You advise them when you place your taxidermy order that Coppersmith is your Customs Broker. If they try to tell you that your trophies can only be imported over one U.S. Port and you must use another broker - remind them that you know otherwise and assert your ownership rights. After all you are the one paying all the charges. Another area of importance is the preparation of the actual invoice by the Taxidermist to reflect what was done to your trophies. Ask to see a sample of their export invoice.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE PHYSICAL STATE OF THE ANIMAL, AT TIME OF SHIPMENT, BE REFLECTED ON THE TAXIDERMY INVOICE.
If the animals are fully mounted, or skins have been tanned and the skull and horns have been bleached and mounted on a plaque - they are considered a finished trophy and the invoice and shipping documents must state this. No other treatment will be required upon arrival in the U.S.
If the animal parts have only been chemically treated and packed then they are called dip and pack and these may require reprocessing of some sort in the U.S. before they can be transferred to you or your U.S. taxidermist. The invoice and shipping documents must then indicate that the animals are unfinished.
All taxidermy invoices must reflect the cost (with type of currency indicated) assessed for the processing of each individual animal as well as the actual name of the genus and species of the animal being shipped. This is why we ask for you to obtain the taxidermist business cards.
Once you notify us that your trophies are at a specific location we will either contact that taxidermist or advise one of our agents in the area to do so. Our Agent will in turn advise or remind the overseas taxidermist of your request for shipment via our combined services - this is called a routing order. We will be happy to follow-up to get an update on the status of your shipment as part of our Customer Service Commitment. That is all part of our PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDED WITH PERSONAL CARE.
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