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German Shrimp Shop List – Shipping to other Countries

Imke — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:05:10 +0000

Here is a collection of German shrimp shops shipping to other countries; mostly within the EU. Not every listed shop ships to every country; so please contact them for details and shipping fees before ordering. Furthermore, this is no personal recommendation site but only a directory listing for those interested buying shrimps in Germany. Professional shrimp sellers who want to be added or removed please drop me an email (imke@shrimp-attack.com).

Update, 13.07.2010: See also Damian’s list with focus on Spanish shrimp shops.

Aqua-Tropica
Lausitzer Str. 42
90453 Nürnberg
Tel.: +49 911 373 06 86
Fax: +49 911 373 06 85
E-Mail: info@aqua-tropica.de
Internet: www.aqua-tropica.de

AKZ Aquarienkrebszucht Langer
Schwarzwaldstr. 24
78647 Trossingen
Tel. +49 171- 821 34 33
E-Mail: Krebse@aquarienkrebse.de
Internet: http://www.aquarienkrebse.de

Fraku-Aquaristik
Voerder Str. 97
58256 Ennepetal
Tel.: +49 2336 473400
Fax: +49 2336 473401
E-Mail: info@fraku-aquaristik.de
Internet: www.fraku-aquaristik.de

Garnelen and more
Weidestr. 8
49328 Melle
E-Mail: info@garnelenandmore.de
Internet: garnelenandmore.de

Garnelio
Friedrichstraße 74
68199 Mannheim
E-Mail: info@garnelio.de
Internet: www.garnelio.de

Interaquaristik.de
Auf der Pforte 24
35216 Biedenkopf-Breidenstein
Tel. +49 6461 7587450
Fax +49 6461 7587452
E-Mail: mail@interaquaristik.de
Internet: www.interaquaristik.de

Shrimp-Visions
Ramdohrstraße 20
28205 Bremen
Tel. +49 170 2869498
Fax +49 421 5770968
E-Mail: info@shrimp-visions.de
Internet: www.shrimp-visions.de

Shipping Shrimps and using Breathing Bags

Imke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:48:49 +0000

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:

Article ID	Size in inch:	cm	cm
50100	Breathing Bag – 5 ” x 8″	12,7	20,32
50101	Breathing Bag – 11.5″ x 19″	29,21	48,26
50102	Breathing Bag – 7.5″ x 12″	19,05	30,48
50109	Liner Bag – 16″ x 14″ x 30″	40,64	35,56

Importing Shrimps from non EU-countries to Germany

Imke — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:20:14 +0000

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

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!
Get your customs ID than before focusing on further paper war.
The forms you need to fill out in step three are called ‘Einheitspapier’. This customs declaration is easily made online.
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.

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

Further Information at the German Customs

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