Going to Germany
Going to Germany
I am going to visit the country of Germany where my grandparents where born, I was wanting to know if anyone has any information on how I could bring fish back to the U.S. with me?
Sherrie
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"I have yet to meet a catfish that I did not like".
12 Sterbai corys,7 longfin Paleatus
corys,2 L007,2 L-028,6 L-75,5 L-144,2 L-200,5 LDA-25,4 LDA-33,2 LDA-72
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You'd definitely need an import license to take it into the US. You'd possibly also need an export license (probably not).
Not only is the paperwork for this sort of thing going to be "fun", but you'll probably also have to pay some sort of administration fee - this could be anything from a few dollars to hundreds, depending on whether the goverment expects a "one-time" export, or they expect companies that run for several years with a single license. I don't know anything about that, but I would expect the license to be "for the life of the company" or at least multiple years. This type of license is probably both expensive and complicated to get. On the other hand, it's possible that the license is one time only license for one shipment, in which case the license is probably much easier to get and pay for.
You could (perhaps) find an exporter in Germany, but not a lot of them would be likely to have a suitable license to import into the US, as there's very few native fish in Germany that would be exported to the US - cold water pond ones only[1], but unfortunately, not tropical ones. Only someone exporting fish bred in Germany would be likely to have the correct license - and they would be one that exports to the US, which is quite possibly not easy to find.
[1] Cold water species may be prohibited to export to the US as they can probably spread into natural habitats and compete with native species - not a good thing.
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Mats
Not only is the paperwork for this sort of thing going to be "fun", but you'll probably also have to pay some sort of administration fee - this could be anything from a few dollars to hundreds, depending on whether the goverment expects a "one-time" export, or they expect companies that run for several years with a single license. I don't know anything about that, but I would expect the license to be "for the life of the company" or at least multiple years. This type of license is probably both expensive and complicated to get. On the other hand, it's possible that the license is one time only license for one shipment, in which case the license is probably much easier to get and pay for.
You could (perhaps) find an exporter in Germany, but not a lot of them would be likely to have a suitable license to import into the US, as there's very few native fish in Germany that would be exported to the US - cold water pond ones only[1], but unfortunately, not tropical ones. Only someone exporting fish bred in Germany would be likely to have the correct license - and they would be one that exports to the US, which is quite possibly not easy to find.
[1] Cold water species may be prohibited to export to the US as they can probably spread into natural habitats and compete with native species - not a good thing.
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I was researching and found this site http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/faq_animal ... .htm#horse
On question #10 it talks about fish. Also go to http://www.characin.com/carey/articles/ ... rules.html
On question #10 it talks about fish. Also go to http://www.characin.com/carey/articles/ ... rules.html
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I just got back from South America.. And imported fish. I applied for an import/export license from the us fish and game.
http://www.fws.gov/
http://www.fws.gov/permits/ImportExport ... port.shtml
I also spent a lot of time talking with the us fish and game about importing fish. I would suggest checking out the links provided and calling your nearest fish and game field office. I had to make an appointment for the inspector to meet me at the airport and had to pay his overtime since it was after normal business hours when I came through the airport. It was a time consuming experience and I learned allot.
Cheers, Whitepine
http://www.fws.gov/
http://www.fws.gov/permits/ImportExport ... port.shtml
I also spent a lot of time talking with the us fish and game about importing fish. I would suggest checking out the links provided and calling your nearest fish and game field office. I had to make an appointment for the inspector to meet me at the airport and had to pay his overtime since it was after normal business hours when I came through the airport. It was a time consuming experience and I learned allot.
Cheers, Whitepine
Cheers, Whitepine
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River Tank with Rio HF 20 (1290 gph), Eheim 2236.
- Apon boivinianus, Bolbitis, Crypt balansae, Microsorum Windelov, Vallisneria americana, Crinum calamistratum, Nymphaea zenkerii, Anubias barterii.