my dad is currently in london and i thought of asking him to lookout for any new plecos.
but i doubt he can pass through the custom check easily with the fishes.
i think singapore has got strict regulations when it comes to bringing pets into the country.
any idea how i can bring in fishes from overseas???
is it illegal to bring in fishes through commercial flight?
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Hi!
Well like you said, each country has law regulating import/export of live animal, regarding some sort of animal, you shall filled papers and ask permission to take them out or in. This is the case with Singapore, so you shall check with them how to do it the most regulary to avoid problem, you can also contact the British embassy to have info about how to take the fish out of Great Britain!
Secondly some flight company would not accept carrying, so you should also ask them about how to do it!
Cheers
Yann
Well like you said, each country has law regulating import/export of live animal, regarding some sort of animal, you shall filled papers and ask permission to take them out or in. This is the case with Singapore, so you shall check with them how to do it the most regulary to avoid problem, you can also contact the British embassy to have info about how to take the fish out of Great Britain!
Secondly some flight company would not accept carrying, so you should also ask them about how to do it!
Cheers
Yann
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I think you'll have to fill out this form if you don't want the fish to be held by customs (BTW, that was just one of the results I got from this Google search). It may be that you have to be a business to apply for one though.
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Rusty: the form is for businesses importing and exporting animals for the pet trade, so I don't think it's usable in this case.
Caril: if you are asking your dad to bring fishes in, make sure they are packed such that they survive the trip. This may be a problem if you get loricariids, because many of them need well-oxygenated waters.
Bringing them in shouldn't be a problem, as long as you can get them out of the UK. I have brought live catfishes back to Singapore without any problems, although my trips were regional and the furthest I have brought live fishes back from was from India.
However, I had a friend who once brought back some livebearers from San Francisco, so as long as the fish make the journey, it should be all right.
Caril: if you are asking your dad to bring fishes in, make sure they are packed such that they survive the trip. This may be a problem if you get loricariids, because many of them need well-oxygenated waters.
Bringing them in shouldn't be a problem, as long as you can get them out of the UK. I have brought live catfishes back to Singapore without any problems, although my trips were regional and the furthest I have brought live fishes back from was from India.
However, I had a friend who once brought back some livebearers from San Francisco, so as long as the fish make the journey, it should be all right.
