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AQI (Agriculture Quarantine Inspection)

AQI is a term applies to the area of agriculture. It can be defined as ' A program, administered by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which inspects incoming passengers, luggage, and cargo at U.S. ports of entry in order to protect U.S. agriculture from foreign animal and plant pests and diseases'.

What is AQI (Agriculture Quarantine Inspection)?

AQI is a term applies to the area of agriculture. It can be defined as ' A program, administered by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which inspects incoming passengers, luggage, and cargo at U.S. ports of entry in order to protect U.S. agriculture from foreign animal and plant pests and diseases'.

Under the agricultural quarantine inspection (AQI) program, passengers and cargo are inspected at U.S. ports of entry to intercept prohibited material and pests.

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