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Overdosing any bio stimulant is likely or guaranteed to negatively affect plant health. Years ago we experimented with Chemicals to cause Phals to produce up to 8 spikes at one time. Easy to do and the show of flowers was fantastic. But we learned that it took years for the plants to recover and...

Plenty of data about plant steroids online.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336137/

The leaves look fine in sunlight. I think the magnesium sulfate should green up the slight interveinal yellowing.

Epsom Salts is Magnesium Sulfate.

Nutritionally the slight paleness between the veins could be a sulfur deficiency. Easy way to test that is to apply magnesium sulfate.

Take your plant out in sunlight to evaluate the color and lightness. LED light always shows misleading color. If you feel like the plants are not as healthy with foliage closer to the lights consider reducing the hours the light is on to reduce the DLI (total light energy received by the leaves).

Maybe the belina would like warmer temperature to initiate vegetative growth.

What are your night and day temperatures?

Welcome. Where is California are you?

The CITES license is required forIor commercial shipments. If you intend to sell or barter the plants you need the CITES license to protect yourself in the future. And if you are importing CITES Apx1 species it think you need it regardless.

The USFDA has nothing to do with orchids, they regulate food and drugs. You need to consult the USDA (APHIS).

Are you thinking to import a few plants in the mail or a quantity using air cargo?

What country are you importing into?

Your temperature range is fine for kovachii and it's hybrids. For kovachii 8°c is more like a minimum safe temperature not a requirement for good growth.