Markinnaples, yes - sometitimes the main problem is with the regulations of the country into which the plants were being imported. But the list of problematic countries is short. Our country do not belong to that short list.
At the moment, I think that the main problem is the US system of legislation, especially for small US exporters (licensing, postal restrictions, support for large corporations etc). As far as imports are concerned, it may be of relevance to US security, but in the case of exports there is no such link. In fact, the system of these obstructions is completely fatal and harmful to small, family-owned American companies.
Chupa King, you are right, there are many more useful sugar cane species.
At the moment I have few different "industrial" varieties of sugarcane, I'm looking for a variety of heilroom, real black asia (not "fake" from ebay), and a few others, just because they are decorative.
sahai1, exactly, hilo buddha sugar cane is beautiful and worth spreading around the world.
So I'm waiting for someone to offer this species for sale - with shipping worldwide (excluding problematic countries).