Re: Sending iris to Canada
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Sending iris to Canada
- From: D* S* <s*@molalla.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 09:59:39 -0600 (MDT)
John Montgomery wrote:
>
> At 06:14 PM 7/13/97 -0600, Ian wrote:
> >Rusty
> >
> >The regulations from the US to Canada have been changed over the last
> >couple of years but, what is more important, the number of inspectors in
> >Canada has been cut dramatically. There are very few and they are far
> >between. This means that any clean root material usually gets through
> >without trouble unless it is a prescribed plant - I do not know the list
> >but they tend to be potatoes and thing like that. There is a $15 charge
> >for clearance of a batch of plants transported at one time.
> >A certificate would help to speed up the process.
> >
> >I do not know about Canada to the US. We usually drive across the
> >border and post on the other side, This may well be illegal! I limit
> >transfers south to material that is really wanted.
> >
> >Ian
> >==============================================
> Shipping to the US is straightforward. All that is required is that a
> federal plant inspector issue a phytosanitary certificate. At present we
> are charged $10.00 for the certificate.
>
> A comment on Ian's note regarding shipping to Canada. It is absolutely
> essential that they be accompanied by a phyto sanitary certificate from
> your inspector. I once had a shipment of almost $600.00 worth of iris
> rhizomes consigned to the incinerator because the shipper failed to send a
> certificate with the plants.
>
> Nothing difficult so long as a few rules are followed. The plant inspectors
> here are the easiest to get along with of the entire bureaucracy I find.
>
> Good luck
> John Montgomery
> monashee@bcgrizzly.com
> Vernon BC
John;
Is it still required to send them by parcel post, rather than by UPS? I
know that used to be the drill, and if you did not follow the rules, it
was held up much longer, before the parcel reached it's destination. It
has to be inspected by the Department of Agric. and the post office
delivered it to the nearest border station, while UPS tried to take it
to it's destination, and then it had to go back to a border check point
for it's agricultural inspection, thus delaying it, sometimes for weeks
on end!!
Nancy (relocated Canadian) Silverberg, MOLALLA(YES, I AM SHOUTING WITH
GLEE) OR, where the sun shines brightly, and it's time to make more sun
tea.
