[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERN] Shipping human remains

Fri Jun 7 07:54:27 EDT 2024

Kristin,

To second Dirk's comment, archaeological human material normally does not
require an import permit but a certification statement must accompany this
material.

   - I am happy to help you directly if you have additional questions.
   Please feel free to contact me.

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.

You can check the CDC import eTool (https://www.cdc.gov/orr/ipp/etool.htm)
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:

   - clearly identify the material and the origin of the material
   - if it is owned by an institution/country/etc., identify this
   - identify the estimated age of the material and how this is known
   - if this is the case, state that these are for research purposes and
   have no commercial value
   - clarify that they are clean, dry, and free of debris, soil, clay,
   sand, tissue, flesh, and other related material
   - clarify that have not been exposed to or commingled with contemporary
   animals
   - state how it is packaged - we have been using standard triple-packaging

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I am happy to help if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ben

On Fri, Jun 7, 2024 at 2:59 AM Dirk Neumann <d.neumann at leibniz-lib.de>
wrote:

> 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
>
> *************
>
> This package contains samples from a museum collection (dry, dead
> preserved prehistoric vertebrate bones, dating approx. to 8,500 - 7,000 BC
> ;[A1] <#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msocom_1>  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] <#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msocom_2> ;
> 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 h*uman archaeological remains or parts thereof)*
>
>
>
>                                                         *Declared
> value:       5.00 €*
> ------------------------------
>
>  [A1] <#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msoanchor_1>adjust
> accordingly
>
>  [A2] <#m_8798303104943929114_m_3522170815958461219__msoanchor_2>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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