Problems by sending plants to an other country
J.E. Shields (Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:48:48 PST)

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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