<div dir="ltr">Kristin,<div><br></div><div>To second Dirk's comment, archaeological human material normally does not require an import permit but a certification statement must accompany this material.</div><div><ul><li>I am happy to help you directly if you have additional questions. Please feel free to contact me.</li></ul></div><div>Upon entry, the US Customs and Border Patrol may review the documents and approve it on behalf of the CDC, or they will consult with CDC. In my experience with the import of archaeological human remains, a clear certification statement is all that has been necessary.<br></div><div><br></div><div>You can check the CDC import eTool (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/orr/ipp/etool.htm">https://www.cdc.gov/orr/ipp/etool.htm</a>) to verify, but you want to certify that your material "is not known or suspected to contain any infectious biological material" as shown below from the CDC import permit tool. I normally include the following in a certification statement:</div><div><ul><li>clearly identify the material and the origin of the material</li><li>if it is owned by an institution/country/etc., identify this</li><li>identify the estimated age of the material and how this is known</li><li>if this is the case, state that these are for research purposes and have no commercial value</li><li>clarify that they are clean, dry, and free of debris, soil, clay, sand, tissue, flesh, and other related material</li><li>clarify that have not been exposed to or commingled with contemporary animals</li><li>state how it is packaged - we have been using standard triple-packaging</li></ul></div><div> <img src="cid:ii_lx4lzg0c1" alt="image.png" width="472" height="280"></div><div> </div><div>I am happy to help if you have any questions.</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br>Ben</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 2:59 AM Dirk Neumann <<a href="mailto:d.neumann@leibniz-lib.de" target="_blank">d.neumann@leibniz-lib.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div>Hi Kristian,</div>
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<div>in any case, you should declare the specimens under the Harmonised Customs Tariff Code
<i><b><u>9705 21 00</u>, preserved archaeological museum specimens (Human specimens and parts thereof)</b></i>.</div>
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<div>You probably should observe the CDC recommendation (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/importation/human-remains.html" target="_blank">link</a>) and make sure and clearly demonstrate, how old your material presumably is by giving a rough dating. You
sould also make very clear that the material is preserved and poses absolutely no health risk.<br>
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<div>The Federal Register provides some specific information on import restrictions on categories of Archaeological end Ethnological material of Albania that might be worth consulting (<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/17/2022-05685/imposition-of-import-restrictions-on-categories-of-archaeological-and-ethnological-material-of" target="_blank">link</a>).</div>
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<div>Pasted below you find a boilerplate for a shipping doc for archaeological findings I have used previously - might be useful and give some orientation.</div>
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<div>It might perhaps also be helpful contacting colleagues e.g. at the Smithsonian directly; as Federal Agency, they are usually well informed and prepared when it comes to shipping.</div>
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<div>Hope this helps</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0.15pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">This package contains samples from a museum collection (dry, dead preserved prehistoric vertebrate
bones, dating approx. to <span style="background:yellow">8,500 - 7,000 BC</span>;</span><span><span style="font-size:8pt" lang="EN-US"><a></a><a id="m_8798303104943929114m_3522170815958461219_anchor_1" href="#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msocom_1" name="m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msoanchor_1">[A1]</a><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">
for Latin species names refer to included loan agreement) for ancient DNA-sequencing, which are exclusively exchanged between museums acc. point (5) (b) in the Annex of Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/762 amending (EU) No 142/2011.
</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">The dried, excavated bones are bare of any grease or other fresh attachment</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">.
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light";color:rgb(25,22,26)" lang="EN-US">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). </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">Preservation of specimens agrees with requirements for
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">Safe Treatment</span> laid down in Point (8) (a) (e) (ii) in the
</span><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light";color:rgb(25,22,26)" lang="EN-US">ANNEX
</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light";color:rgb(25,22,26)" lang="EN-US">to the
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">Commission Regulation (EU) No 294/2013, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011,
</span><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light";color:rgb(25,22,26)" lang="EN-US">ANNEX XIII,
</span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light";color:rgb(25,22,26)" lang="EN-US">CHAPTER VI.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-US">
</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">The specimens are on loan for biodiversity (morphological / taxonomical) research and
<a>legally belong to the State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: Germany)</a></span><span><span style="font-size:8pt" lang="EN-US"><a id="m_8798303104943929114m_3522170815958461219_anchor_2" href="#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msocom_2" name="m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msoanchor_2">[A2]</a><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Roboto Light"" lang="EN-GB">;
they are non-infectious, non-contagious, non-venomous, unfit for human consumption, no traded goods, have
<span> </span>no commercial value and are not for resale.</span></p>
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HS-Code:<span> </span>9705 21 00</b> (Collections of h<u>uman archaeological remains or parts thereof)</u><br>
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</span><span> </span><b>Declared value:<span>
</span>5.00 €</b></span></p>
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<p><span><span style="font-size:8pt" lang="EN-US"><span> <a href="#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msoanchor_1">[A1]</a></span></span></span>adjust accordingly<br>
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<div id="m_8798303104943929114m_3522170815958461219_com_2"><span><a name="m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msocom_2"></a></span>
<p><span><span style="font-size:8pt" lang="EN-US"><span> <a href="#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msoanchor_2">[A2]</a></span></span></span>adjust country of origin accordingly,
i.e. enter the home country of your institution, if it is accessioned in your collection<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey everyone,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I’d like to ask if any of you have had experience with shipping human remains to the US?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I have a little box with four small bone fragments (human, from an archaeological site in the US) that I’d like to return to their rightful owners. I don’t have any previous export/import permits, or any other paperwork
associated with them.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Does anyone know how I should proceed?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">All the best,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Kristian<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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