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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear all,</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">please be aware that in roughly two
weeks, on 15 March 2021, new regulations for imports to the EU
enter into force. You should be aware that entries in your
commercial invoices are <b>likely enter directly</b> into the new
ICS 2 system, thus you should make sure that your entries meet the
requirements in order to avoid import issues. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The main two changes are (more
details behind the links):</div>
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<li> <u><b>Before</b></u> arrival in the EU, Postal and
Express Carriers are required to enter full customs
declarations into the new EU-wide <a
href="https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/general-information-customs/customs-security/import-control-system-2-ics2_en">Import
Control System 2 (ICS 2)</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.dhl.com/en/express/customs_support/import_control_system.html">Valid
Goods Descriptions</a> <b>are <u>a must</u></b>.</li>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">More details/boilerplates/etc. follow
below</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">With best wishes</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dirk <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><b>Proper entries </b><b>for
Electronic Declarations and/or commercial invoices</b> (e.g.
issued via shipping software solutions offered by FedEx/UPS/DHL
Express etc.)</div>
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<li><u>Description of goods:</u><b> preserved museum specimens</b>
<b>(+ detailed description</b> = preserved freshwater
fish/dried herbarium specimens/dried insects/etc.)</li>
<li><u>Description of preservatives</u>: e.g. <b>75 % denatured
Ethanol (UN1170, PG II)</b><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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lang="EN-US"></span></u></b><u>Customs tariff code</u>
for preserved museum specimens is: <b>9705.00</b> <br>
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<li><u>D</u><u>etails of shipper & consignee</u>, including
phone & email contacts<br>
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<li><u>Customs Identification number</u> (if available): e.g.
for EU-collections, this is the EORI-number (Economic
Operators' Registration and Identification number)</li>
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<li>To enter "scientific specimens" as proper description in
your declaration/commercial invoice - which puts a huge big
red flag and a siren on your parcel</li>
<li>University Addresses (if you are an University
Institution, prefer to say <b>XY Natural History Museum, XY
University</b> instead the other way round) - parcels
shipped to from universities usually are intercepted
frequently for compliance/non-compliance checks.</li>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Your Proforma invoice/Shipping
Documentation/Customs Declaration <u><b>attached to the outside</b></u>
of the parcel (<u>as addition</u> to the Commercial Invoice)
should look like:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><b>Boilerplate for Proforma Invoice /
Customs Declaration: </b><b><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">This package contains dead museum
specimens (preserved freshwater fish ; for Latin species names
refer to included loan agreement) for scientific research, which
were originally preserved in formalin solution (max. strength:
< 10%, UN2209) for at least one week and then transferred into
75 % denatured Ethanol (UN1170, PG II) for further preservation.
Preserved specimens packed are not subject to the initial
selection list of products for veterinary checks at border
inspection posts under Art. 3 Council Directive 2007/275/EC, Annex
I, EX 9705 00 00). Preservation of specimens agrees with
requirements for SAFE TREATMENT laid down in Point (8) (a) (e)
(ii) in the ANNEX to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 294/2013,
amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, ANNEX XIII,
CHAPTER VI. The specimens are on loan for biodiversity
(morphological / taxonomical) research and legally belong to the
State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: Germany) ; they are
non-infectious, non-contagious, non-venomous, unfit for human
consumption, no traded goods, have no commercial value and are
not for resale.<br>
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HS-Code: 9705.00 (Collections of zoological
/ botanical / mineralogical<br>
archaeological / paleontological
interest)<br>
Declared value: 5.00 €<br>
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