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Post by putangitangi on May 14, 2013 14:38:42 GMT -8
Over the last couple of months I have received several parcels of insects from dealers in Eastern Europe and Asia labeled such things as cosmetics and household goods. The senders obviously feel that doing this makes it easier for parcels to get through New Zealand border controls. New Zealand takes it's border controls very seriously and officials think that in these cases the recipient is involved in this deception thus causing a great deal of problems with parcels being held and sometimes destroyed.
There is no problem in importing insects that are not covered by Cites and the NZ Wildlife Act. Just label them correctly. If anyone wants more information on Cites insects, as they pertain to NZ, I am quite happy to supply it.
Putangitangi
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tis
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Post by tis on May 16, 2013 7:00:54 GMT -8
You are correct. I send specimens quite regularly to New Zealand. I always declare them properly and they also like an invoice on the outside of the packet most times. Never had a proble and that is over many, many years.
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Post by wollastoni on May 16, 2013 7:14:06 GMT -8
For all countries, writing fake content descriptions can be very dangerous for the receiver.
People should never do that.
I always write :
"Dried butterflies for scientific study. No commercial value. No protected species" and I never had any problems with any customs. They sometimes inspected my parcels but always carefully with no damage.
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Post by Zacatak on Jun 26, 2013 23:22:19 GMT -8
being from New Zealand myself, i have also got parcel's come to me declared as cosmetics and household goods, and they have come through unchecked. but saying that i don't bring in anything without permits if needed. but i agree, when i send nz material out of the country i properly label it: dried insects for scientific study, no commercial value, no cites or protect species. i have had my parcels checked and sometimes parcels have arrived with damaged specimens, they even are kind enough to tell me of damages to the insects....but i find it hard to believe that this was caused by transit, and not due to customs themselves opening the parcel to examine. especially some of the most delicate specimens i have been neatly packed, but are damaged from customs checks by opening them up.
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