Import Requirements for Bedding Plants and Nursery Stock from Canada

(CBP)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection would like to remind all travelers wishing to import live bedding plants and nursery stock from Canada that certain certificates are required to accompany purchased plants and nursery stock.

Travelers are reminded to purchase live bedding plants from certified greenhouses in Canada that have authority to issue a CFIA 4702. The CFIA 4702 is a yellow sticker that is attached to an invoice with all the plants purchased from the certified greenhouses. The CFIA yellow sticker only applies to plants meeting U.S. entry requirements. Nursery stock (potted trees and shrubs) and homegrown plants will require a Canadian phytosanitary certificate for entry into the United States. Failure to have the correct certification when crossing the border into the United States will result in the abandonment and destruction of the plants.

For more detailed information on the importation of live plants please download the Canadian Border Agricultural Clearance Manual from the APHIS/USDA website.