---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 33.10"
title: "7"
number: "33.10"
heading: "Minimum requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/33.10"
---

# §33.10. Minimum requirements.


No person shall ship, or offer for shipment, and no carrier shall transport, or receive for transportation, any shipment of apples to any foreign destination unless:

- (a) Apples grade at least U.S. No. 1 or U.S. No. 1 Early: Provided, That apples for export to Pacific ports of Russia shall grade at least U.S. Utility or U.S. No. 1 Hail for hail-damaged apples, as specified in the United States Standards for Apples ([Sections 51.300-51.323](/cfr/7/51.300-51.323.md) of this chapter): Provided further, That apples for export to any foreign destination do not contain apple maggot, and do not have more than 2 percent, by count, of apples with apple maggot injury, nor more than 2 percent, by count, of apples infested with San Jose scale or scale of similar appearance;
- (b) Decay, scald or any other deterioration which may have developed on apples after they have been in storage or transit shall be considered as affecting condition and not the grade.
- (c) Each package of apples is packed so that the apples in the top layer shall be reasonably representative in size, color, and quality of the contents of the package; and
- (d) **Each package of apples is marked plainly and conspicuously with—**
  - (1) **The name and address of the grower, packer, or domestic distributor—** Provided, That the name of the foreign distributor may be placed on consumer unit packages shipped in a master container if such master container is marked with the name and address of the grower, packer, or domestic distributor;
  - (2) The variety of the apples;
  - (3) The name of the U.S. grade or the name of a state grade if the fruit meets each minimum requirement of a U.S. grade specified in this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 7, 48 Stat. 124; 7 U.S.C. 587.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 70644, Dec. 6, 2006, unless otherwise noted.