Selling Vegetables from Abroad in the Sabbatical Year
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Question
Is it permissible to sell vegetables coming from abroad in a store as usual during the Sabbatical year?
Answer
It is permitted without concern.
Source
Fruits and vegetables coming from abroad and sold in the usual manner in other years, and although Rambam (Shemita and Yovel, Chapter 6, Halacha 5) wrote that fruits from abroad should not be sold by measure, weight, and number unless it is clear they are from abroad, to avoid confusion with the fruits of the Land of Israel which may be sold as usual, nevertheless, vegetables are sold in the usual manner, as Chazon Ish wrote (Shemita, Siman 14, Se'if Katan 12) that there is no such concern with vegetables because vegetables grown in the land are prohibited due to the prohibition of spontaneous growth. Azmera Leshimcha (Shemita, Issue 2).