# Importation of Orchids in Growing Media From Taiwan
> **Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service** · Final rule. · Published 2018-01-30 · Effective 2018-03-01 · 83 FR 4131
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-01737
- **Category:** plant-animal-health
- **Sub-agency:** Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 4131
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 319
- **Publication date:** 2018-01-30
- **Effective date:** 2018-03-01
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. APHIS-2016-0005
## Abstract

We are amending the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting to add orchid plants of the genus Dendrobium from Taiwan to the list of plants that may be imported into the United States in an approved growing medium, subject to specified growing, inspection, and certification requirements. We are taking this action in response to a request from the Taiwanese Government and after determining that the plants could be imported, under certain conditions, without resulting in the introduction into, or the dissemination within, the United States of a quarantine plant pest or noxious weed.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/30/2018-01737/importation-of-orchids-in-growing-media-from-taiwan)
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