I'm currently in the US. Is it legal to take flower seeds like Poppy etc to my homeland when I return?

take them anywhere you like, but in Great Britain you will be arrested at customs. Leave them there!!!!!!!!!

I'm currently in the US. Is it legal to take flower seeds like Poppy etc to my homeland when I return?
Where is your homeland? Most probably the answer is no, but you don't have to declare them. I will admit I have brought seeds back from other countries. This can be a felony in some countries. The USDA has a website that will be much more thorough in an answer. Unfortunately, this is how alot of plant diseases have crossed borders.
Reply:Depends where you are going some countries do some dont check with the airline 1st just to make sure.
Reply:It'll depend on the laws in your home country as to whether or not you'll be able to bring seeds back with you. Many countries now require a phytosanitary certificate for imports, even if the seeds are in commercial packages. Many also have lists of species that are not eligible for import under any circumstances. If you can't find information about your country's rules on the web, try calling your country's embassy for information.





The rules are not in place to keep people from having the plants they want, but to keep plant diseases and pests out of the country. Potential losses from allowing in diseased or infested plant materials can be very high, so please don't give in to the temptation to just smuggle something in, easy as that may be.





If you'd like to see the regs for importing seed INTO the US (rather than out of) here they are:


http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/p...


Most countries have similar sets of regulations, some more nit-picky, some less.