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I want to send seeds to a grower in Austria but the post office says they want a customs form filled out with a seed is safe form form the US Dept of agriculture. Can I just address it stick a bunch of stamps to it and put it in a blue mail box???

11/4/2012 4:52:28 PM

Quincy, CA

I had to fill out a customs form to send a seed to Australia.
Seemed like no big deal and Ben got the seed okay.

11/4/2012 5:35:29 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

my seeds will take along time to get there i filed out no us custums formes

11/4/2012 6:09:42 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

i put 6 first class stamps on it

11/4/2012 6:10:10 PM

Hampstead, NC 28443

I have filled out the form and said it is "garden supplies". It is the truth but does not raise the flag that it needs to be looked at. Many other countries are this way and I have heard of others who will send them in magazines. If you send them and the package says seeds, it will usually get destroyed or confiscated.

11/4/2012 6:10:19 PM

Hampstead, NC 28443

Austria and Australia are completely different requirements. Australia does not care. Many European countries are quite strict.

11/4/2012 6:11:37 PM

United States

Austria in Europe

11/4/2012 6:16:38 PM

Muddy Waters

put the seed in a small bubble.then place that in a regular document size envelope.Put a newsletter on each side of bubble.Then send as a document.You can be totally honest they will destroy it if they know its a seed.You wont go to prison I promise. if you do I will come visit you.lol!

11/4/2012 7:47:49 PM

Home of happy lil plants

Be careful with australia just from experience they have become more strict over the last year and a half, it is to the point now where we can not send paper mill parts(steel pieces) on a wooden pallet the pallet has to be plastic or metal.

Even though this was started about austria, just a random shipping fact

11/4/2012 10:37:04 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

why is Australia mad at are giant pumpkin seeds did someone die growing are seeds

11/5/2012 1:21:13 AM

NSW, Australia (barracatcher7@hotmail.com)

Australia has very strict rules on seeds as they can bring unwanted diseases and pests into the country. The seeds/packets need to be labeled with the correct biological name (such as Cucurbita Maxima for Ag's) to allow them into the country. Even with the label, there is a high chance that customs will take the seeds to quarantine to be tested. Australia relies a lot on farming and agriculture and we need to make sure no diseases get in and destroy our crops.

11/5/2012 2:27:55 AM

Muddy Waters

Canada is the same way Ben.A bird can eat a seed & fly over the border & drop it in a field.The same thing can happen with fish & bugs.But we cant ship a seed.lol

11/5/2012 7:38:41 AM

Cologne Brescia Italy

LOL Handy!!
You are right!

11/5/2012 8:30:02 AM

Springfield, VT

The customs form is available at the post office the form number I believe is CN-22. Once it is filled out the post office needs to attach and file it. It is not clear in the list if seeds are banned.

The link below is to the list of countries and mailing requirements
http://pe.usps.com/cpim/ftp/manuals/imm/full/imm.pdf

11/5/2012 3:47:21 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

i hope my seeds make it to bensbigpumpkinAUS you i did not mark bubble seeds

11/5/2012 7:31:06 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

can your seeds in Australia come to the us in bring in dezies i say all soil has dezies in it powdery meldew for one it is caused by lot of rain with cool nights

11/5/2012 7:37:06 PM

Hamilton Nj

i sent seeds to austrailla and the guy i sent them too told me to write on bubble exactly what was in bubble !!!

i listed all seeds with bioligical names and had no problem!! went through fine!! pizza

11/6/2012 11:59:23 PM

Muddy Waters

You can get lucky Pete,they didnt see it.

11/7/2012 6:16:03 AM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

bensbigpumpkinAUS have you got the seeds yet

11/8/2012 9:33:19 PM

NSW, Australia (barracatcher7@hotmail.com)

not yet Fred. usually takes around 2 weeks to arrive.

11/9/2012 1:21:41 AM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

ok thanks yes will have to clear us custums

11/9/2012 5:02:21 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

so bensbigpumpkinAUS    
N if i mark this Cucurbita Maxima seeds will always make it
to australia

11/13/2012 1:17:32 PM

NSW, Australia (barracatcher7@hotmail.com)

They should make it Fred, but you never know... There's always the risk.

11/13/2012 2:36:31 PM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

it it becaues of tarest attacks and they don,t trust any one
all depends if there in a good mood

11/13/2012 8:44:44 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Fred it for disease reasons, and evasive species prevention...they dont want to risk transmission and require phytosanitary certificates.

11/13/2012 10:19:23 PM

NSW, Australia (barracatcher7@hotmail.com)

seeds got here today Fred, thanks

11/14/2012 12:54:25 AM

morristown, Tn email fredwhitacrejr@yahoo.com

you got seeds with out me marking them damm i,m lucky

11/16/2012 2:47:49 AM