PLEASE Let me know what all you are bringing in!! That is Very Cool..
I'm always looking!
I have heard it was like some long "Gee you aren't gonna win Process".. Congrats!!!
I am very Happy for you!!!
Kylie

I won't know what I'm bringing in until I go somewhere again. Unfortunately, now that H has decided to spend all of our vacation time on the motorcycle, it may be a while.

Well, maybe my company will send me somewhere. Not likely this year due to the economy but maybe next year. It's a true multinational so I could end up going anywhere.

I may have some of my overseas coworkers send a few seeds just to test the permit.

Very cool Amelia. Good luck with that. I hope you get something neat.

Yay!! Congrats Amelia!

Amelia that is a great inspirational thread for others to go get the import papers :-) Does it have a expiration date?
Can not wait to find out what you end up with getting. I know already a few things I love to have from germany lol

Lucy

Yes, it has an expiration date. The permits are issued for 3 years. The process is extremely easy.

It's much harder to get permission to make applications online. I haven't even completed that process since I must go show my identification at a USDA verification station. Haven't had a day off when they are open.

I just faxed in the application to make the process faster. It only took 21 days.

I was surprised at their definition of a small lot of seeds. It was more generous than I expected. You can get 50 seeds of one type. A package can contain up to 50 different types of seeds.

The permit comes with references to lists of seeds/plants that cannot be imported. Of course, you can have the permit revoked for trying to import these.

Now, I need to make some contacts. I'm hoping to bring in some pepper seeds and brug seeds.

Amelia, I faxed mine in as well. It was VERY easy to get the permit. I got my permit to import bulbs and other plant materials. I, too, was surprised how quickly it was processed.