Question about lepidoptera and customs

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guest: Леночка, 16.10.2006 16:37

Dear friends, I would really appreciate your help. I am engaged in amateur breeding of butterflies. I really want to try tropical butterflies. I contacted farms in the Philippines and Costa Rica. They're ready to send out the pupae. But the question is: what about customs? I can'T find any information about how the customs clearance procedure works. Foreign senders are not aware, and transport companies are throwing up their hands. Maybe someone has information on this topic? I will be very grateful

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17.10.2006 8:16, KDG

It's pretty simple. See the HS code that pupae belong to (0511998099 Contact the local Department of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). There you get CAVIAR (Import Quarantine Permit-in the Department of phytosanitary supervision) and vet. certificate (from veterinarians, respectively). The process of obtaining documents can take up to a month. Without calves and vet. but you will not be able to clear it without problems, if at all (and this is an additional time). Upon arrival of the cargo, you will need to get a certificate of phytosanitary control (and it seems that something from veterinarians) for customs clearance.

CAVIAR is already required for this good? The overseers were completely mad... They'll get to your carry-on luggage soon..

17.10.2006 19:34, guest: Дрюня

Hello, Lenochka!
In general, I also breed both our and tropical butterflies. (by the way, do you have anything interesting?). I personally have never received pupae at customs, but they say that this is a complete nightmare! And even if you have all the permits (which are not easy to get), there may be problems with customs. They sometimes say something like " come back in a couple of months.".. And morph pupae won't last more than a few days

But you definitely have a chance....
It would be very interesting to know the result...
You can also buy pupae in the Kiev zoo, where it is, of course, more expensive... but this is not the "butterfly world". And they will send it as a guide, so there will be no problems with delivery.

17.10.2006 20:20, Bad Den

Thank you for your attention to the question. I understand that customs clearance in any case takes time. And there is a chance that the pupae will come out in the harsh conditions of a customs warehouse. And now, gentlemen experts, a question (sorry if it seems naive). I order butterflies, with delivery via TNT. My sender says in the accompanying documents that this is a souvenir. A parcel sent from a private person to a private person. It is undergoing consolidated customs clearance! And my cherished pupae. Their delivery time is 5-6 days, which means you can see the morph alive. In your opinion, is there a chance for my idea? I hope to see your opinion

There is always a chance, the whole question is in its size

Customs clearance in the most favorable scenario (no traffic jams, availability of transport for the delivery of inspectors, if inspection is needed) takes half a day , add this to the delivery time. TNT, like DHL, has a license of customs brokers, i.e. they can settle all formalities with customs for you, actively offering it (this service, of course, is not free). I also advise you to start processing in advance, before the parcel arrives, so that some of the documents are ready. It is good if you manage to agree with the customs on electronic declaration (the declaration and all documents are submitted in electronic form-scans, etc.) .