Moving reef tank to USA

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

I would have him call amarican customs befor he sells. is it realy exporting if your moving to the US and taking your fish tank with you? there might be an exception for pets and this could be classified that way as he is not a business and he is not shipping them for sale but rather they are acompaning him on a move.

Steve

If that was the case, then what is stopping people "moving" with NEW livestock every 2 months?

US Customs is nothing like ours, they want to keep everything out, but you could always ask.

Fish/Corals are considered exotics, and require permits. They consider pets cats and dogs, and that is after vet checks and quarenteen.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

Fish/Corals are considered exotics, and require permits. They consider pets cats and dogs, and that is after vet checks and quarenteen.

could be, but no harm in calling and asking. I find there are a lot of things (not nessasarly fish releated) that people say you can't take into the US, but if the situation is right you can. who knows there may be a simple permit available you can pay 20 bucks for to make it ok.

as for dogs and cats no quarenteen if there shots are up to date and you have a vet certificate of helth. other wise anyone who takes there dog hollidaying with them in there RV wouldn't be able to. or when we go to belingham for a weekend they wouldn't have let us take our dog with us. they even let us take our food as I only bag up how much we need plus a day or two. now for a business importing dogs for sale and such this may be different.

Steve

[brizzo]

http://www.fws.gov/international/permits/pets.html

This page explains importing your pets into the USA, along with how to get a CITES permit to import your pets without the origin CITES documents