buying orchids (retail) from foreign countries

[Island Girl]

I realize this thread is kinda old, but I was curious about flasks... Do u need an import permit with them as well? (I pretty much got duped into buying a flask w/o an import permit, etc. on eBay last year.. but, didn't get the flask... They just took my $$ (& they're still around!) Long story!). But anyways, I am curious about this...

EDITED TO ADD: I will say I DO understand CITES & all of that now, (and, I am not importing anything currently, or in the near future, so don't worry! Lol) But I was just curious about the flask/import permit thing... Which I'm pretty sure you do need a permit to import flasks!