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Hi Stevie

This lawn seed is genuinely being used to create a lawn - not sure what the matter is with Thai grass seed !

What i was trying to establish was whether you can actually bring seed as opposed to flower's etc which i appreciate may have concerns over spreading disease etc.

Cheers

You can not take seeds to plant into another country.

Seeds can spread disease too!

Rules in Thailand would be more relaxed than the rules here in Australia (only a guess) but you would definitely not be able to bring grass seeds into OZ.

It's not good for the environment to import flora and fauna into another country, you never know what else you could be bringing in with those seeds, small insects that may not be found in Thailand, weed seeds that may not be found in Thailand and you never know what effect these and imported grass will have on the environment.

I work for a wheat export company and know the rules for wheat not grass but the principal is still the same.

Some stupid stuff people brought into OZ, which has had a detrimental effect on the environment here, all of which people thought were harmless at the time.

Cane Toads
Rabbits & Foxes
Blackberries
Ivy

I used to work for the Thai Department of Agriculture and Agricultural Extension, as well as for Health Canada's Quarantine and Regulatory Department, and have had to deal with issues like this in both countries. It is possible to bring seed into another country but it requires a lot of time and paperwork and, in the end, they'll say no. And for good reason (some of which have been mentioned already by Princessdisaster ... great name!).

Can't say that I blame your friend, though. Most grass in Thailand is like wire. It's no wonder there's not much of a beef industry there.

Bad idea.