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Apisto ranch said:Ok I sent the package throw USPS express mail. Just like everyone said. Marked on the pack clear and in large black letter Live ornamental aquarium fish, JUst like stated in post. Pack-age was returned with a shipping label and 3 stamps on it. Return to sender for aquic export or import lincing # and regerstration permits.
FISH DEAD. 6 days in customs. How is it someone can do it and others can't. Do they just pick out randum packages for this?
No they DO NOT accept live ornamental fish, PERIOD. They don't accept live animals at all, labelling them was the worst thing you could have done. Whoever said they accept live fish was wrong, in this case. DEAD WRONG.
Maybe on the US side, but canadian UPS or any of the courier companies do not accept live animals, they will sometimes even toss them away and they'll never be returned to the sender.
The counter person may not care, but customs does, and when the package reaches customs they turn it back or just empty out the contents.
A fellow I used to know that worked at UPS used to take home the discarded fish or turned them in the stores for credit.
Do as Dave did when he shipped my nijsseni, label them aquarium decorations and they won't even blink when they look at them. Customs is more concerned with pornography and firearms than anything and only randomly open packages. Those are the chances you take when shipping fish illegally, however the chances of your package being opened is very slim.
As Dave mentioned though, shipping to Blaine and having the end-user pick them up is much safer if they can do it.