Crossing Borders

WFRS & ARS Rose Show

The following information will assist World Rose Show Exhibitors (those displaying/exhibiting cut roses/flowers) with crossing borders and shipping. If you are interested in being a, or are a confirmed World Rose Festival Marketplace Exhibitor (those promoting and selling plants, goods and services), please visit the Festival website for more information about Crossing Borders.

World Rose Show Exhibitor – Cut flowers/roses

Cut flowers/roses from all countries do not require an import permit or phytosanitary certificate. However, they are subject to inspection at the first port of entry (any port of entry to Canada) and must be free of pests and soil.

If you are bringing cut flowers/roses on your person, once you have cleared customs at the port of entry, then you simply bring the cut flowers to the venue.

The Rose Show takes place during the World Rose Festival at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Logistic details, such as loading and unloading, in preparation for the World Rose Show will be provided upon registration as a World Rose Show Exhibitor. To register, click here.

If you are shipping cut flowers/roses or require assistance shipping cut flowers/roses from the port of entry to the venue, then please contact Sara Leishman of Events on the Move via email at sleishman@eventsonthemove.com. Events on the Move has been appointed as the official company to provide assistance with:

Freight Forwarding and Shipping
Customs Brokerage
Material Handling
Advance warehousing service.

Also, to ensure your experience entering Canada with cut flowers/roses is hassle free, the World Rose Convention and Festival has arranged for onsite customs clearance and inspection at the Festival/Rose Show venue (the Vancouver Convention Centre), should you require this service.

Attention all Rose Show Exhibitors bringing cut flowers in from the following countries and the state of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo.

Rose Show participants who are bringing cut flowers across the border from these countries may be required to produce a Phytosanitary Certificate with the Light Brown Apple Moth Additional Declaration at the border (if driving) or at the airport (if flying). Please allow yourself extra time at the airport or the border in case you are required to produce this form. For an update on the official procedures, please contact Sara Leishman of Events on the Move via email at sleishman@eventsonthemove.com or via phone at 778-840-7001.

For additional Information

For additional information and or assistance, please contact:

Peter Robichaud, Sales Manager – Events on the Move
Customs Brokerage and Shipping for the Meeting and Convention Industry

605 – 1125 Howe Street, Vancouver
BC, Canada V6Z 2K8

Tel: 604-647-0130
Fax: 604-647-0136
Toll Free: 1-877-355-1116

probichaud@eventsonthemove.com

For additional information about transporting roses and plants across the border into Canada, please review the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website under Plant and Plant Product Imports or email your enquiry to info@worldrosefestival.com.

Traveling to the World Rose Festival from the United States? Anyone buying live plants to take from Canada into the U.S. must have their purchases inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Live plants will be issued a Phytosanitary Certificate that will allow transport across the border. Please plan your visit accordingly: the CFIA will be provide this service at the World Rose Festival from 14:00 to 17:00 ONLY, on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21. The cost is $12.15 per inspection.

Register Here

Hotel Reservations

Did you know…?

Imagine - A rose with your name on it.

Enter a draw to name a rose by registering and paying for the Rose Convention and booking your accommodation at the Westin Bayshore Hotel by October 15, 2008. The "Name a Rose" contest is sponsored by breeder Brad Jalbert of Select Roses.