[Nhcoll-l] Effective 1 March 2023: Important changes for specimen transfers to Europe, including Schengen Countries Norway, Switzerland and Northern Ireland

Thu May 11 16:38:06 EDT 2023

Good luck Carla, I'm also trying to sort this out.

The most useful bit of information I've found regarding shipping to Norway
and Switzerland is in the footnotes on the FedEx website:
https://www.fedex.com/en-us/regulatory-news/ics2.html

*"**Please note VAT registered businesses must obtain EORI numbers.
Depending on applicable country or territory regulations, private
individuals may need an EORI number to ship or receive packages. In Norway
this is referred to as Organization number and Switzerland refer to this as
Unique Identification number."*

It is therefore my understanding that the VAT number is not the same as the
Organization Number.

If anyone has more information I would be happy to learn more as well!

On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 4:28 PM Carla Cicero <ccicero at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> Hi Dirk et al. - I'm trying to send some bird tissue samples to Norway and
> want to confirm about the EORI number for shipments to that country. Your
> email says that an EORI number is needed for Norway, but this site
> <https://www.toll.no/en/corporate/transport-and-customs-warehouse/what-is-an-eori-number/#:~:text=EORI%20is%20not%20used%20in,their%20communication%20with%20Norwegian%20Custom.>
> says Norway doesn't use an EORI number. My collaborator provided a VAT
> number instead. Can you or someone else confirm if a EORI number is
> required for shipments to Norway?
>
> Thanks,
> Carla
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 11:13 AM Dirk Neumann <d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear NHColl community,
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> Required key information *for all shipments* *to the EU *allow import *effective
>> from 1 March 2023*
>>
>>    - the *EORI number* *of the RECIPIENT - *this is the* customs
>>    identifications number of the Recipient *in the EU / Schengen Area
>>    (termed
>> - the *correct customs tariff Code* (HS) of the Harmonized System -
>>    minimum are the first six digits classifying goods; our codes are:
>>       - 9705 10 00 - man-made *archaeological, ethnographic or
>>       historical museum artefacts*
>>       - 9705 21 00 - human specimens and parts thereof, i.e. specimens
>>       in / samples from *anthropological collections*
>>       - 9705 22 00* - **zoological or botanical s*pecimens and/or parts
>>       of * extinct or endangered species, *e.g. *specimens / samples
>>       falling under CITES *or under national conservation laws
>>       - *9705 29 00 - all other zoological, botanical, mineralogical,
>>       anatomical or palaeontological specimens that are not categorised as
>>       'extinct' or 'endangered'*
>>    - full and accurate goods description, i.e.
>>    - What is it? - *preserved museum objects*
>>       - What is it made of ? - *dried preserved insects / formalin fixed
>>       fish / ethanol preserved tissue samples of frogs / macerated dry preserved
>>       sheep bones / marine worms embedded on microslides*, etc.
>>       - What is it intended for?* loaned/transferred/exchanged* for
>>       Biodiversity/Taxonomic/Molecular/Phylogenetic/Anthropological/Archaeozoological/Palaeontological
>>       *Research*
>>
>> This requires that all
>>
>>    -  *European researchers* submit their institutional EORI number to
>>    the respective institutions *with their loan request*
>>    - *All collection staff outside the EU* (and Norway, Switzerland and
>>    Northern Ireland) *request the EORI*
>> * before sending specimens *
>>
>>
>> *Avoid* issuing/adding/sending *Commercial Invoices* - this implies you
>> are sending commercial goods that are traded as samples (which will be
>> taxed)
>>
>> 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)
>>
>>
>> In Principle nothing new - All those following NHCOll closely or that
>> have participated at the SPNHC/CETAF/DNFS Shipping Workshops should be
>> familiar.
>>
>>
>> With best wishes
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>>
>> Further information can be found here:
>>
>> The EU: link
>> <https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs-4/customs-security/import-control-system-2-ics2-0_en>
>>
>> https://www.fedex.com/en-us/regulatory-news/ics2.html
>>
>>
>> https://www.ups.com/de/en/supplychain/insights/news-and-market-updates/import-control-system-2.page
>> ?
>>
>> (no the most useful compilation - note that Northern Ireland is covered
>> but not mentioned on the DHL Express website)
>>
>>
>> https://mydhl.express.dhl/us/en/help-and-support/customs-clearance-advice/customs-regulatory-updates/europe.html
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> ******
>>
>>
>>
>> *Dirk Neumann*
>>
>> Collection Manager, Hamburg
>>
>>
>>
>> Postal address:
>>
>> *Museum of Nature Hamburg*
>> Leibniz Institute for the Analysis
>>
>> of Biodiversity Change
>>
>> Dirk Neumann
>>
>> Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3
>>
>> 20146 Hamburg
>> +49 40 238 317 – 628
>>
>> *d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de <d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de>*
>>
>> www.leibniz-lib.de
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
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>>
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