jumpsmasher Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 So I been bombarded with requests to ship shrimps and crayfish into the United States and someone pointed me to this document http://www.fws.gov/le/pdf/FeeCalculationChart.pdf the section that would be most interest to (non-commercial) hobbyists is this part: Any noncommercial shipment imported or exported using the mail, traveling as a passenger or on foot, or as an importer/exporter using their personal vehicle - $0 more discussions here: http://insectnet.proboards.com/thread/2156/situation Have any of you guys heard of this clause? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buu Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Importing to the US is more complex than that seeing as how each state has different laws regarding freshwater livestocks. Like for example... Those Cambarellus Diminutus crayfish you have are illegal to own in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorfan Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I have had shrimp shipped from Canada no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I find this interesting as well: "Yes, you need to declare. Shipping in to or out of the US.No, you don't need an Import/Export license unless you are a commercial shipper. The caveat is that if you are shipping large numbers, they may assume you are shipping in commercial quantities. (For instance: You may need to document why you need 25 examples of the same species.)Trading/barter, as long as it's non-commercial, should not require an I/E license.You probably won't be dealing with any Agents. Most of the USFWS you'll deal with are Wildlife Inspectors. You can look up the regs yourself from the citations I quoted in earlier posts. Read more: http://insectnet.proboards.com/thread/2156/situation#ixzz3o4cqUdIE" I think what we need is an expert to talk directly on our board. I may be able to invite a US fish and wildlife official to start a thread and answer posts if you'd like. jumpsmasher, Steve R. and Rodan76 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpsmasher Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I find this interesting as well: "Yes, you need to declare. Shipping in to or out of the US. No, you don't need an Import/Export license unless you are a commercial shipper. The caveat is that if you are shipping large numbers, they may assume you are shipping in commercial quantities. (For instance: You may need to document why you need 25 examples of the same species.) Trading/barter, as long as it's non-commercial, should not require an I/E license. You probably won't be dealing with any Agents. Most of the USFWS you'll deal with are Wildlife Inspectors. You can look up the regs yourself from the citations I quoted in earlier posts. Read more: http://insectnet.proboards.com/thread/2156/situation#ixzz3o4cqUdIE" I think what we need is an expert to talk directly on our board. I may be able to invite a US fish and wildlife official to start a thread and answer posts if you'd like. That would be awesome and i think quite helpful for others here as well to clear things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 I know shrimp fever regularly ships into the U.S. Without problem. Might be worhth while to check with tommy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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