Justin wrote about his problems in using the small seed lots permit. Justin, if you had spent as much time reading the sixteen conditions which accompanied your import permit for small lots of seed, you would not have had the problems you mention. Condition number 10 reads, in plain English: “10. The shipment must be free from soil, plant material other than seed, other foreign matter or debris, seeds in the fruit or seed pod, and living organisims such as parasitic plnats, pathogens, insects, snails, and mites." When you write “One important things to remember about the "small lot of seed" program is that it is just that a "SMALL" lot of seed, thats 50 seed or less. If you import 51 seed it is suppose to have a phyto. Bummer huh” you’re spreading bad information. Go back and read the instructions. You are not limited to fifty seeds. The limit is a maximum of 50 packs x a maximum of fifty seeds per pack = 2500 seeds. All fifty packs can contain the same taxon, so you can import 2500 seeds of the same item under your small lots permit. Getting the shipper to comply with your request to repack the seeds in this manner is another issue! You also state “I have no idea why they ask you to spell out exactly what seed you want to import and from what country. I” You don’t have to “spell out exactly what seed you want to import”. It’s sufficient to simply list the genus. Justin, bellyaching about the problems you caused for yourself isn’t going to help anyone. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7, where Narcissus cantabricus foliosus is blooming in the protected frame. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/