Prepaid shipping labels for US seed imports?

Tim Eck teck11@embarqmail.com
Tue, 07 Mar 2017 05:53:34 PST
My understanding is that the whole thing is handled automatically ONLY if
you use the official postal service.  Some of the larger private/commercial
carriers MIGHT have a seamless system in place but I have seen no evidence
of it.

Tim Eck
When a philosopher says something that is true, then it is trivial. When he
says something that is not trivial, then it is false.
Gauss


> -----Original Message-----
> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michael Mace
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2017 1:00 AM
> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [pbs] Prepaid shipping labels for US seed imports?
> 
> Hi, gang.
> 
> I'm trying to import some seeds into the US. I have my small lots of seed
> permit, but I need to also send the seed vendor a prepaid shipping label
that
> the US inspection folks can use to send the seeds from their facility to
me.
> USPS prepaid labels don't work because the shipping date has to be pre-
> printed on them. So I am trying to find another service that will let me
create
> a prepaid shipping label. I've looked at UPS and FedEx but can't figure
out
> their websites.
> 
> So, my question: Those of you who import into the US, how do you handle
this
> problem? Is there a particular service you use?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike
> 
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