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<p>Dear NHColl community,</p>
<p>one of its members made the SPNHC Legs & Regs Committee aware of the following change of the Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Requirements of the European Union:</p>
<p>Required key information <font color="#0000ff"><b>for all shipments</b></font>
<font color="#0000ff"><b>to the EU </b></font>allow import <font color="#0000ff">
<b>effective from <u>1 March 2023</u></b></font><br>
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<ul>
<li>the <font color="#0000ff"><b>EORI number</b> <b>of the RECIPIENT <font color="#000000">
- </font></b><font color="#000000">this is the</font><b><font color="#000000"> customs identifications number of the Recipient
</font></b><font color="#000000">in the EU / Schengen Area (termed </font><b><font color="#000000"><br>
</font></b></font></li><li>the <b>correct customs tariff Code</b> (HS) of the Harmonized System - minimum are the first six digits classifying goods; our codes are:
<ul>
<li>9705 10 00 - man-made <b>archaeological, ethnographic or historical museum artefacts</b>
</li><li>9705 21 00 - human specimens and parts thereof, i.e. specimens in / samples from
<b>anthropological collections</b> </li><li>9705 22 00<b> - </b><b>zoological or botanical s</b>pecimens and/or parts of <b>
extinct or endangered species, </b>e.g. <b>specimens / samples falling under CITES
</b>or under national conservation laws </li><li><b><font color="#0000ff">9705 29 00</font> - all other zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical or palaeontological specimens that are not categorised as 'extinct' or 'endangered'</b>
</li></ul>
</li><li>full and accurate goods description, i.e. <br>
<ul>
<li>What is it? - <b><font color="#0000ff">preserved museum objects</font></b><br>
</li><li>What is it made of ? - <b>dried preserved insects / formalin fixed fish / ethanol preserved tissue samples of frogs / macerated dry preserved sheep bones / marine worms embedded on microslides</b>, etc.<br>
</li><li>What is it intended for?<font color="#0000ff"><b> loaned/transferred/exchanged</b></font> for Biodiversity/Taxonomic/Molecular/Phylogenetic/Anthropological/Archaeozoological/Palaeontological
<b><font color="#0000ff">Research</font></b> <br>
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p>This requires that all</p>
<ul>
<li> <font color="#ff0000"><b>European researchers</b> submit their institutional EORI</font> number to the respective institutions
<b><font color="#ff0000">with their loan request</font></b> </li><li><font color="#ff0000"><b>All collection staff outside the EU</b> (and Norway, Switzerland and Northern Ireland)
<b>request the EORI</b></font><b><font color="#ff0000"> <u>before</u> sending specimens<br>
</font></b></li></ul>
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<p><b>Avoid</b> issuing/adding/sending <b>Commercial Invoices</b> - this implies you are sending commercial goods that are traded as samples (which will be taxed)</p>
<p>Avoid issuing/adding/sending Manufactorer's Declarations - this implies you are a commercial manufacturer and your shipment contains manufactured (commercial) goods (that are or can be traded)
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<p>In Principle nothing new - All those following NHCOll closely or that have participated at the SPNHC/CETAF/DNFS Shipping Workshops should be familiar.<br>
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<p>With best wishes</p>
<p>Dirk<br>
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<p>Further information can be found here:</p>
<p>The EU: <a href="https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs-4/customs-security/import-control-system-2-ics2-0_en">
link</a></p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.fedex.com/en-us/regulatory-news/ics2.html">https://www.fedex.com/en-us/regulatory-news/ics2.html</a></p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.ups.com/de/en/supplychain/insights/news-and-market-updates/import-control-system-2.page">https://www.ups.com/de/en/supplychain/insights/news-and-market-updates/import-control-system-2.page</a>?</p>
<p>(no the most useful compilation - note that Northern Ireland is covered but not mentioned on the DHL Express website)<br>
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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mydhl.express.dhl/us/en/help-and-support/customs-clearance-advice/customs-regulatory-updates/europe.html">https://mydhl.express.dhl/us/en/help-and-support/customs-clearance-advice/customs-regulatory-updates/europe.html</a><br>
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Postanschrift: Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany<br>
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Generaldirektion: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof (Generaldirektor), Adrian Grüter (Kaufm. Geschäftsführer)<br>
Sitz der Stiftung: Adenauerallee 160 in Bonn<br>
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