[Nhcoll-l] Designated ports of entry [Germany] wildlife trafficking and inspection process at JFK

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi  all,

please be aware that FedEx US is suitable to export CITES material from 
the US and probably the best solution, but that other international 
FedEx  subsidiaries (e.g. FedEx Germany) refuses to accept and to 
transport CITES material because they fear troublesome customs clearance 
& delays. In such cases, re-export has to rely on other parcel carriers 
and it might be wise to check if those carriers do operate & clear such 
consignments at an designated port of entry.

Might be worth to compile such an list of international designated ports 
of entry and share this list on the SPNHC website ?

In Germany, these airports are:

Frankfurt Main (FRA): DHL World post, also handling EMS imports arriving 
from Brazil / SkyNet, handling Australian Post shipments
Düsseldorf (DUS): GDSK, handling imports of Chinese & Taiwanese Post
Colgne / Bonn (CGN): air hubs of FedEx (Germany), UPS (Germany)
Tegel (TXL): DHL World Post (shipments of national postal services with 
destinations in NE Germany)
Leipzig / Halle (LEJ): DHL Express, DHL Worldpost (partim)

This list might be fragmentary and is based on import issues handled so 
far from my side. Other airports may apply, surely are of minor 
importance, but might be worth checking for specific shipments (e.g. 
large animal mounts that need to be moved for exhibition).

All these airport can also be used to route international air cargo 
shipments (as an alternative to traditional postal services, which might 
fail to offer service from specific developing countries), as all these 
airports do operate veterinarian border inspection posts and wildlife 
inspection office (customs).


All the best
Dirk

Am 28.01.2015 um 22:36 schrieb Ellen Paul:
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.npr.org_blogs_parallels_2015_01_28_381896551_tiger-2Dskins-2Dand-2Drhino-2Dhorns-2Dcan-2Da-2Dtrade-2Ddeal-2Dhalt-2Dthe-2Dtrafficking&d=AwID-g&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=2CRt2zWeS5vouMCdYzgqB0OLocSUniAJAnKn55c_Uk0&s=9bi4IrvAa59n11YxCKcaAWSy3uLW1x6f3FeO_xr2I1s&e= 
>
> As you will read, people ARE using the mail to ship wildlife products, 
> even if those species require a permit. The USFWS told us that you can 
> use the mail - contrary to what the regulations imply.
>
> The regulations don't prohibit the use of the mail in so many words. 
> Instead, they say that you have to ship protected stuff (anything that 
> requires a  permit) through a designated wildlife port. And
>
> they also make an exception for scientific specimens:
>
>
> § 14.24Scientific specimens.*Except for wildlife requiring a permit 
> pursuant to parts 16, 17, 18, 21, 22 or 23 of this subchapter,* dead, 
> preserved, dried, or embedded scientific specimens or parts thereof, 
> imported or exported by accredited scientists or accredited scientific 
> institutions for taxonomic or systematic research purposes may enter 
> or exit through any U.S. Customs port, or may be shipped through the 
> international mail system.Provided,that this exception will not apply 
> to any specimens or parts thereof taken as a result of sport hunting.
>
>
> The logical inference is: if there's an exception, there must be a 
> rule that otherwise prohibits whatever the exception allows.
>
> However, when I talked with Mark Phillips of the Division of Law 
> Enforcement of the USFWS, he pointed out (correctly) that the 
> regulations do not prohibit use of the mail, notwithstanding the fact 
> that there is an exception. And that the mail leaving the U.S. goes 
> out through ports that are designated wildlife ports. If you have 
> marked the package correctly, then, you could send it out through the 
> U.S. mail.
>
> Personally, I would never send anything of value through the U.S. 
> mail. It just isn't reliable. And mail service in most other countries 
> is even less reliable.
>
> I strongly advise the use of FedEx and if you are not near a 
> designated wildlife port and need to export, you can send the entire 
> shipment (unsealed but otherwise ready to go out, i.e., with all 
> packaging and documents) in a second, outer box to a USFWS law 
> enforcement office at a designated wildlife port and ask them to clear 
> (if you didn't e-dec), inspect, seal, and ship.
>
> It makes sense to send the packages to LE in Memphis, which has a lot 
> of experience with wildlife generally and specifically with shipments 
> of scientific material. The chief there - Barry Davis - is 
> exceptionally helpful.
>
> Ellen
> -- 
> Ellen Paul
> Executive Director
> The Ornithological Council
> Email:ellen.paul at verizon.net
> "Providing Scientific Information about Birds"
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