Info on relaxation of USDA import rules for seed
Leo A. Martin (Tue, 04 May 2004 16:23:47 PDT)

The notion that you will have to apply for a separate
specific permit for each importation is totally unfounded.

From the proposal:

The completed permit application must contain the
following information:

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the importer;

(2) approximate quantity and kinds (botanical designations) of articles
intended to be imported;

(3) country or locality where grown;

(4) intended U.S. port of entry;

(5) means of transportation, e.g., mail, airmail, express, air express,
freight, airfreight, or baggage; and

(6) expected date of arrival.

Let's go through two of these.

(2) approximate quantity and kinds
(botanical designations)
of articles intended to be imported;

For the next five years?

(6) expected date of arrival.

You would know this for the next five years?

It seems to me they are intending each permit to cover one shipment.

Leo
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Leo A. Martin
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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