The USDA is providing additional guidance for buying and selling seeds and plants from other countries following an investigation into the unsolicited seed packets some Americans received last year.
The USDA’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service says plants and seeds for planting pose a significant risk to U.S. agriculture and natural resources because they can carry pests and disease threats.
APHIS regulates the importation of plants and seeds for planting and has outlined required documents including import permits and phytosanitary certificates, information on plant and seed species that have additional import requirements, and which plants and seeds are not allowed to be imported into the U.S.
