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So called ‘breathing bags’ have a great advantage in comparison to normal fish bags: They let oxygene (O2) in and CO2 out. This means that your shrimp will have always enough O2 if you packed the bags the right way. The bags should not touch each other; heat packs also should not be in direct contact to the thin membrane. When using both together please remember that they need air access. Sometimes it is recommendable to make holes for air exchange into the transport box.

Like in other containers, this bags should not be overcharged with shrimps. It is important to leave as less possible air inside the bag when closing it; this reduces water movement which will stress animals. Normally, I close the bag with a gum, but it is also possible to use a bar type heat sealer. The only negative point is that the corners of the bag are not rounded. Rounded corners avoid that shrimps entangle themselves during transportation. One can fold the corners up and fix it with tape; so there are no sharp corners. In summary, breathing bags allow you to ship or transport your shrimps several days.

Kordon, the US manufacturer of the bags offers different sizes:

Remark: This is a rough overview only – no responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information!

1. Check out fees and taxes, depend on the product you trade first. German’s can check this data in a special online register (click on ‘Auskunftsanwendung’). You can get a code number for your shrimps there, f. e. 0306 2390 000 for shrimps of the family Pandalidae, genus Crangon. The import turnover tax is 7%. Sometimes you have to pay extra customs tariff for non-EU countries (f.e. when you get shrimps from Japan). All the fees and taxes are paid in advance!
2. Get your customs ID than before focusing on further paper war.
3. The forms you need to fill out in step three are called ‘Einheitspapier’. This customs declaration is easily made online.
4. Contact your local official veterinary office to get an import license; check full list here PDF.

Here is a complete list of papers necessary to do an import, f. e. from Japan. They must to be shown at the customs office responsible for your address or at Frankfurt Airport International, where your shrimps arrive.

1. customs declaration (‘Einheitspapier’)
2. invoice of the seller (2 copies)
3. veterinary report with German translation (from your seller)
4. import license

Further Information at the German Customs

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