[3dem] Send Dry Shipper

[Ben Engel]

We have had several bad experiences with FedEx, with shipments getting hung
up for a week coming into Germany and the samples thawing.  So now we use
BioCair:  https://www.biocair.com/  It's significantly more expensive
($1000), but worth it for trans-atlantic collaborative projects where we
send a student half-way around the world to prepare samples.  There is
nothing worse after all that time and effort than for the samples to thaw
on the way home.

Good luck,
Ben

On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 2:25 AM, Daniel Serwas <daniel.serwas at berkeley.edu>
wrote:

> Thank you all for your quick response and suggestions.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:54 AM, Dokland, Terje <dokland at uab.edu> wrote:
>
> We used to send frozen samples (crystals, in this case) from Singapore to
> the US or France in a dry shipper. As long as the shipper is indeed dry (no
> liquid N2) it should not be considered dangerous goods or hazardous
> materials (unless of course the samples are in fact biohazards). If you
> ship them as dangerous goods you will have to pay considerably more for the
> shipment.
>
> I recommend you plaster the sides of the shipper with labels stating
> things like "no liquid" "non-hazardous" "non-toxic" "non-everything you can
> think of" and very clear description of the contents (like photos) to
> prevent curious customs people from opening it up and taking out the
> contents to check them. There also needs to be a standard Fedex
> international shipment manifest in triplicate. A cover letter is also a
> good idea. Stick everything to the outside of the container.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Terje
>
>
>
> On Sep 6, 2018, at 11:41 AM, Daniel Serwas wrote:
>
> Dear list,
>
> I want to send cryo samples in a dry shipper via Fedex from the US to
> Austria. I have never done this before and would need some help. The Fedex
> customer service was not really helpful. I was wondering whether I can just
> send the dry shipper as a package or do I need to label it as a dangerous
> good? Is there anything else to consider?
>
> All the best,
> Daniel
>
> Daniel Serwas, PhD
> Postdoctoral Fellow
> Drubin Lab
> Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
> University of California, Berkeley
> 610 Barker Hall
> Berkeley, CA 94720
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