Linda wrote: >>Has anyone heard if there are new import laws to bring seed into Canada, specifically clivia seed? I'm sorry to hear about your lost shipment. That must be incredibly frustrating. I'm not a Canadian, but have spent many happy weeks there on vacation, so perhaps that qualifies me to comment ;-) I did a check online and can't find any information about a phyto requirement for imports of small lots of seed into Canada. In fact, everything I can find says you *don't* need a phyto. For example, there is an article here: http://canadiangardening.com/how-to/seeds/… ss-the-border/a/22486 And the applicable regulation here: http://inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/… If I read the regulations correctly, your Clivia seeds should have been treated as a large-seeded crop and allowed in if under 5 kg. I think Brian may be right that the regulators thought they were bulbs. I don't know how to avoid that problem in the future, other than making sure the package is prominently labeled "seeds of large-seeded crop" or something like that. Mike San Jose, CA