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[markl <markl@nytec.com>]

A year ago I was looking for some one who could supply me with a sample of 
beech nuts for eating.  I posted a message with this NAFEX group asking if 
anyone knew where I could purchase some of these nuts.  This week I received 
e-mail from a forest product exporter in Romania.  He currently ships wild 
berries and mushrooms to Germany and France.  He wants to send me a sample of 
beech nuts at his expense, probably to open up a new market for his produce.  
If he ships out these nuts without any special permits for importing into the 
US, won't the USDA reject the package and have it destroyed?  If anyone knows 
the procedure for a shipment like this, I would be interested in hearing from 
you.  He also has beechnut oil, and I think this has a better chance of 
making it past the border.
Thanks,
Mark Lee, Seattle