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EricNY said: I believe that the Scottish Rock Garden Club actually did find a work around importing to Europe from UK this year.
They had a single contact in Europe and all seed entering EU was cleared and given a phyto certificate. The person who received the "bulk" order of seed then mailed out seed to individual members.
Maybe this is an option in the future for NALS.

I did have SRGC seeds dispatched to Spain successfully in March. So that did work! .
Now, I have to find someone willing to hand carry them all the way far south. No imports are allowed by post but hand carrying them in are not forbiden...

I'm worried I won't be able to donate to SRGC or RHS Lily Group Seed lists because import of seed to UK is changing as well.
If that falls through, the UK will stop being a hub for seed searchers worldwide... . The proof of what incompetent buraucracies envision. Why can the rest copy the USA Aphis small seeds import permit?
At least the US small seed lots import permit doesn't require a phyto at this point.

Eric
New York State as far from New York City as is possible
50 years ago I felt the same as a grad student in NYC... . Except that I chose to settle even farther away: northern Patagonia, southern hemisphere! :greengrin:
Arturo