[NHCOLL-L:3640] Fwd: Re: DHL

[Gregory Watkins-Colwell]

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>Subject: Re: [NHCOLL-L:3637] DHL
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>Greg
>I have specimens on loan from South Africa. (none are endangered 
>species)  they were shipped via DHL and came through Kennedy.  And I 
>had to pay the $25.  I don't believe they really looked at [studied] 
>the material, but did at least see that they were lizard specimens 
>and as a matter of course, had me go through the USFW inspection.  I 
>think it is automatic there....
>
>my cents
>
>Lance D. McBrayer, Ph.D
>Department of Biology
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> >>> Gregory Watkins-Colwell <gregory.watkins-colwell at YALE.EDU> 
> 11/14/2007 3:22 PM >>>
>sorry for the cross-posting but:
>
>has anyone ever had DHL automatically charge a $25 fee for USFW
>inspection and clearance on a scientific shipment?  We have 180 days
>to do a 3-177 and frankly I don't want the DHL guy making the
>decision on the species identification.  We should do that and submit
>the 3-177 ourselves.  Is there a way to bypass this automatic
>process?  Is it even legal for DHL to charge this fee?
>
>Greg
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*       Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell
*       Vertebrate Zoology
*       Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
*       170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118
*       New Haven, CT  06520-8118
*       Phone: 203/432-3791
*       FAX: 203/432-2874
*       http://www.peabody.yale.edu
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