APHIS AQIM (4/2023)

AIR CARGO - AQI Monitoring Data

(Used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialist)

Port/Terminal: Shipment Identifier: Date: _____________________

a) Airline:______________ b) Flight Number: c) Departure Country of Origin: ________________

d) Inspection Method: HG-Hyper-Geometric Sample OEC-Observed Entire Contents OPC-Observed Partial Contents TGT-Observed Tailgate Only

e) Inspected by: ______________________ f) Article(s): _________________________________________________________________________

g) Category: Perishable Other (This category is for unique AQIM cargo projects, use only when directed)

h) Consignee: ____________________________________ i) Ultimate Consignee Destination (City/State): __________________/_______________

(no abbreviations)

j) Total Cargo Amount (Count/Units): / k) Amount Cargo Inspected (Count/Units): / (Perishable Category Only)

l) Any Wood Packaging Material (WPM associated with Cargo)? No Yes (If Yes, Complete 1 to 6)

1. Type of WPM: Dunnage Pallet Crating Other 3. Was Bark found on WPM? No Yes 5. Is treatment document present? No Yes

2. Official ISPM #15 marking on WPM? No Yes 4. Indicate % of WPM inspected: ______ 6. Is there evidence of other treatment? No Yes

m) Additional Action Necessary To Reduce Agricultural Risk? No Yes (If Yes, complete 1 to 5)

1) Intended Use of Cargo Wholesale/Retail Propagative Mfgr/Processing Personal Consumption Could Not Determine 

2) Actionable Pest found? No Yes (If yes, record pest(s) information, including any interception from WPM inspection)

Article Pest Identification Pest Interception Number Where Was Pest Found* 

CG WPM A/C

CG WPM A/C

CG WPM A/C

* CG- associated with cargo WPM- on the Wood Packaging Material associated with cargo A/C- interior or exterior of air container

3) Article or Cargo Requires Mandatory Treatment: No Yes (If Yes, list below the commodity or cargo item(s) being treated)

4) Agriculture Items Mismanifested, Smuggled, Phyto/Documentation Issue, Uncertified WPM? No Yes (If Yes, list below the cargo item(s) and specify the regulatory issue)

5) Contaminant Found? No Yes (If yes, list below the info about the contaminant, including the article(s) it’s associated with, i.e., soil on yams, etc.) 

Contaminant / Item with Regulatory Issue Regulatory Issue Amount (count / units) Prohibited Where Was It Found*

No Yes CG AC

No Yes CG AC

No Yes CG AC

No Yes CG AC
APHIS AQIM (4/2023)

INSTRUCTIONS – AIR CARGO AQIM

IMPORTANT: 

• Data fields must be filled in for a completed monitoring record even if no agriculture item(s) are found.

• Cargo needs to undergo 100% inspection for pests.

• Perishable cargo must be sampled using hyper-geometric sampling plan.

• Total Cargo Amount and Amount of Cargo Inspected must have the same units.

• All data entry is due by the tenth day of the following month. For example: All January data needs to be entered by February 10.

1. Record Port, Terminal, Shipment Identifier and Date of Inspection.

a) Airline: Record the name of carrier that transported the cargo to the port.

Spell names completely.

b) Flight Number: Record appropriate flight number.

c) Departure Country of Origin: Record the country of origin of the cargo. Spell

out the country name.

d) Inspection Method: Select the appropriate response to indicate which

inspection method was used.

e) Inspected by: Print the name of the person responsible for the inspection of

the cargo.

f) Article(s): Record the commodity or commodities that are being inspected.

g) Category: Select the correct AQIM category activity. OTHER is reserved for

unique AQIM cargo projects, use only when directed.

h) Consignee: Record the consignee of this shipment.

i) Ultimate Consignee Destination (City/State): Record the City and State where

cargo is ultimately destined. Spell city and state names fully and consistently.

Do not use letter codes for city name.

j) Total Cargo Amount (Count and Units): Record the total cargo count with the

units corresponding to the article type. 

k) Amount of Cargo Inspected (Count and Units): (For perishable cargo only)

Indicate the amount of cargo sampled and inspected by recording the amount

and the units corresponding to the article type.

l) Any Wood Packaging Material (WPM): Check the appropriate response. If

yes, then answer 1 through 6 regarding the WPM.

m) Additional Action Necessary To Reduce Agricultural Risk? Check whether

cargo, cargo container or cargo carrier requires additional action beyond

usual inspection procedures. This includes pests found, cargo item(s) with

manifest error(s) or smuggled), contamination present, cleaning, etc. If yes,

then complete all questions 1 through 5.

1) Intended Use of Cargo: Check the appropriate intended use of the cargo. If

unable to determine, then mark Could Not Determine.

2) Actionable Pest Found: Check if actionable pest was found or not. If yes, for

each actionable pest found record the article (include “container” or “truck” as

options if appropriate) where it was found; the full pest identification; the Pest ID

number assigned; and where it was found.

3) Article or Cargo Requires Mandatory Treatment: Check if cargo or article

requires treatment as a condition of entry. If yes, record the article.

4) Agriculture Items Mismanifested, Smuggled, Phyto/Documentation Issue,

Uncertified WPM: Indicate if any manifest error(s), smuggled agriculture item(s),

Phyto/Documentation issue or uncertified WPM were found or not. If yes, record

each article; the amount (count and units); whether prohibited or not; and where

the item was found. Also, make sure you specify the regulatory issue found.

5) Contaminant Found: Check if contaminant was found or not. If yes, record

each contaminant (biologicals, blood, dirt/soil, manure, non-noxious weed seed,

noxious weed seed) and the item it’s associated with (i.e., manure on truck, soil

on yams etc.); and the amount of the contaminant in kilograms if practical

(accurately estimate); whether prohibited or not; and where the pest was found.