[NHCOLL-L:2645] Re: IATA and China

Tue May 10 15:49:43 EDT 2005

Jamie and Greg

Yes, we have been told the same thing.  According to our Fed-Ex guy (we
do not have a dangerous goods contract with UPS) they can get the
materials to the airport but then the restrictions come into play when
the materials have to transported within the destination country either
by air or by road freight.  Some countries will not allow transport of
dangerous goods in any quantity by either method.  So, you can get the
material to the international airport in these countries but the
recipient would have to collect them from the courier at the airport -
in some cases this is doable but in others not - I had a package going
to Peru and I could get it to the international airport in Lima but the
recipient lived on the other side of the Andes and understandably was
not prepared to travel 8-10 hours to collect!!!!

It is also true that Fed-Ex does not publish a listing of these
countries that are affected by this, according to them, because the list
changes all the time as countries change their restrictions.  UPS does
have a list but they do mention that you should check with them before
sending anything to ensure that the list is up to date.  I would
presume, seeing as these regulations are laid down by the recipient
country, that these two lists should be identical (and just as
useless!!!).  As a matter of course we now check with Fed-Ex to ensure
that any international package will be accepted by the country in
question.

Hope that helps to clarify the situation

Andy

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[mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of James B. Ladonski
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 2:17 PM
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:2644] Re: IATA and China

Hi everyone,

One of the folks in our Division of Insects was just told of similar
limitations by personnel from both FedEx and UPS.  He was told both
companies consider excepted quantities packages to be no different from
other dangerous goods packages in terms of acceptability for shipment.
Both companies also said that numerous countries will not accept any
dangerous goods packages (including excepted quantities) under any
circumstances.  They were clear that these restrictions are instituted
by the countries themselves, not the couriers.  According to FedEx and
UPS staff, included among these countries are Mexico, Czech Republic,
Guatemala, Australia, and New Zealand.  FedEx does not publish a list of
countries that will accept dangerous goods shipments, but UPS does (
http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/prepare/idg/information/count
ry.html ).    

As Greg asked, has anyone else been told similar things?  I thought
these limitations were those of the couriers, not the countries.  DHL
has a similar list of countries that will accept excepted quantities
packages, and while it is slightly larger than the UPS list, it is still
very restrictive.  Staff in our Division of Fishes tried sending an
excepted quantities package to Brazil, only to have it returned after
getting as far as Miami because Brazil is not on DHL's list.  Likewise,
there are no Central or South American countries on the UPS list.  

Have any of you had shipments to specific countries returned (or worse)
because the countries will not accept dangerous goods packages?  

Thanks,

Jamie

At 5/9/2005 01:42 PM, Gregory Watkins-Colwell wrote:

Does anyone know if China accepts packages of "hazardous materials" if
packaged in accordance with IATA regulations?  

Turns out that some countries do not accept any hazardous materials
packages regardless of how packed and I'm wondering if China might be
one of those countries.

Greg

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