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Post by whipple on Apr 11, 2011 21:28:59 GMT -5
Thanks! I'm not planning on even going to germany at least until 5 ish years, so it's not something I'm worried about atm. I just see some great little ferrets from a breeder there, although I've only seen them online. So never know.
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Post by Heather on Apr 11, 2011 21:33:59 GMT -5
I would be very careful about importing...do your research. Crazylady is right. I've been doing my research and the cost of importing (I'm not talking about the price of the ferret that has nothing to do with it) the red tape, duties, quarantines (this is 6 months for non-rabies free areas like Germany), the cost of the vets for the quarantine, special air fares (ferrets travel as baggage), if you cannot get a direct flight and have to switch planes or stopover in the US, your little one will have to get a US passport and a certificate for importation through the US, the list goes on and on.....so make sure you clear all this before you leave. You will have to have all this paperwork, vet clearances, certificates, and custom paperwork before you leave. Intact ferrets are treated as produce and your duties are set on the possibility that you're making this a business so you will be billed on the product that you're importing and the possible profit (shows what they know) that will come from the sale of the offspring of said product. I don't know if you would be allowed to quarantine in your own home (you need a pet free zone) or not. I know that if you are you have to be inspected and you have to pay for the inspection each time they come out. This is a flat rate of $150. If you're not allowed to quarantine in your home, your ferret will have to live for 6 month in a quarantine certified facility (you will be allowed to visit)and you will be expected to pay for all boarding and care. I figured that I would have to start processing the paperwork at least 6 months in advance to get it all ready so that I could import a fuzz by a given date. You also have to take into account the speed that the government processes paperwork and the number of mistakes they make when doing the whole processing. As the fellow whom I was talking to stated, they don't import ferret very often. They are treated as a wild, dangerous exotic . ciao
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Post by whipple on Apr 11, 2011 21:39:08 GMT -5
Wow! Is that importing from anywhere? What about if you go to pick up in the US? How else are we supposed to get ferrets from breeders?
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Post by Heather on Apr 11, 2011 21:48:06 GMT -5
Picking up from the US is simple in comparison to importing from the US. Basically, bringing in a ferret is the same as a dog or cat. Again, you have to have the proper paper work, health inspection, vaccine (rabies) but other than that...it's the same as cross border travelling. ciao
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Post by whipple on Apr 11, 2011 21:49:39 GMT -5
I wasn't planning on importing but also picking up if I went anywhere else. Would that be more like a dog or still not?
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Post by Heather on Apr 11, 2011 21:54:18 GMT -5
If you go outside of the US, those standards are if you pick up or not. They don't care. ciao
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Post by whipple on Apr 11, 2011 22:09:54 GMT -5
Wow, crazy. Well then I think I'll stick to the states then. So when did you start considering becoming a breeder?
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Post by Heather on Apr 11, 2011 23:20:17 GMT -5
I started my research about 2 yrs ago. It started casually enough, I have a problem with unanswered questions ;D So, I just kept asking more and more questions from the various breeders we have here on the forum. ciao
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