DPSCR 4155.21

DPSC-HQP

DPSC REGULATION 23 Dec 88

NO. 4155.21

EXPORT CERTIFICATION FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (FF&V)

(Supplementation is permitted at all levels.)

I. REFERENCE. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Chapter III, Part 353, Phytosanitary 

Export Certification.

II. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. To prescribe policy, responsibilities, and procedures for assuring 

timely preparation and distribution of Federal Phytosanitary Certificates required for 

shipments of fresh fruits and vegetables for export. This Regulation is applicable to the 

Quality Assurance Division (DPSC-HQ), Contracting and Production Division (DPSC-HP), 

Supply Operations Division (DPSC-HO), Defense Subsistence Region Europe (DSRE), 

Office of Quality Assurance, Defense Subsistence Region Pacific (HDSRP-Q) will 

supplement this Regulation and forward copies to DPSC-HQ. Supplement shall prescribe 

policy, responsibilities and procedures for export certification of FF&V in support of Pacific 

area customers.

III. POLICY. 

A. Each shipment of fresh fruits and vegetables destined to countries requiring certification 

must be accompanied by an official Federal Phytosanitary Certificate issued by an 

inspector of the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Programs of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service, USDA. 

B. Each Phytosanitary Certificate must contain the following information:

1. Name and address of exporter.

2. Name and address of consignee.

3. Quantity and name of produce and botanical name.

4. Number and description of packages.

5. Distinguishing marks.

6. Origin.

7. Means of coneyance.

8. Point of Debarkation (PoD).

9. Fumigation treatment information may be included if applicable.

b. Assure that the FF&V were certified and met the import requirements 

of destined country. The PPQ inspector will provide the DSO the 

original certificate and two white carbon copies.

c. Distribute required certificates as follows:

For shipments to port terminals:

(a) One copy shall be placed inside the container together with 

other required documents, and attached conspicuously to one 

or more of the packages visible immediately upon opening the 

van.

(b) One copy, along with other shipping documents, placed in a 

waterproof plastic document protector attached to the door 

latching mechanism on the outside of the seavan. The 

document protector will be sealed and attached with moisture 

resistant tape.

(c) The original certificate shall be mailed via Express Mail 

International Service simultaneously with the shipment to the 

applicable address. This serves as an advance copy.
(1) For the United Kingdom, mail the original 

(advance) certificate by “On Demand” or “Custom 

Designed” Service to:

DSO Felixstowe

C/o East Suffolk Cold Storage

IP 118HF

Parker Avenue

Felixstone, Suffolk

United Kingdom

(2) For shipments to Germany, with JG1 (Rotterdam) 

as the PoD, mail the original (advance) certificate 

by “On Demand” or “Custom Designed” Service 

to:

Commander

MTMC Benelux Terminal

ATTN: MTMC-BX-T

Leylantseplein 1

2908 Le Capelle Aan De Ijssel

The Netherlands

(3) For shipments to Germany, with JF1 

(Bremeerhaven) as the PoD, mail the advance copy 

by “On Demand” or “Custom Designed” Service 

to:

Commander

MTMC Bremerhaven Terminal

ATTN: Traffic Management Division (MTC-BH-TMD)

Postfach 310250

2850 Bremerhaven, West Germany

NOTE: The PoD (JF1 or JG1) can be obtained from DD Form 1384, Transportation Control and Movement 

Document (TCMD), block 7.

C. Certification of Source-Loaded Shipments to Europe.

1. The contractor will arrange with personnel of PPQ to provide the required 

inspection service and certification according to the delivery schedule.

2. The PPQ inspector will provide the contractor, or DPSC-HP representative 

when requested, the original certificate and two white carbon copies.

3. The contractor will assure that the certificates are properly distributed 

according to instructions in subparagraph VI.A.2c.

4. DPSC-HP representative will provide the contractor with the following:

a. Instruction Sheet.

b. Military Shipping Tag.

c. DD Form 1384.

d. Sea Van Consist.

e. Waterproof envelope.

f. One pre-addressed envelope for overseas PoD.

g. Sufficient copies of all paperwork relative to the shipment.

BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER

LEONARD N. AQUILINO

Chief, Administrative Services Division

Office of Installation Services
DISTRIBUTION

 Special

ST-B and ST-E

DoD IGROs – 6

DPSC-WXA/Library – 2

DPSC-WS – 25

DLA-QV – 1

DLA-QL – 1

HDSRE-Q – 5

HDSRP-Q – 5

This DPSCR supersedes DPSCR 4155.21, 15 Apr 87.

*Denotes Changes.