[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Shipping human remains

Fri Jun 7 02:58:53 EDT 2024

Hi Kristian,

in any case, you should declare the specimens under the Harmonised Customs Tariff Code 9705 21 00, preserved archaeological museum specimens (Human specimens and parts thereof).

You probably should observe the CDC recommendation (link<https://www.cdc.gov/importation/human-remains.html>) 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.

The Federal Register provides some specific information on import restrictions on categories of Archaeological end Ethnological material of Albania that might be worth consulting (link<https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/17/2022-05685/imposition-of-import-restrictions-on-categories-of-archaeological-and-ethnological-material-of>).

Pasted below you find a boilerplate for a shipping doc for archaeological findings I have used previously - might be useful and give some orientation.

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.

Hope this helps
Dirk

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This package contains samples from a museum collection (dry, dead preserved prehistoric vertebrate bones, dating approx. to 8,500 - 7,000 BC;[A1]  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. The dried, excavated bones are bare of any grease or other fresh attachment. 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). Preservation of specimens agrees with requirements for Safe Treatment laid down in Point (8) (a) (e) (ii) in the ANNEX to the Commission Regulation (EU) No 294/2013, amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, ANNEX XIII, CHAPTER VI. The specimens are on loan for biodiversity (morphological / taxonomical) research and legally belong to the State of Bavaria (Country of Origin: Germany)[A2] ; they are non-infectious, non-contagious, non-venomous, unfit for human consumption, no traded goods, have  no commercial value and are not for resale.

                                   HS-Code:         9705 21 00 (Collections of human archaeological remains or parts thereof)

                                                        Declared value:       5.00 €
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 [A1]adjust accordingly

 [A2]adjust country of origin accordingly, i.e. enter the home country of your institution, if it is accessioned in your collection

Am 07.06.2024 um 08:39 schrieb Kristian Murphy Gregersen:
Hey everyone,

I’d like to ask if any of you have had experience with shipping human remains to the US?
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.
Does anyone know how I should proceed?

All the best,

Kristian

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