

actionable pests or list the contaminant (dirt/soil, non-noxious weed seed, noxious 

weed seed, manure, biologicals, blood), if applicable.