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Alert: Renewing Permits in APHIS eFile:

Please be advised that ePermits data will not be available in APHIS eFile. APHIS programs provide the following guidance for renewing permits from ePermits:

  • Biotechnology Regulatory Services: Renewals are no longer applicable under BRS' revised regulations. To reauthorize an existing permit, please submit a new APHIS 2000 application. To expedite processing, you may reference the older permit number in the "Additional Information" section of the Application.

  • Plant Protection and Quarantine: To renew a permit originally issued from ePermits, please draft and submit a new application containing the same data (via the guidance documents below). Once issued, applicants will be able to renew or clone as needed.

  • Veterinary Services: If you are renewing a VS 16-6A permit originally issued from ePermits, please view the VS 16-3 application guide (below) for instructions on how to renew your permit in the new eFile system.

General eFile Materials

For general guidance related to APHIS eFile, please reference the following:

Animal Care Live Dogs

For guidance specific to the importation of Live Dogs into the Continental United States, please reference the following :

Biotechnology Regulatory Services

For guidance specific to BRS applications in APHIS eFile, please reference the following documents:

Plant Protection and Quarantine

For guidance on PPQ 525A requests for permits to receive soil for non-biological uses, please reference the following:

For guidance on PPQ 526 requests for permits to move live pests, noxious weeds, and soil for biological uses, please reference the following:

For guidance on PPQ 546 request for Postentry Quarantine agreements, please reference the following:

For guidance on PPQ 585 requests for Timber and Timber Products permits, please reference the following:

For guidance on PPQ 586 requests for Transit permits, please reference the following:

For guidance on PPQ 587 requests for Plants and Plant Products permits, please reference the following:

For guidance on PPQ 588 requests for Controlled Import permits (CIP), please reference the following:

For guidance on PPQ 621 requests for Protected Plants permits, please reference the following:

Veterinary Services

Watch our VS "How to" videos on YouTube

For guidance on using the VS Permitting Assistant (VSPA), please reference the following:

For guidance on VS 16-3 and 16-7 requests for Animal Products, Organisms and Vectors 16-6A permits,  please reference the following:

For guidance on VS 17-129 requests for Live Animal 17-135 permits,  please reference the following:

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