He needs CITES and an import/export permit.

That said there have been reports of people going through Miami able to
bring in plants without paperwork, as long as they are in the person's
luggage and there are only a few of them. I've heard 2-3.

Of course, Michael Kovach only had one....

All this is info pre 9-11, and from what I understand inspectors go through
luggage like crazy now.

So.

I don't know how to advise you.

Since newsgroup posts are stored in perpetua, I'll say he needs paperwork
and don't sell it to him.

K Barrett


"Rob Halgren" wrote in message
...
Well... I probably should know the answer to this. But I don't. I
have a customer who would like to take a hybrid paph (Maudiae type) back
to his father in Argentina (from the US). I know that paph species are
CITES appendix 1, and I wouldn't even dream of letting him try it.
Hybrids probably shouldn't be appendix I (but maybe are). I don't want
to sell him the plant if he is going to get in trouble for it.

So, if he takes a plant in his carry on luggage, what would the legal
requirements be? Does a single hybrid paph require import/export
paperwork, or can it go as a non-regulated houseplant? If so, it should
be packed bare-root, I presume?

Thoughts?

Rob

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