Low: ………… < 10 containers/year …....................…………….. 1 point
Medium: ………..10 - 100 containers/year….…....……………….. 2 points
High: ………… > 100 containers/year …………………..........…… 3 points
For importation of regulated articles of plant quarantine that can be used for propagation, risk rate in the Element 1 is considered as High if the volume of import commodity is 10 containers per year and up.
2. Element 2 - Quarantine Pest Survival after post harvest treatment
For this sub-element, post harvest treatment refers to any manipulation, handling or specific phytosanitary treatment to which the commodity is subjected. Examples of post harvest treatments include culling, washing, chemical treatment, cold storage, etc. If there is no post harvest treatment, estimate the likelihood of this element as High.
3. Element 3 - Quarantine Pest Survival during shipment
Estimate pest survival during shipment based on biological characteristics of quarantine pest, storage and shipping conditions of plant and plant products.