Gotta love the Brits

[rockm]

Gov.uk, the U.K. government's web presence provides the most straightforward, succinct instructions and requirements for importing bonsai from Japan that I've come across. Wish the USDA/APHIS would take this route. The restrictions/requirements are almost the same...

Import bonsai from Japan and Korea to Great Britain

Find out how to import species of bonsai to Great Britain from Japan and Korea, who you can import from, and what the quarantine rules are.

www.gov.uk

 

[rockm]

A bonus link on not knowing or ignoring import restrictions:

Bonsai Trees, Sausages Seized At Washington Dulles Airport

Customs inspectors seized Bonsai trees, pork sausages and other items that present a threat to the nation's agriculture and food industries.

patch.com