Store Info USDA Ant Shipping Permits | Ant Gear August 22, 2025 / September 11, 2025 by Cindy We follow USDA rules to ship ants safely and legally within the Continental U.S. Our Policy We ship only to Continental U.S. addresses. All species require USDA permits, except Pogonomyrmex occidentalis. AntGear holds the USDA permits — customers do not need them. We ship regulated species only if native to both Arizona and the destination […] Read more » aphis permits usda