[Nhcoll-l] Shipments to India

[Furth, David]

Right now, as I understand it, I would not recommend shipping any biological specimens to India.  First check with your contact there, but a few years ago the Indian government changed the laws and made it extremely difficult to ship in and out of India.  This has the India scientific community very angry, and there have been publications about it, especially because it is creating a big impediment to science there.  Like always there will be stories of people or institutions that have succeeded to ship things, BUT again, as I understand it, according to India laws it is very problematic.

I just received an email this morning from an Indian colleague to this effect.

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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 2:27 PM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Shipments to India

Does anyone have any experience in shipping wet specimens (Non-CITES) to India using FedEx or DHL? If so, have you needed any specific forms or supplementary permits/vet certificates? I'm looking into logistics of a potential loan, and I've never shipped there before.

Many thanks!
Kathleen Kelly

Kathleen M. Kelly
Assistant Collection Manager
Division of Amphibians and Reptiles
Department of Zoology

Field Museum of Natural History
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Chicago, Illinois  60605-2496
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