Foreign Soil
Shipment of soil from all areas not within the continental U.S. is regulated and requires the use of a PPQ 330 Permit to Receive Soil and a unique PPQ 550 Label (please contact us directly for labels).
Domestic Soil
Soil from Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands is handled as foreign soil and is authorized for movement into the continental U.S. with the use of a PPQ 330 Permit (a PPQ 550 Label is not required).
Canadian Soil
Soil from Canada is not regulated and is subject only to inspection and verification of the origin.
Exceptions - Soil cannot enter the U.S. if from the following areas:
Shipment of soil from all areas not within the continental U.S. is regulated and requires the use of a PPQ 330 Permit to Receive Soil and a unique PPQ 550 Label (please contact us directly for labels).
Domestic Soil
Soil from Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands is handled as foreign soil and is authorized for movement into the continental U.S. with the use of a PPQ 330 Permit (a PPQ 550 Label is not required).
Canadian Soil
Soil from Canada is not regulated and is subject only to inspection and verification of the origin.
Exceptions - Soil cannot enter the U.S. if from the following areas:
- Alberta: A farm unit and associated land located near the municipality of Fort Saskatchewan; and a farm unit and associated land located near the municipality of Spruce Grove.
- British Colombia: That portion of the municipality of Central Saanich on Vancouver Island, ease of the west Saanich Road.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: The entire Island of Newfoundland.
- Quebec: The municipality of Saint-Amble.
packaging instructions
It is extremely important that samples are packaged and labeled correctly to clear customs and arrive undamaged.
Please review the following checklist when submitting regulated soil for testing:
Please review the following checklist when submitting regulated soil for testing:
- Ensure the sample is free from foreign matter or debris, plants and plant parts, and other macro-organisms, such as insects, cyst nematodes, mollusks and acari. Regulated material commingled with unauthorized material will be treated, seized, re-exported, or destroyed (in part or whole).
- All shipments must consist of at least TWO INNER packages and an outer shipping container securely sealed as to prevent unauthorized loss of regulated soil:
We recommend using double Ziploc bags (or other suitable heavy plastic material), one inverted inside the other, both sealed with heavy tape, and placed inside either a sturdy box or bucket.
Seal all box or bucket edges with heavy tape as well.
Be sure to include enough packing material inside the container to prevent samples from shifting and causing damage to the inner packaging during transit.
Seal all box or bucket edges with heavy tape as well.
Be sure to include enough packing material inside the container to prevent samples from shifting and causing damage to the inner packaging during transit.
- Before sealing the shipping container, place a copy of the PPQ 330 Permit inside the box and keep a copy to provide to your shipping agent. Also, include a note with testing instructions and complete billing information. An Analysis Request Form can be used if preferred.
- Attach ONE PPQ 550 Label securely to the EXTERIOR of each shipping container using clear/transparent tape. Please be sure the label is clearly visible, not covered up, modified, defaced, written on, or otherwise damaged so that the entire label is clearly visible. Only a single label should be attached to the exterior of each package being shipped. Multiple samples within a single container do not require multiple labels.
NOTE:
PPQ 550 Labels have unique barcodes and cannot be duplicated or reused.
A new label must be obtained for every shipment.
Please contact us for additional labels as needed.
Be sure to place the following information on the exterior of shipping container:
Tifton Soil Testing Lab, LLC
250 Tifton Worth Co. Line Rd #6
Tifton, GA 31793
USA
Permit Number: P330-21-00134
Include a Statement of Contents
(i.e., soil for testing), which should be clearly visible on the exterior of the package.