i don't usually buy from the auctions, as they post the fish and thats illegal to the uk, thats why i lost one,4 days from the last ones i only bid because he was for the disaster fund and i thought a good way to help, when i import i take 120 fish a time and they only take 24 hrs to arrive, i just like looking at the pictures of the fish and see what is about and, available ( this is a picture fix only for me)
yes it is as they should go through a bip border inspection post were a vet will examine the water for dieases and check there is a health certificate for the fish from the seller,so when they are sent via ems or post they dont get this, but if a customs and excise were to open them it could be as much as £2000 or $3,739.72 , it because of brining dieases into the wild fish of the uk, its ok to move fish around the uk as they are already here, so to import fish legally requires a defra licence, which i have so i can import fish, and it cost me roughly £120 or $224 for every shipment reguardless of quantity.............
Well, it is pretty much the same here. You need to get a permit to import fish. But the cost here is only 150 local (roughly US$3). It does not matter how many fish you bering in here too. The permit costs the same.