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I did my first plains game safari in June in South Africa. I had a wonderful time and took 8 trophies. I'm keeping my taxidermy simple and just doing European skull mounts on wood plaques (apparently called shields in SA) and a zebra rug. I left my trophies with my outfitter who transferred them to their recommended taxidermist in SA. The taxidermist has confirmed receipt of the trophies and even sent me a photo of the zebra flatskin to confirm they had the right one. I got a clear quote from the taxidermy house, but they noted shipping costs were separate and controlled by the shipping agency they use. My contact at the taxidermist was kind enough to get me quotes on both air and sea methods of transit. The air is said to be considerably faster but is 2x the cost. I'm not in a rush, and willing to wait a little longer. Air shipping would deliver my crate to Boston. Ship would deliver to New York. I realize this exercise requires sending a crate across and ocean, but it turns out the shipping will cost nearly as much as the taxidermy itself. However, both shipping method quotes do not include "clearing and delivery charges". Does anyone have any knowledge of the typical magnitude of these charges? Second, once my crate gets to either Boston or NY, is it typical for the customer to then contract US shipper for the stateside transport to my house? Jason | ||
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If you use a US Customs Broker, they will clear your trophies and arrange shipping to your destination. Otherwise, you arrive at the port of entry, fill out the import forms and clear with USF&W. Depends upon how you wish to deal with shipping and clearing. Sea Cargo is generally 30 days but can ships enter our ports? Best do some research as shipping costs and open ports are constantly changing. LDK Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Howdy Jason! Safari Specialty Importers serve as your Personal Import Specialists and will handle all of the details to get your trophies from Africa to the US, cleared with USFW/Customs, and delivered to your final destination. If you can send me the shipping quote that you received, I would like to show how much we can save you on shipping. We provide a total door to door quote so you only have to make one payment for the whole process. Please visit our website for more details on our services and pricing: https://safarispecialtyimporters.com/ Best, Wyatt Fetner | |||
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Will you be at either Boston or New York to clear your crate? How soon can you get your crate moving air or ship wise. Reason being is that most businesses close in December. I have had my shipments caught in the holiday travel period. And one time they were lost and it took my custom broker a month to help find it. storage fees is another issue I went through on that one. You probably need to obtain the crate measurements to see if you have a vehicle to transport it. And how you will load the crate in your vehicle. If you are unable to pick up your crate the day it is cleared, Storage fees come into play for your crate, and if not picked up would add your total expense. I have friends who have cleared both air and boat cargo shipments, however they lived near by and are able to pick up their crate as it inspected and cleared. As LDK indicated find a US customs Broker and let them clear your trophies and forward them on to you. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "You've got the strongest hand in the world. That's right. Your hand. The hand that marks the ballot. The hand that pulls the voting lever. Use it, will you" John Wayne | |||
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Yes, the hidden cost of safari. I did the ocean transport, I was in no hurry. Also, do you have any pigs or CITES animals? The only one I might think of if just a PG hunt is the bontebuck. If warthog, you may need veterinarian clearance, but I’m not sure if so on a European mount. That’s how I did mine, but just don’t remember. All the responses above are great advice. Congrats son your new addiction. I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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I believe you need a Cities Permit for the Bontebuck, at least I did in 1997. Good Luck | |||
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Gentlemen, Thank you for the advice. Some additional information on my case: I don't expect trophies to be ready for shipment for approximately a year. I do have a warthog skull on a shield which the taxidermist says is considered a "finished" product. I had originally wanted just the skull cleaned to put on a bookshelf, but that's not "finished" for import purposes. Everything else is not CITES or pigs. A zebra rug and euro skulls of impala, blesbuck, red hartebeest, blue wildebeest, springbok, and gemsbok. Points about crate size and clearing customs in the US I will look into. Boston I can drive to in a bit over an hour. New York City I have no desire to drive into. The crates are all custom built to fit, but the taxidermist figured my order would fall into their minimum charge for crating. Conceivably, I could load a crate in a pickup. I must clarify with my taxidermist whether the permit fees quoted include getting the trophies through US customs or only out of SA. Jason | |||
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