Importing flies through Flycore
1. Please confirm the following:
- Your lab has been approved by BAPHIQ. (How to become an approved lab?)
- The institute where you would like to import flies from has also been approved by BAPHIQ. (How to become an approved institute?)
-Please contact Flycore in advance to obtain an electronic version of the Import Permit.
2. Please inform the institute the following (download sample):
- Please provide the institute the electronic version of the Import Permit. Ask the institute to print out the Permit, and attach the Permit to the package.。
-Please follow the recipient information on the Permit. When sending a package, please use EMS or FedEX. Do not use regular mail.
-Recipient: Chau-Ti Ting, National Taiwan University
-Recipient Address: BAPHIQ Kelung Branch Office,Taipei Songshan Airport Inspection Station
No.340-9, Dunhua N. Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City 105, Taiwan
Please only use the recipient information listed above; otherwise, your package will not be cleared by customs and will be cancelled.
Please ask the institute to inform you the following:
A. Shipping method
B. Shippig date
C. Tracking number
D. Number of vials in the package
The number of vials is required when clearing customs. To avoid any suspicion of smuggling, please ask the institute to provide the accurate number of the vials in the package. Please do not include any other items (i.e. plasmid) to avoid any possible law violation.
3. Please inform Flycore your shipping method, shipping date, tracking number, and number of vials. Flycore will arrange the following importation and inspection process.
Note for importing fly via Flycore
(For reference only)
4. After the flies are delivered to your lab, please log the information in the Record Form for Laboratory Fruit Fly Use. (Please refer to Appendix 3 of “Quarantine Requirements for The Importation of Laboratory Fruit Fly” ）
Please note that it is requited to fill out the form for inspection purposes.
Flycore saves all the records of the flies imported via us. Please contact us for assistance if any record is needed.