When I receive a shipment coming into the USA by air freight, I use a

customs broker to handle clearing the shipment and to forward it on to me.

I pay for all these extra services, which are avoided if one uses the

postal service. In all cases, a phytosanitary certificate must accompany

the shipment. It gets to be expensive. I rarely import anything anymore.

In general, the US Postal Service handles parcels sent by mail, including

Priority Mail, through US Customs. The cost is included in the postage.

The process is much, much slower than using air freight and a customs

broker. In all cases, a phytosanitary certificate must accompany the

shipment.

My customs broker has provided excellent service in the past, and I would

be happy to provide their contact details to anyone in the USA who wants

to import plant materials by air freight. This is by far the fastest and

safest way to bring valuable plant materials into the USA. Just remember,

air freight is rather inexpensive, but customs clearance with a broker is

quite expensive. Any package imported into the USA by any means other

than the postal service will require a customs broker unless you can act

as your own broker at the port of entry.

Jim Shields

At 10:48 AM 11/13/2010 +0100, you wrote:

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Jim Shields USDA Zone 5

P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/

Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA

Tel. ++1-317-867-3344

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