[NHCOLL-L:4339] Re: Formalin on commercial flights

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi Theodore,

it was allowed until 2005 to carry up to 1 L of 20 % formalin solution 
in the checked luggage only; the 5 L you mentioned where allowed on 
passenger aircaraft, but only as dangerous good shipment (= freight) in 
the belly compartment (IATA handbook, 46th Ed). The regulations are 
stricter for formalin now, as Andy Bentley already explained.

However, if you want / have to carry that much formlin, you may also 
try  if your airline is going to carry it as checked DGR freight in the 
belly. All aircraft carry freight, and all major airlines do have 
freight offices at most gateways wordwide (or representatives / 
subcontractors). We use this obtion if we have to carry rotenon (a 
pesticide) to Africa. Make sure that you have all the necessary 
paperwork from your home airport / airline in the US for *returning* 
your formalin stuff in advance; this helps to avoid endless discussions 
and impertinent monetary claims at the gateway in the middle of nowhere ...

Hope this helps

Dirk



Ted Papenfuss schrieb:
> I would like to know if anyone has experience taking small amounts of 
> formalin in checked personal baggage.  It appears that Homeland 
> Security allows up to 5 liters of 20% formalin.
> -------------------------------------------
> Theodore J. Papenfuss
> Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
> University of California
> Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
> Phone: 510-643-7706
> FAX: 510-643-8238
> asiaherp at berkeley.edu
>
>
>


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