Problems by sending plants to an other country
kimarj@aol.com (Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:38:06 PST)

I am Kim Glen... wrong person for this email

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From: J.E. Shields <jshields@indy.net>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sat, Nov 13, 2010 8:49 am
Subject: Re: [pbs] Problems by sending plants to an other country

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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