Dear All; I have found import getting more and more difficult. Last year I had a box go through USDA,Customs, Border Patrol and Homeland Security. Every stop took phone calls and ended in confusion. It took over a month for the box to arrive after 2 days in transit from China. Recently a friend imported a box of plants and it went through Customs and USDA as well as the Dept of Justice, Inspector General! When they were done with it in New York, they thought they needed more postage since the USPS has officially marked it delivered to the Inspect. Gen. More calls were able to put it back into the system without added postage. In these days of hightened security and lack of responsibility, expect packages to wander around with no one able to put the proper stamp of approval. Theoretically IF the sender paid for postage to the final destination, a stop along the way (USDA) should not negate that postage. If the sender paid for postage only to the address on the green/yellow sticker you may have to pay additional. I suspect each envelope, letter and package will vary depending on _____________(fill in the blank) Good luck. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +