[OGD] importation into canada
Go to the Canadian Orchid Congress site (www.canadianorchidcongress.ca http://www.canadianorchidcongress.ca/ import) and see the excellent summary by Marilyn Light for importation. People slip through with the 50 plants houseplants exemption when they hand carry them---mail or courier is different. But even with that, you still should have CITES. The exemption is really only for the phyto certificate. But many people get through. But it is no guarantee. Unfortunately the US is one of the most harsh places in the world to export from but makes things super easy for Taiwan importers to the USA. It is a tragedy for US growers. The paperwork that the US grower has to go through to export is much more strenuous than say from Thailand. The left hand is lunatic and the right hand is a slut. No wonder so many US growers are going out of business. The whole thing is stupid because within the USA, it is easier to regulate growers than from third world countries. Yet US growers are treated like criminals while third world countries are often given trade favours. In the case of Taiwan, apparently the USA traded lax import rules for orchids (greatly harming the Hawaiians who must go through more) for the ability to export potatoes to Taiwan. Sounds like big lobby groups from MacDonalds, Walmart and Home Depot while the AOS sat on their hands. Shame Jean Windsor Greenhouse RR 2, 345 Gabriel Rd, Falmouth, NS B0P 1L0 866-798-0514; FAX 902-798-1131 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.windsorgreenhouse.com ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] importation into canada
To Jean Allen-Ikeson who said: . Go to the Canadian Orchid Congress site (www.canadianorchidcongress.ca http://www.canadianorchidcongress.ca/ import) and see the excellent summary by Marilyn Light for importation. People slip through with the 50 plants houseplants exemption when they hand carry them---mail or courier is different. But even with that, you still should have CITES. The exemption is really only for the phyto certificate. But many people get through. But it is no guarantee. I hate to disappoint you Jean, but the COC summary by Marilyn Light, which you call excellent, is at least 4 years old. It still lists as Appendix I species: Cattleya trianaei and Vanda coerulea, both were moved from App. I to App. II. (C. trianaei was moved after the CITES CoP 13 in 2004) Also, Marilyn's summary does not list as App I species Aerangis ellisii. Using someone's summary chart is wise, for it saves many hours of research and reading through boring government directives. However, no matter who's summary chart you use, always verify the information first hand from the on-line Government Documents. Peter ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
