Re: Cuban Fish

["Newman, L" <Lee_Newman@bc.sympatico.ca>]

Lisa Brinkman wrote:

> The fish will be brought into Canada not the US.  I have no idea on how to to
> import the fish in the first place so even getting any info on that would also be
> appreciated.
> 
> Lisa

Lisa,

Getting fish into Canada is relatively easy...most of the time. If they
are for "personal use", they (Agriculture Canada) usually only wants to
know how many you have, not what they are. However, it would help if the
species were also known as there are a few "resticted fishes" on the
list...none of which come from Cuba however! It also may be of some
help, if there are any snags, to have some kind of paperwork, an export
permit from Cuba or even a sales slip from a wholesaler or store. But,
it is very rare they would ask for such documentation.

I have brought fishes into Canada from both Peru (twice) and Brazil with
absolutely no problems.

If it is a commercial shipment, then that is a different story, one with
which I have no experience.

Hope this helps.

Lee Newman
Vancouver Canada


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