Not to sound clip, but not all packages are opened by the Department of Homeland Security. Thousands of packages move though international mail on a daily basis, Homeland Security (Customs) would need a much bigger staff to open every package. It's just a numbers game- How many packages can one person inspect in an 8 hour day? There would be a bit of a back log. The reason for the label is that the packaged is delivered directly to the inspection station. The postage service knows to deliver the package because that's the address on the label. The logic is that if it's addressed to someplace besides the inspection station that is probably where the delivery will occur If no one inspects there are the issues of pest introductions. Worse is that there is a random sampling of inspections and do you want to risk being consider a smuggler because your exporter did not put the correct delivery address on the box. There is a perception within the regulatory community that individuals are purposely not putting the Inspection station address on the outside in the hope that the package will be overlooked and no inspection is performed. The consequences of this has been an increase in civil penalties issued. On Feb 26, 2009, at 10:21 PM, J. R. Johnstone wrote: > Why use the green and yellow label at all? Couldn't I have the > sender address the outside of the package to myself, and include the > permit inside as usual. > > When customs opens the package and comes upon the permit would they > not have to divert it to the APHIS for inspection? APHIS could > return it to postal system for ultimate delivery to my residence. > > Normally I am a lurker on this list, enjoying the conversations and > becoming educated by its members. I just had to chime-in for this > subject concerns me. > > > Warmest regards, > > > J. R. Johnstone > Madison, West Virginia, U.S.A. > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/