I never had a problem selling seeds to Oz until about 6 months ago. Several hundred orders. I received a message from a customer stating that his seeds had been confiscated. I am now notifying customers from Oz, South Africa and Italy that they probably will not get pepper seeds. The Philippines do not seem to have a problem with capsicum, but don't like cilantro (coriander). They accepted everything else, but sent those seeds back. When an Agriculture authority/Customs agency refuses entrance, they normally send the seeds back via sea mail which can take a year and they usually don't have the courtesy to notify the customer. In all cases that I am aware of regarding pepper, tomato, tomatillo, coriander seeds, they are really not preventing disease. They are prohibiting imports to protect their own farmers from growers who might use better seeds which would grow into better plants. My advice to international customers has always been to check with their authorities before ordering or trading any seeds. Plants will never be accepted without a Phytosanitary certificate, but seeds may be okay. Dave TLCC http://www.tough-love.com > byron bromley wrote: > Thought you folks might get a chuckle out of this. > A guy sent some seeds to Oz, using the required "Green Tag" on the > tag > there is a space to be filled out "Genus" and "Species" he put down > "Dunno > Mate" and it made it thru. >