Re: Re:Export/Import and hybridizers

From: "Leroy Kriese" <ambrosia@silk.net>




>From: "Harold Peters" <harold@directcon.net>
>
>You have also stated that you personally take the product to US customs
>which so far has been reasonable. You may not be surprised that Canadian
>customs does not have the best reputation for being reasonable. When this
is
>being done with plants, there is a good possibility that the entire
shipment
>will be lost to unfavorable conditions before the problem is resolved. Very
>few of us have the ability to personally take shipments to Canadian customs
>so we can assure that either the shipment is cleared or that we keep the
>shipment so it does not end up as soggy compost.


When I have gone through US customs to me it seems as long as you have all
the paperwork in order there is never any problems. I have never brought
plants back with me on such trips into Canada but Canada Customs seem to be
very picky and sometimes lacking the knowledge to deal with the subject. In
fact I stopped in at the office once to see what they would have to say
about plant imports and they had to look it up, after I told them their info
was out of date.

The best thing I have found is to always contact my local agriculture agent
who I get excellent free service from and they can do advance processing on
the plants to expediate things at the border. I use a broker in WA, who
brings things across, this is the fastest way via UPS in the US and the
agent across the border. Costs more, but it is well worth the peace of mind.
The brokers deal with the same customs agents on a daily basis, they know
how to move things quickly through the system.

The biggest problems seem to occur through the federal post system going
either way, they just take too long to process the stuff. I have heard that
it has gotten better but I still don't trust it. We had a shipment 4 years
ago going into the US that went missing for more than a month that was sent
via Postal system. They were daylilies and amazingly they survived, but they
did not look too great when the finally got to their destination.

Leroy Kriese, Ambrosia Gardens
http://www.silk.net/personal/ambrosia/index.htm
Zone 5, Vernon, BC  Canada




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