A person or business located in the United States that buys plants for planting from another country through an e-commerce site is considered an importer. A person or business that sells plants for planting from another country through an e-commerce site is an exporter. The unique responsibilities of buyers (importers) and sellers (exporters) are described below.
Before purchasing plants for planting from another country via an e-commerce site, the buyer (importer) must:
Before shipping plants into the United States, the seller must: