TOP Organic Seeds (vendor)

DK2021 · February 18, 2023

Has anyone ordered from this vendor?
https://organicseeds.top/
They are in the Ukraine, so if they are bona fide I'd like to purchase some seed.

simmran1 · February 18, 2023

I have not, although I did order from:

https://www.tomatofifou.com/en/

They are now closed due to health reasons, but I order Jan. 31st. Have not received my items yet, but I knew it would be 4 weeks approx..

DK2021 · February 18, 2023

I have ordered from tomatofifou.com in the past with no issues.

kurt · February 19, 2023

I ordered Elephant Gigantes and got free seeds to boot.

DK2021 · February 19, 2023

Thanks for the feedback! I'll be placing an order shortly.

kurt · February 19, 2023

I have never seen such provenance in descriptions.Here are the backsides of free seeds with recommended shelf life.

deltoro · February 21, 2023

I can say that's the standard. I've ordered from Ukraine several times and practical all packages with seeds are described as such. The Russians do the same - I ordered from them before the war broke out

DK2021 · February 22, 2023

I placed an order a few days ago. Had a little trouble with charging a credit card (security I guess, because it was a payment to a bank in Ukraine), but my second attempt went through. The vendor's been good at keeping me updated as to the order status, which I always appreciate. I don't really need more seed, but I thought that supporting a seed company in Ukraine is a good thing to do.

deltoro · February 23, 2023

When buying in Ukraine, I always paid via Western Union or Paypal. There was never any problem.

DK2021 · February 23, 2023

I don't think PayPal was an option or I would have used it. I've never used Western Union. With my credit card there are no foreign exchange fees and the exchange rate is reasonable.

kurt · February 23, 2023

Tried to order from my favorite UK seed vendor Chiltern Seeds.They accepted the order with new stipulation’s by USDA international plant products.Upon checking the Ukrainian envelope they changed the content of to Home Decorations.Thus avoiding the USDA rules.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/our...Pkn8A2fIj0w!!/

habitat_gardener · February 23, 2023

[QUOTE=kurt;770027]Tried to order from my favorite UK seed vendor Chiltern Seeds.They accepted the order with new stipulation’s by USDA international plant products.Upon checking the Ukrainian envelope they changed the content of to Home Decorations.Thus avoiding the USDA rules.

Was the name of the company (organicseeds.top) on the outside of the package? If it was, I'm surprised it wasn't opened and inspected!

kurt · February 23, 2023

Yes it was,see #4 above.

deltoro · February 24, 2023

This was also the case when I bought from the official store in Ukraine. The seed envelope was labeled "Gift" and I paid duty on the value of the order. The value of the order exceeded the duty exemption. There were no other problems when buying from private sellers. The registered letter went through customs without any problems, without any fees.

DK2021 · February 25, 2023

I got an email informing me that the seeds would be labelled "gift" with a nominal value.

I do actually have a "small lots of seed" permit from the USDA. It is easy to obtain, and when overseas sellers request it, you send them a copy of the permit and an accompanying label that the seller uses when packaging up your order.

February 18, 2023	#1
DK2021 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Coastal CT, zone 7a Posts: 181	TOP Organic Seeds (vendor) Has anyone ordered from this vendor? https://organicseeds.top/ They are in the Ukraine, so if they are bona fide I'd like to purchase some seed.

February 18, 2023	#2
simmran1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Iowa Zone 5 Posts: 305	I have not, although I did order from: https://www.tomatofifou.com/en/ They are now closed due to health reasons, but I order Jan. 31st. Have not received my items yet, but I knew it would be 4 weeks approx.. __________________ Tomatovillain

February 21, 2023	#7
deltoro Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Słupsk, Poland, EU, zone 7A Posts: 176	I can say that's the standard. I've ordered from Ukraine several times and practical all packages with seeds are described as such. The Russians do the same - I ordered from them before the war broke out Last edited by deltoro; February 21, 2023 at 07:23 AM.

February 23, 2023	#11
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,500	Update on Ukrainian seed vendor. Tried to order from my favorite UK seed vendor Chiltern Seeds.They accepted the order with new stipulation’s by USDA international plant products.Upon checking the Ukrainian envelope they changed the content of to Home Decorations.Thus avoiding the USDA rules. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/our...Pkn8A2fIj0w!!/ __________________ KURT

February 23, 2023	#13
kurt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead,Everglades City Fl. Posts: 2,500	Yes it was,see #4 above. __________________ KURT

February 19, 2023	#5
DK2021 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Coastal CT, zone 7a Posts: 181	Thanks for the feedback! I'll be placing an order shortly.

February 22, 2023	#8
DK2021 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Coastal CT, zone 7a Posts: 181	I placed an order a few days ago. Had a little trouble with charging a credit card (security I guess, because it was a payment to a bank in Ukraine), but my second attempt went through. The vendor's been good at keeping me updated as to the order status, which I always appreciate. I don't really need more seed, but I thought that supporting a seed company in Ukraine is a good thing to do.

February 23, 2023	#12
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	[QUOTE=kurt;770027]Tried to order from my favorite UK seed vendor Chiltern Seeds.They accepted the order with new stipulation’s by USDA international plant products.Upon checking the Ukrainian envelope they changed the content of to Home Decorations.Thus avoiding the USDA rules. Was the name of the company (organicseeds.top) on the outside of the package? If it was, I'm surprised it wasn't opened and inspected!

February 24, 2023	#14
deltoro Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Słupsk, Poland, EU, zone 7A Posts: 176	This was also the case when I bought from the official store in Ukraine. The seed envelope was labeled "Gift" and I paid duty on the value of the order. The value of the order exceeded the duty exemption. There were no other problems when buying from private sellers. The registered letter went through customs without any problems, without any fees.

February 25, 2023	#15
DK2021 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Coastal CT, zone 7a Posts: 181	I got an email informing me that the seeds would be labelled "gift" with a nominal value. I do actually have a "small lots of seed" permit from the USDA. It is easy to obtain, and when overseas sellers request it, you send them a copy of the permit and an accompanying label that the seller uses when packaging up your order.