Create Application

Applications require external applicants (Industry Organizations) to be listed as the applicant. All 572 applications processed by a Federal duty station, State, or County must have an external applicant (Industry Organization) listed as the applicant. The following Application Step By Step field descriptions apply to the 577, 579 and State certificates.

The items at the top of the Application Step by Step page can be accessed at any time while creating an application.

•	Tracking numbers are populated immediately when you enter the General page. This number can be used later for retrieval of the associated application while it is a work in progress or for monitoring the movement of the application, from submission through to certificate process.

•	At any time during the application creation process, you may save your work for completion in the future.

•	When you click the Save as Work in Progress button, a date and time displays on the screen.

•	You may save an application to be used as a template for future applications. Saving as a template will allow you to generate future applications using most of the current application’s information without having to manually re-enter the information.

•	At any time during the application creation process, you may save your work as a template.

•	An application template simplifies creating a new application by reusing existing information, such as exporters and commodities. To save the current application as a template, enter a template name and click the Save button.

NOTE: Some information, such as quantities of commodities or unlisted commodities, will not be saved in the template.

•	At any time during the application creation process, you may view or print a copy of the application. A new browser window opens and the application is displayed in portable document format (PDF).

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At any time during the application creation process, you may select the View Certificate Draft tab in the upper right corner of the screen to display a draft certificate prior to issuing the certificate. A new browser window opens and the draft certificate is displayed in portable document format (PDF).

NOTE: The certificate draft will not display the Place of Issue, Certificate number or Inspection date.

•	At any time during the application creation process, you may select the Close tab in the upper right corner of the screen to close the application.

•	Use to delete an application at any time in the creation process (before submitting the completed application).

•	Select the type of certificate you are requesting (577, 579, or State Certificate).

•	When creating a PPQ Form 579 Phytosanitary Certificate for Reexport, the Foreign Certification Information page captures the certificate details entered in the Application Step by Step submission process.

•	Captures information about the exporter and consignee, as well as requested issuing duty station information and alerts about the existence of import permit number, reference information, and comments.

•	Captures information about the movement of the application commodities as well as the date and packaging information.

•	Captures information about the location, description, quantity, and origin of the application commodities.

•	Enables users to add, remove, or download documents as attachments to 577, 579, and State certificates.

•	Provides a mechanism to review all application information, certify commodity origin, and submit it to the requested issuing duty station.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You may enter application information in any order by selecting the links at the left of the screen; for example, you can enter commodity information then general information. In this Help file, data entry into the Application Step by Step pages will be explained sequentially as if using the Next button.