Hi all,
I had been having success until now shipping from outside the US to the US via UPS Air,
without filing the Lacey ("Plant and Plant Product Declaration Form") forms, for years -- they simply never asked for it. Customs had always required Lacey forms via Ground, so I had been avoiding Ground, but that is no longer an option apparently -- I was flagged for Lacey forms on my last UPS Air shipment to the US, and it sent me in a bit of a scramble. The last time I researched the issue, the very website of the Department of Agriculture had a slew of 404-NOT FOUND links on the pages supposed to contain the required information (Gee, thanks). Thank goodness for Wyatt Wilkie and his lovely wife Emily, who walked me through how they've been filling out the forms for years (Kudos to you both for diligence!). In any case, I followed their example, and the following is a successful
example of how
I filled out these forms should anyone run into the pleasure of the necessity in the future.
Anything that is blank was not filled in. Anywhere there is red is explained or necessary, with the appropriately correct information for your case. Weights can be estimated. Any species listed in CITES (
https://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php) needs to follow the guidelines, ie, in many cases a species is permissible in finished form but not as raw lumber, but that needs to be verified for each species.
Best to all and good luck,
Brian
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