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Originally Posted by Hammocked Banana
They ship to Canada?
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I had a lengthy discussion with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency about bringing in banana plants as "houseplants" and this is their reply for BC:
"There shouldn't be any trouble at the border, because the border agents
would be using AIRS as their reference and all the requirements are in
there. If you check HS code "060290-002299 Other - houseplants
(houseplants, for personal use and not for resale, excluding
chrysanthemum).", "Travellers and personal use...", from Washington,
you'll see that it says the plants are approved. I suppose you could
always print this e-mail string to bring along with you just in case,
but I really don't think there should be any trouble"
I just checked AIRS and it is also valid for Ontario.
You can not have them shipped directly to Canada - that would require a phyto certificate - but if you can find a US address to have them shipped to, you can them drive down, pick them up and bring them back as houseplants without any paperwork required; they must accompany you at the time of border crossing. I had mine shipped to a Shipping company in Washington state where I then picked them up.
If you follow AIRS you can find several US states that you can bring in "houseplants" from (any fruit trees are off limits as is ANYTHING from California due to SOD - sudden oak death)
Happy Hunting!
