Hello
I have just an import from Thailand behind me and wanted to share the process here so that anyone who thought about importing tubers, knows how it works in about.
To the prehistory: years ago, I ordered ever three Amorphophallus atroviridis tubers from BKInterplants on eBay. Amounted to a phytosanitary certificate. The delivery came to me without major incident. Did the Customs opened, but I had to no fees to pay. Unfortunately, the tubers were mouldy & smells.
The dealers promised me a replacement, the replacement was sent but no phytosanitary certificate and confiscated by customs.
Despite this experience I dared try again this year. 4 atroviridis tubers, 2 Pycnospatha arietina and two onions. The total including shipping was about €83.
Although I paid no express shipping, my delivery was already after 4 days in Frankfurt at customs. Great, I thought to myself! But again about 2 weeks went by until I thought she was in the hands. The dealer has a total of $7 indicated on the package what the customs of course has not believed, so I had them only to send to my PayPal account.
Finally, I stopped my tubers in the hands. When picking up at the post office, I had to just €5.65 inch and €6 to pay handling fee at DHL. Much less than feared. The tubers were all very healthy and were to drive out.
Today was unfortunately still a letter from DHL: the cost of inspecting plants have all needed, now I have to pay another €42.
So I arrived under the dash but at very high prices, so that I it me well think about the next time, whether I really need to import.