Paolo, From the number of shells you sent, I suspect that the FWS is considering your client to be a commercial dealer & charging him/her the fees for dealers. If I am remembering it correctly, I think 20 is the limit for non- commercial shipments. How did the FWS learn about this shipment? Aydin On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:03:24 -0500, Paolo M <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I recently sent some conus shells to the States coming from the Philippines. >All the shells were legal and came with the proper Certification from the >fisheries in my country. > >But my client complain that he was charge with the following fees from US >fish and wildlife. The fees are stated bellow. > >Special License $55 >inspection fee of $75.00 for each received shipment > >Is this normal in the U.S. I only sent 80 pcs of small common conus and >uncommon conus shells. > >Is it really this hard to send shells to the states? > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------