Instructions To Obtain Import Permit Of Plant Products From The Usda

Application for Permit to Import Plants or Plant Products Please TYPE or PRINT legibly to complete. You must complete all of the boxes. 1. Enter the name and street address of the person responsiblefor the importation. The applicant must be a United States resident. Enter the organization or company name, if applicable. A physical address of the facility or business is required. You may includea post office box address in addition to the street address for mailing purposes. Enter your daytime telephone number, including the Area Code. Enter your facsimile number, including the Area Code.Enter your e-mail address if applicable. 2. In the first column, enter a country or countries (if from Canada include Province, if from Mexico include State) from which you want to import the plants orplant products (the term “various” will not be accepted). In the second column, enter the scientific (Latin) name of each plant. If you do not know the scientific name(s), try to find out from theexporter. As a last resort, enter the English common name(s). In the third column, enter the type of plant parts you plan to import for each species. In the fourth column, enter the City and State of thepreferred port(s) of arrival. If you do not know the port, enter “N/A.” (Check your permit when you receive it for the approved ports.) 3. Check the appropriate box. Select “Plants for planting”, ifthe plants/plant parts you want to import will be planted or sold for planting. Select “Small lots of seed” if you want to import under the small lots of seed program (see below*). Select “Fruits andVegetables” if you are importing fruits and vegetables for consumption or resale. Select “Other” if the article you want to import does not fall into any of the other categories. List the category oradditional information needed to describe the article (i.e., Cut flowers, broomcorn, etc...). * Special instructions for small lots of seed: Small lots of eligible seed may be imported without a...