Import permit for orchids from Thailand (shipping to USA)

[Chemtiger]

Disclaimer: I am sorry if this is the wrong place for this particular query, and feel free to move it if it’s not.

I am desperately seeking help with getting the paperwork squared away for an import permit so I can buy some orchids from Thailand. The seller will provide a phytosanitary certificate and the paperwork for CITES, so it’s up to me to get an import permit, fill it out properly, and hopefully actually have my order go through customs without being seized. I would really appreciate it if anyone is able to help me with this red tape. I’m not importing anything to sell, it’s all going to be for my personal collection, and it seems that buying from Thailand is the only way to get my coveted Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica and Dendrobium devonanium. I live in New Orleans, Louisiana, and I don’t know if we have an agricultural inspector at the port of entry here, so I’ll probably have to as the seller to ship it to a port on the west coast where there’s an agricultural inspector onsite, so it can go through customs.

I apologize for the wall of words above, thank you so, so much for reading this, and I appreciate any help that anybody can give me.