The Orchid Garden

Shipping to PR

Question:

I have shipped many plants out of state and have had many o’ boxes shipped to me with blatant writing on them. It is not a common occurance, but two shipments out of (20 or so??!!) is worth bitching about IMO. Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   Scott,   Maybe it’s just you…you didn’t ever happen to date anyone at the Ag dept, did you? Nope, I ship to CA also and have no problems. I also label the outside of my boxes as being "Live Plants". I didn’t date anyone at the AG dept.! ) Regards, Jen

Response:

  Scott,   You make a good point; it doesn’t really matter how often something like this happens, *whenever* it happens it’s a huge pain!  I hope my joking comment about the problem *just being you* didn’t offend-it wasn’t meant to .   Hope you don’t have to suffer through something like this again!  And all you others who’ve shipped and had no trouble-let us know when you get bit by the bureaucracy bug, ok?   Karen I have shipped many plants out of state and have had many o’ boxes shipped to me with blatant writing on them. It is not a common occurance, but two shipments out of (20 or so??!!) is worth bitching about IMO. Scott

Before you buy.

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Hi, Is anybody aware of any special shipping restrictions to Puerto Rico from the US mainland?  Any import/export conditions? I am talking about orchid plants going from Virginia to PR by way of US Priority mail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Al

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I’ve never had a problem with my normal, domestic treatment, Al.  In the summer, I highly recommend next-day shipping into areas of that much heat. — Ray Barkalow – First Rays Orchids       Secure On-Line Ordering!        http://www.firstrays.com

| Hi, | | Is anybody aware of any special shipping restrictions to Puerto Rico from | the US mainland?  Any import/export conditions? | | I am talking about orchid plants going from Virginia to PR by way of US | Priority mail. | | Any help would be appreciated. | | Thanks, | Al | |

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Hi, Is anybody aware of any special shipping restrictions to Puerto Rico from the US mainland?  Any import/export conditions? I am talking about orchid plants going from Virginia to PR by way of US Priority mail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Al

Al, Just pack and ship. But be careful that you don’t overdo it. The PR authorities don’t mind small shipments here and there. But remember that it’s an island and therefore it’s ecosystem is vulnerable to imported pests and such. They’ve told me that they’ll leave me alone as long as I keep it reasonable. A box with a dozen plants, ok. A dozen boxes with a dozen plants might bring them down on you. -Rod- Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids http://www.vengers.com/ ICQ # 54828117 Our IRC (Chat info) http://www.vengers.com/page.htm

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Here is what I have learned from private emails and my visit to the post master in Leesburg. First the post master tells me that Plants can be mailed to Puerto Rico by priority ands the post office does not restrict them, except for plants covered in publication 14 "Prohibitions and Restrictions on Mailing Animals, Plants, and Related Matter".  She is getting me a copy of #14 because she did not have one. She tells me that it is the USDA that will seize packages for inspection if they have suspicions that what’s inside the box should not be going to where it is going.  (they might be pulled for inspection by the USDA to look for insects.)  Apparently there are local regions all over the US, not just the islands, where this can happen and it happens at random depending on a variety of factors.  I have never had it happen that I know of. A person from PR wrote to tell me that the box will be stopped for an agricultural inspection unless I don’t mark the box as having live plants. And finally the customer told me to ship bare root. Al – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, Is anybody aware of any special shipping restrictions to Puerto Rico from the US mainland?  Any import/export conditions? I am talking about orchid plants going from Virginia to PR by way of US Priority mail. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Al Al, Just pack and ship. But be careful that you don’t overdo it. The PR authorities don’t mind small shipments here and there. But remember that it’s an island and therefore it’s ecosystem is vulnerable to imported pests and such. They’ve told me that they’ll leave me alone as long as I keep it reasonable. A box with a dozen plants, ok. A dozen boxes with a dozen plants might bring them down on you. -Rod- Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids http://www.vengers.com/ ICQ # 54828117 Our IRC (Chat info) http://www.vengers.com/page.htm

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here is what I have learned from private emails and my visit to the post master in Leesburg. First the post master tells me that Plants can be mailed to Puerto Rico by priority ands the post office does not restrict them, except for plants covered in publication 14 "Prohibitions and Restrictions on Mailing Animals, Plants, and Related Matter".  She is getting me a copy of #14 because she did not have one. She tells me that it is the USDA that will seize packages for inspection if they have suspicions that what’s inside the box should not be going to where it is going.  (they might be pulled for inspection by the USDA to look for insects.)  Apparently there are local regions all over the US, not just the islands, where this can happen and it happens at random depending on a variety of factors.  I have never had it happen that I know of. A person from PR wrote to tell me that the box will be stopped for an agricultural inspection unless I don’t mark the box as having live plants. And finally the customer told me to ship bare root. Al

Interesting info, Al. We ship with the boxes labeled and as far as I know, no shipment has ever been inspected. Arizona, now, there’s another story altogether -Rod- Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids http://www.vengers.com/ ICQ # 54828117 Our IRC (Chat info) http://www.vengers.com/page.htm

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And ummmm, CALIFORNIA! Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Interesting info, Al. We ship with the boxes labeled and as far as I know, no shipment has ever been inspected. Arizona, now, there’s another story altogether -Rod- Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids http://www.vengers.com/ ICQ # 54828117 Our IRC (Chat info) http://www.vengers.com/page.htm

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Hmmm…    I’ve shipped to California and Arizona – complete with "Live Orchid Plants (etc)" labels…no problem. — Ray Barkalow – First Rays Orchids       Secure On-Line Ordering!        http://www.firstrays.com

| And ummmm, CALIFORNIA! | | Scott | | |

| | Interesting info, Al. We ship with the boxes labeled and as far as I | know, no shipment has ever been inspected. Arizona, now, there’s another | story altogether -Rod- | | Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids | http://www.vengers.com/ | ICQ # 54828117 | Our IRC (Chat info) http://www.vengers.com/page.htm | | |

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I have never had a problem shipping to either California or Arizona.  And mine are also labeled as live orchids. Al

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  Scott,   Maybe it’s just you…you didn’t ever happen to date anyone at the Ag dept, did you?   (I am joking here-don’t take me seriously )   Karen Before you buy.

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  Scott,   Maybe it’s just you…you didn’t ever happen to date anyone at the Ag dept, did you?

Nope, I ship to CA also and have no problems. I also label the outside of my boxes as being "Live Plants". I didn’t date anyone at the AG dept.! ) Regards, Jen

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Scott, Have any shipments of ours to you ever looked like they’ve been tampered with? -Rod- – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – And ummmm, CALIFORNIA! Scott Interesting info, Al. We ship with the boxes labeled and as far as I know, no shipment has ever been inspected. Arizona, now, there’s another story altogether -Rod- Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids http://www.vengers.com/ ICQ # 54828117 Our IRC (Chat info) http://www.vengers.com/page.htm

– Rod & Susan Venger, Venger’s Orchids http://www.vengers.com/ ICQ # 54828117 Our IRC (Chat info) http://www.vengers.com/page.htm

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No, Only 2 shipments have been held. They have not been mistreated or tampered with, just held. One was from a commercial grower (located in the same county!!) and the other was the one I had the little tirade about before. No shipments from you, Al, Oak Hill, or anywhere else have stopped. Sorta weird, as neither one should have been. I couldn’t imagine why they would need to inspect plants from the same county, and the other shipment was held erronously. It seems that the shipments that have been held are those that should be least in question. Weird. Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Scott, Have any shipments of ours to you ever looked like they’ve been tampered with? -Rod-

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