[pbs] Importing Bulbs and Seeds
Byron Amerson
byron.amerson at gmail.com
Mon Feb 23 21:56:58 EST 2009
I received my USDA small lots of seed permit today. I mailed in my
application on January 29, so 27 days turn around. Not Bad. The permit
expires in 2012 and there are 16 of the green and yellow labels, which I
assume should be adequate, as long as I don't order more than 16 lots of
seed. The permit is broad, covering "Eligible taxa" and "various approved
countries."
Sadly, the shipping I pay to the seed vendor will cover only shipping to the
ag inspection facility. From there I can pick it up in person after
inspection. Or shipping will be billed to my express carrier shipping
account information that I mailed to the seed vendor along with a copy of my
permit and the permit conditions is to be included in the package of seed
that the vendor ships. So I pay for shipping twice.
I'll try this out and post to the list, just to share my experience for
informational purposes.
Byron
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