Shipping Mice
from the Harvard Medical Area
1. Shipping animals
is the investigators' responsibility. Investigators should
contact shippers and make their financial arrangements with
them directly. The ARCM will not pay these charges for you.
Carriers/couriers
that presently ship animals.
2. Animals should be shipped early in the week (Monday or
Tuesday) to avoid losses due to long stays in inhospitable
perhaps unheated or un-cooled airport warehouses. In planning
animal movements, you should avoid shipping in proximity to
national and other de facto holidays.
3. Supplies such as shipping boxes with viewing windows, dividers,
water pouches, gel packs may be required and these can be
obtained commercially. (Boxes with opaque covers may be opened
on arrival in foreign customs.) Occasionally, ARCM has a few
extra autoclaved shipping boxes available. Contact your animal
facility supervisor.
4. If you need a health status letter or a USDA International
Health Certificate (VS form 18-1) for a proposed shipment
of animals, complete the Request Form for USDA Interstate
and International Certificate of Health Examination and Fax
it to 617-432-2438 to the attention of ARCM Veterinary
Staff.
Request for USDA
International Health Certificate— PDF
version 
Word
version 
After the certificates have been prepared, an ARCM
veterinarian will schedule an appointment with the PI staff
to inspect the animals. There is a $50 health examination
and certificate endorsing fee for this service. If warranted,
the veterinarian will sign and give the form to the PI. The
PI is responsibile for obtaining the USDA endorsement (see
5.) and including the appropriate copies in the shipment.
5. Instructions for Obtaining USDA Endorsement of APHIS Form
7001
USDA endorsements
are obtained only at the office of the USDA/APHIS area veterinarian.
Send a signed form by Return Fedex to:
William G. Smith, DVM
Area Veterinarian in Charge, New England Area
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
Veterinary Services
160 Worcester-Providence Road
Sutton Square Plaza, Suite 20
Sutton, MA 01590–9998
Clients will need to make an appointment with the USDA Area
Office if they choose to hand carry their completed health
certificates to the office for federal endorsement. They can
call the USDA at 508-0865-1421 to schedule an appointment.
We are opened Monday through Friday 8:am to 4:30 pm except
during federal holidays. Completed health certificates can
also be mailed or expressed to our office. Fees for federal
endorsement are due upon receipt. The User Fee for endorsing
APHIS Form 7001 is $22.00 per shipment. This fee is due are
the time of endorsement. Checks of money order should be made
out to the USDA.
See the USDA website at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/imexdir.html
for additional information.
6. Be sure to include
a purchase order or Harvard grant code on your "Request
for USDA International Health Certificate" to be used
to cover the costs of the ARCM veterinary examination and
certificate signature. The USDA endorsement fee is seperate
and not handled by the ARCM.
Facility
Health Information
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