Importing Cuttings And Grafts

[snamos]

i was thinking about importing some avacado tree cuttings from overseas, whats the legalities of this in thailand? will there be a tax or do they just allow anything through?

[harsu]

Please don't... not unless you do so with full compliance and authorisation from the Thai authorities.

No matter how well-intentioned the motive behind importing non- certified and authorised stock/ seed and related plant material is - you also have the potential to bring in viruses, fungi and other disease causing organisms. You also - though I've no doubt this is not the case with the advacado plant! - have the risk of introducing a plant species which , when it gets into this new environment will a, not thrive,( or , even worse), b, thrive so well that it becomes a pest as it is not controlled by local bugs and diseases. ...Mimosa pigra and pudica, giant Hogweed, Japanese Knot weed all spring to mind.

The Thai government has importation regulations in place. I'm sure someone on here will add the exact details.

[snamos]

Please don't... not unless you do so with full compliance and authorisation from the Thai authorities.

No matter how well-intentioned the motive behind importing non- certified and authorised stock/ seed and related plant material is - you also have the potential to bring in viruses, fungi and other disease causing organisms. You also - though I've no doubt this is not the case with the advacado plant! - have the risk of introducing a plant species which , when it gets into this new environment will a, not thrive,( or , even worse), b, thrive so well that it becomes a pest as it is not controlled by local bugs and diseases. ...Mimosa pigra and pudica, giant Hogweed, Japanese Knot weed all spring to mind.

The Thai government has importation regulations in place. I'm sure someone on here will add the exact details.

Im Australian, so Im aware of all those types of dramas, but if thailand allready accepts avacado trees from Australia, I was hoping someone could fill me in on if it was a common, accepted and safe practice