[Nhcoll-l] Information on shipping Museum mammal skulls to Chile

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Laura

We did get official word from FedEx that our material is not classified as "processed dead animals" - see attached.

Hopefully that helps

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Biodiversity Institute
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
Email: abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>
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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dirk Neumann
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 1:38 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Information on shipping Museum mammal skulls to Chile

Hi Laura,

I am not into details with country restrictions for Chile, but be careful when referring to courier / FedEx webistes. The ban on processed dead animals surely refers to animal matierals which are either fit for human consumption, or traded as animal-by-products, and therefore fall under veterinarian legislation, which is known to be very restrictive in Chile (also for plant material / fruits).

However, our materials are museum specimens, which are identified by completely different custom tariff codes and treated in a completely different way and are not marketed or intended to be accessible to the public. Make sure that you ship specimens under harmonized customs tariff code 9705.00 and that this code is issued on your FedEx waybill and clearly visible in your shipping docs.

All other (more or less ambiguous) descriptions issued in the "description of goods field" will lead to ambiguous custom tariff code translations by FedEx staff. Bear in mind that the custom tariff codes are also used for vets to identify contents of consignment, so this tiny bit of information is essential to facilitate import ....

For further information on custom tariff codes you can consult the following website:
http://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/nomenclature/instrument-and-tools/hs_nomenclature_2012/hs_nomenclature_table_2012.aspx

Our kind of material is at the very bottom of this list under section XXI

Also make sure that your shipping docs details the preservation of the bones (e.g. boiling, mazaration, any chemical treatment used e.g. for degreasing, mentioning hydrogen peroxide treatment of bones might be advantageous, too).

Also, ask your colleagues in Chile what they would recommend (they should get into contact with veterinarians at the Santiago airport, maybe also with customs).

Hope this gives some guidance, if I could help further, let me know.

All the best
Dirk



Am 05.09.2014 22:16, schrieb Laura Abraczinskas:
Hello,

We are looking for information regarding the possibility of shipping  preserved mammal skulls to a university in Chile.  (We have had no shipping transactions with this country in recent decades.) The materials requested for loan from our museum are non-endangered, non-threatened, non-CITES listed species.  We have checked the FedEX International website (country profile for Chile) and see that "processed dead animals" are on the General Import Restrictions list.  It seems that preserved dry skulls of cataloged museum specimens would be considered "processed dead animals".  Any information or advice is welcome.

Please feel free to reply off list to abraczi1 at msu.edu<mailto:abraczi1 at msu.edu>
Best,
Laura

Laura Abraczinskas, Collections Manager
Vertebrate Collections
Michigan State University Museum
409 West Circle Drive, Room 103
East Lansing, Michigan  48824

517/355-1290 Office Phone
517/432-2846 FAX





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