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Post by imgrimmer on Feb 4, 2015 6:40:23 GMT -5
Hi, I want to send seeds to the US. So I did a research and found that I need a APHIS Small Lots of Seed Permit. It is for free but it seems to be to complicated for me  . I need and ePass and so on, have no idea how to apply it. I have valuable seeds, which means I can send them only once. If you get seeds from Europe what is your experience? thank you! Mikkel |
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Post by ilex on Feb 4, 2015 17:27:54 GMT -5
Small seeds make it over 95% of the time. Just don't make it look special, make it look like a normal letter.
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Post by castanea on Feb 4, 2015 23:43:15 GMT -5
Hi, I want to send seeds to the US. So I did a research and found that I need a APHIS Small Lots of Seed Permit. It is for free but it seems to be to complicated for me . I need and ePass and so on, have no idea how to apply it. I have valuable seeds, which means I can send them only once. If you get seeds from Europe what is your experience? thank you! Mikkel Actually, I don't think you need the permit. The person you are sending them to in the US needs the permit. The small lot permit process needs lots of improvement. There are many unwritten rules that individual customs agents seem to make up as they go along. This has led to some people ignoring the permit process. |
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Post by reed on Feb 5, 2015 5:28:25 GMT -5
What about the other way around from the US to Europe? Is that a problem or can you just pack them up and send?
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Post by PatrickW on Feb 5, 2015 11:21:30 GMT -5
For Europe it depends on the destination country, but once in Europe seeds can freely cross borders. Here in the Netherlands for example, it's mostly no problem. In the UK for some reason they are so paranoid about late blight, that getting almost any Solanaceae family seeds through is difficult.
The way to get around any restrictions is through a third countries. For example, I've resent corn to the Czech Republic, and garlic to Germany, where direct imports are not allowed. It's the great European pastime, figuring out ways around stupid local regulations by playing countries off one another...
The only thing that's really not allowed into any country, and not even across internal borders, are potatoes.
The best thing to do is ask the person you want to send seeds to for advice.
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Post by billw on Feb 5, 2015 16:57:38 GMT -5
Based on some things that I have seen, I think there is about a 90% chance that a package leaking liquid with a customs label that said "diseased potato tubers" would still be delivered in the US. And, at the same time, there is probably a 10% chance that a tiny packet of seeds with a properly done small lots permit would disappear.
I've had some very interesting results mailing things to Europe. I have had no problems at all with Germany or France and only 1 package has gone missing to the UK. Portugal has been the worst for delays, with packages going missing for months and then getting delivered long after I'd given up hope. Much of eastern Europe seems like a black hole; flip a coin to determine if your package will arrive.
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Post by imgrimmer on Feb 5, 2015 17:08:16 GMT -5
Based on some things that I have seen, I think there is about a 90% chance that a package leaking liquid with a customs label that said "diseased potato tubers" would still be delivered in the US. I think I will try it Thanks everybody! |
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. I need and ePass and so on, have no idea how to apply it.
