+1 definitely agree to picture taking, as well.Chewi said:Heck yeah, grab a couple of everything! Paper towel the seeds (after taking a picture of the pods lol) and put em in your suitcase.
You take your chances if found smuggling by Customs/TSA/APHIS.> Small Lots of Seedmas_fuego said:At the end of the month I am going to be spending a few days in Trinidad about an hour south of Port of Spain.
If I find chillis in the local markets, can I bring them home to the US?
Any other advice?
I will not lie on a customs form just to grow a plant. No way, no how.The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:You take your chances if found smuggling by Customs/TSA/APHIS.> Small Lots of Seed
While highly unlikely there is always the chance you'll be caught, here's one from CBP, Philly CBP Interrupts Plants, Seeds Smuggling Attempt, which has links for info to look at.
Edit: And I see others have taken the opposite viewpoint, I'd like to add, YMMV..... They won't be the ones sitting in a room off the terminal with a one way mirror and an armed CBP officer sitting on the opposite side of the desk.
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mas_fuego said:I will not lie on a customs form just to grow a plant. No way, no how.
If I find something I might try the mailing seeds option.
The only other option to me is to harvest seeds and declare them.
I travel way too much to risk getting put on a list of some sort.
floricole said:maybe better to ship half of what you find in two different place.
this way If he seizes them at one place you have a second chance
HostileBuddha said:Pick up some calypso sauce! This is one of my favorite hot sauces. Not super hot but the taste is amazing!
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I wish we did! I haven't checked Amazon, they have everything.charlesquik said:
You dont have this stuff in your supermarket? Over here its everywhere
Seeds get taken, big deal. Caught lying on customs form? Nothing I want a part of.The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:
There have been many threads here reporting seed confiscation from the mail, The Feds Got 'em, Seeds Intercepted by Homeland Security, Apparently dried nagas are illegal....stupid customs, Did I get scammed or is this real.... Dunno', seems you'd be off one list and on another? @mas_fuego - you do as you see fits your situation. I'm not trying to pi$$ on your parade just want you to know the......
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The_NorthEast_ChileMan said:You take your chances if found smuggling by Customs/TSA/APHIS.> Small Lots of Seed
While highly unlikely there is always the chance you'll be caught, here's one from CBP, Philly CBP Interrupts Plants, Seeds Smuggling Attempt, which has links for info to look at.
Edit: And I see others have taken the opposite viewpoint, I'd like to add, YMMV..... They won't be the ones sitting in a room off the terminal with a one way mirror and an armed CBP officer sitting on the opposite side of the desk.
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