The US system allows for any plant to be imported unless there is a reason not to allow it to be imported. This is most likely because the list would have been long when this was published. Currently USDA is starting NAPPRA. Which will reverse how plants may be allowed import. Only plant taxa that have a pest risk assessment completed would have the conditions of import published. All others would not be admissible. Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2016, at 22:16, penstemon <penstemon@Q.com> wrote: >> 12 or less plant units when shipped to the US with a Phytosanitary certificate do not require an import Permit but must go to a USDA plant Inspection station before delivery to final destination. > > > But “What Plant Material Requires A Permit?” specifically excludes bulbs (except those mentioned in the document, “Bulbs of Allium sativum , Crocosmia spp., Gladiolus spp. and Watsonia spp. from New Zealand; Cocos nucifera (coconut); and articles (except seeds) of Dianthus spp. from any country except Canada”) from the permit process. > “Under the nursery stock quarantine (7CFR319.37-3), the following restricted articles (other than articles for food, analytical, medicinal, or manufacturing purposes) in any of the following categories may be imported or offered for importation into the United States only after issuance of a written permit by Plant Protection and Quarantine: > Lots of 13 or more articles (other than seeds, bulbs, or sterile cultures of orchid plants) from any country or locality except Canada” > > The wording is unambiguous. Lots of 13 or more bulbs do not require a written permit. > > > Bob Nold > Denver, Colorado, USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/