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| Derek Tan - Hi, I just hit this page and didn't quite know the head and tail of the discussion so apologies if I interrupted inappropriately. I was in the states in April, and when I fly back to Singapore at the end of that month, I hand carry 3 male betta back with me. Not exactly hand carry as in me holding it all the way, but what I actually did is I pack them up nicely, make sure the water don't leak, and there are sufficient air to last the journey, and the water bag don't get crush in the transit ... I actually put the water bag in 3 plastic jars each, and I packed them into my luggage. The 3 poor thing appear a bit dazed & a bit chilled when I reached home but they all turned out OK and they in fact stayed with me for quite a long while (in Singapore) before they r.i.p. and it is due to more of a mishandling instead of the journey fatigue. I was in fact hoping to bring some good breed but due to work commitment and shortage of time, I didn't get the luck to fulfill that wish. Next time perhaps, now that I know it works and how I should do it better, and of course if I have the chance again. - Oct 22, 2001 |
| JJ - Permit is usually not required if your import (to Singapore) less than 50 fish in less than 3 liters of water. This is as told by the department formerly known as PPD (don't know what it is called now). Best to declare as 'gift with no commercial value'. However, not everyone at the customs know about this 'unwritten' rule set by PPD, so you may actually have problems when importing fish into Singapore. What you can do is, call PPD, get the person in charge, and tell whichever customs that stop you to call the PPD guy personally. Hopefully the person in charge is around when you need him! Like someone mentioned, the process of importing bettas from overseas is often very expensive, and the risk is high that the fish may arrive DOA, or the fish do not turn out as you expected, or the fish never arrives. Unless you are very sure of your sources, buying from local breeders is often a better choice. At least you get to see what you are buying first, and can decide on the spot if you are willing to pay the money for it. - Jan 16, 2001 |
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JJ - Next time you go overseas and wish to bring fish back, just remember to
copy down the fellow's contact and maybe even print this email and bring
it along! : )
------------------- Dear Sir, Please refer to your email enquiry on the import regulation of ornamental fish. The Agri-food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore regulates the import, export and transhipment of ornamental fish through the issuance of licences and import permits to the traders concerned. To facilitate hobbyists who wish to bring in fish for their own personal keeping, we allow each individual to import not more than 50 pcs of ornamental fish in not more than 3 litres of packing water without the need of an import permit. Quantity larger than this would be considered as commercial trade, and would require the application of licences and import permits by the traders. For the case of discus, it is possible to pack 10 to 20 fishes of 2" size in individual bags in not more than 3 litres of water in total, and according to the Discus Club Singapore, hobbyists are unlikely to buy fish exceeding this quantity. Please do not hesitate to contact me at tel. no. : 751 9853, or via email if you need further clarification. Thank you.
Lawrence Chia See link for more details - Jan 21, 2001 link |
| - PPD is now known as Agri-food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore - Jan 16, 2001 |
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- Shipping from US : First and primary ingredient is money. It costs on average US$65 to ship FedEx to Singapore and takes about 4 days. If the buyer does not wish to use FedEx, USPS Express is the next best way. It costs about $35. No special forms are needed to ship out to Singapore. If you claim live animals when using FedEx International shipping, they will not ship. I do not claim live animals, and so bypass that hurdle by not declaring what is truely inside the box. For USPS, the box can be well labled as to contents, but expect a delay in customs even if all is in proper order. That is why I like FedEx. Do not declare anything of major value and they do not hold it at customs. If you prefer to use USPS Express, it may take longer because of customs. Usually about 7 days. If you call customs and notify them of an immenent arrival of live tropical fish, you may not have to worry abourt any kind of delay and get them in the same amount of time as FedEx. There is no special paperwork to fill out in any case. - Nov 2, 2000 |
| bettasvancouver - Best wy to do this is air freight should not take longer than 3 days to get there could be ever quicker. This means taking the fish to the airport and then them beeing picked up at an airport the other side. You must contact your local wild life and fisheries and find out if you need any pemits to recieve fish into your country. - Jan 7, 2001 |
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Debbye - A couple of questions you might want to consider: - What airline is handling the air freight and what is the length of time in transit? How much does it cost? What's their track record with handling live cargo? (i.e. do they store it someplace temperate and stable, do they contact you immediately upon arrival, etc...) - Did you make sure that the order comes in only on certain days at certain times so you don't pay an enormous inspection fee? - Did the organizer make sure that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service was contacted -at least- 48 hours prior to arrival? - Has all the entry paperwork been filled out for Customs and U.S. F&W? - Have the appropriate forms been filed with U.S. F&W, particularly if the shipment qualifies as commercial? (8 fish or more) - Have possible Customs duties been taken into consideration? What about fines by the U.S. F&W if your fish are DOA? And so on... Of course, you have to have the appropriate import/export license, but I'm assuming he does as it would indeed be impossible to proceed otherwise. Once a person actually has the license, they usually impose certain restrictions. For example, you may have to keep very thorough records for 5 years and the U.S. F&W has the right to come at any reasonable time to inspect your inventory records and question the nature of your business. Ok, maybe I'm getting kind of boring now but it always concerns me when people leave out important details, perhaps thinking they can handle the order spontaneously. For importing livestock, nothing supercedes careful and thorough planning -beforehand-. Anyway, those are some of the things on my checklist whenever I handle importation of livestock. If you miss anything, they can make life very difficult for you at the airport. They won't care if there's live fish in there- if everything isn't in order, they will not release the shipment to you, regardless of the potential loss of life. And if the livestock does wind up dead because of your negligence, they can and will fine you. >_< Red tape galore. - Jan 19, 2001 |
| Wendy - Everything depends upon customs & Fish&Wildlife at your particular airport. Some won't allow you to import more than 8 fish without an importer's license. At San Francisco International Airport, however, we imported 20 PAIRS of fish without a license...only with Somkiat's declaration form. They only asked us if these fish were for our personal use or resale...and it was only for our use, since a couple of hobbyists and I imported them to become our breeders. We've done this type of shipment twice with that many fish. It only ran about $52 in shipping above and beyond the cost of the fish. So before you give up the idea of importing your own fish, realize that it might not cost as much as you think. It appears to be different regulations for different airport and also for different export countries. So what works for Thailand, may not for Indonesia. So call your airport Customer and Fish & Wildlife and tell them that if the shipment is not for resale, ask them what the maximum number of fish allowable will be, without a license. If it's less than the number you want to buy, then find out how to get your import license. - Dec 21, 2000 |
| Angie - I've shipped to Singapore a few times with no problems. Fish took about 5 days using Global Express (the U.S.P.S). For about 12 bettas it cost around $50 U.S currency for shipping. No restrictions. - Jan 7, 2001 link |
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