well its been about a week and I have approval, pretty painless after all
too bad the seed I had in mind went for about 3x what I was willing to give LOL
errr ahhh guessing they mail the 508 labels to me?
PERMIT CONDITIONS
This permit authorizes the importation of the listed articles, under the conditions specified below. A copy of this
permit (including all conditions) must accompany all shipments authorized under this permit. Upon arrival in the
United States, the articles and shipping container(s) are subject to inspection by officials of Customs and Border
Protection, Agriculture Inspection (CBP-AI) and Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ).
1. This permit authorizes small lots of seed, only of taxa that are generally admissible under current 7 CFR 319.37
regulations, to be imported without a phytosanitary certificate, under all of the following conditions.
2. Seed shipments must be accompanied by a "Green and Yellow" permit label (PPQ Form 508), identified by a
stamped permit number and the expiration date. All unused permit labels will become void and are not to be used
after the expiration date of this permit. Green and yellow permit labels must be attached to the outside of the
shipping container, clearly visible and unobstructed by other shipping labels. The green and yellow labels will be
forwarded by U.S. Postal Service.
3. A copy of this permit shall accompany each shipment.
4. Seed shipments must enter the United States through a USDA Plant Inspection Station.
5. The seeds must be securely packaged in packets or envelopes and sealed to prevent spillage. Clear plastic
re-sealable bags are highly recommended.
6. A typed or legibly printed seed list/invoice must accompany each shipment with the name of the collector/shipper,
the botanical names (at least to genus, preferably to species level) listed alphabetically, as well as the country of
origin and country shipped from for each taxon. Each seed packet must be clearly labeled with the name of the
collector/shipper, the country of origin, and the scientific name at least to the genus, and preferably to the species,
level. The invoice/seed list may provide a code for each lot, which may be used on the seed packets in lieu of the full
list of required information. In this case, each packet must at least include the appropriate code referenced to the seed
list/invoice, and the botanical name used on the seed list/invoice.
7. Each packet must be limited to a maximum of 50 seeds of 1 taxon (taxonomic category such as genus, species,
cultivar, etc.) per packet; or a maximum weight not to exceed 10 grams of seed of 1 taxon, per packet.
8. Each shipment must contain no more than 50 seed packets.
9. The seeds must be free from pesticides.
10. The shipment must be free from soil, plant material other than seed, other foreign matter or debris, seeds in the
fruit or seed pod, and living organisms such as parasitic plants, pathogens, insects, snails, and mites.
11. USDA, APHIS, PPQ has the option, based on its inspection, to destroy or seize individual seed packets or the
contents of shipments. This will be done if inspection station personnel find that the imported seeds require
treatment, are contaminated with a quarantine plant pest or pests, are labeled improperly, are commingled with other
seeds (i.e. not separated from other seeds), are over the weight/count limit, or if the paperwork is incomplete or
missing. Noncompliant seed will not be returned to origin or treated.