We are crossing the border next week and we have 2 house plants. Has anybody had any experience with this and is it an issue? I researched this both on the Canada and the US border sites and found that houseplants are OK if part of your personal effects and are not staying in Canada. They do seem to have issues with importation of plants for sale. As with anything government it is the conflicting details that drive me crazy. The language about carrying house plants is buried in the regulations.
Any body have any real life experiences?
Mark
legrandnormand said
09:42 PM Jul 24, 2016
I don't think that you can bring along plants across the borders, just like any vegetables or fruits; the main reason concerns bringing contamination from one country to the other.
-- Edited by legrandnormand on Sunday 24th of July 2016 09:44:40 PM
-- Edited by legrandnormand on Sunday 24th of July 2016 09:45:39 PM
Barbaraok said
04:44 PM Jul 25, 2016
Also can't bring a lot of them into/through CA.
Barb
sdman said
08:01 PM Jul 25, 2016
I got this from the US Border Patrol:
4. Avoid taking items that are restricted or prohibited from entering Canada. For instance, household plants and dirt generally can enter Canada temporarily. However, under no circumstances can outdoor plants or firewood enter Canada.
Sounds to me like I can take the house plants in pots as part of my stuff as long as I am returning with them.
That is why I am asking if anybody has done this. Seems toe that they wouldn't let us take them. Anyway, I can't not take them at this point as we are just a few miles from the border now with no place to leave them. We plan to let them know we have them and just see what happens.
I was hoping someone had actually tried to take a house plant through Canada.
dianneandsteve said
08:12 AM Jul 26, 2016
Hey Mark. We had the US Border guards confiscate Dianne's Christmas Cactus. 😳
Safe travels!
sdman said
04:35 PM Jul 26, 2016
The border patrol does say that cacti and conifers are not allowed in.
Neil and Connie said
11:33 AM Jul 27, 2016
Nobody ever asked us about house plants…guns, cash money, why you're visiting, tobacco, alcohol, chicken and eggs get asked about typically. Occasionally produce but usually not. Plants…never. Been across the border probably a dozen times since on the road full-time in 2012…east, west, and Alaska border crossings.
We are crossing the border next week and we have 2 house plants. Has anybody had any experience with this and is it an issue? I researched this both on the Canada and the US border sites and found that houseplants are OK if part of your personal effects and are not staying in Canada. They do seem to have issues with importation of plants for sale. As with anything government it is the conflicting details that drive me crazy. The language about carrying house plants is buried in the regulations.
Any body have any real life experiences?
Mark
I don't think that you can bring along plants across the borders, just like any vegetables or fruits; the main reason concerns bringing contamination from one country to the other.
-- Edited by legrandnormand on Sunday 24th of July 2016 09:44:40 PM
-- Edited by legrandnormand on Sunday 24th of July 2016 09:45:39 PM
Barb
Hey Mark. We had the US Border guards confiscate Dianne's Christmas Cactus. 😳
Safe travels!
Nobody ever asked us about house plants…guns, cash money, why you're visiting, tobacco, alcohol, chicken and eggs get asked about typically. Occasionally produce but usually not. Plants…never. Been across the border probably a dozen times since on the road full-time in 2012…east, west, and Alaska border crossings.