WEEKLY UPDATES POSTED HERE!

THIS PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED AS OF:  April 9, 2025.

(Group 4- The Netherlands)

Accepting Reservations until early May 2025.

We are extending our collection time frame, as it is necessary now more than ever to fill these groups to 100% capacity, due to the recent price hikes, and changes in daily user fees, which the USDA has raised across the board, 60-100% respectively, which affect all importing efforts, and general costs to get the birds directly here to America.

Thanks!

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(Group 3- POLAND)

Currently taking place now! This Collection closes on April 25th.

 

Pedigrees? Who exactly is responsible for handling pedigrees?

We are not responsible for tracking down pedigrees from the owners you acquired your birds from in Europe. While some reputable auction houses like EPA and Herbots do send them directly to us here in the USA, we do forward them on to you as soon as we receive them. Most private sellers in europe though, should not give the pedigrees to the couriers, as they end up getting lost in transportation, missing, etc.  The pedigrees should always be sent directly to you from your seller you acquired your birds from in Europe. This is their responsibility to get them mailed to you here in the USA. Its part of their sales process.....by getting the pedigrees safely delivered to you.

As of today, April 9th, We currently do not have any pedigrees in our office to send to anyone. If you have not received pedigrees, then please reach out to your seller in europe, and inquire about their whereabouts and location.

The Polish quarantine also has previously mentioned that they DO NOT collect pedigrees from the sellers/brokers in Europe, when they pickup birds for their quarantine. They do not want to deal with pedigrees, as this can be quite time consuming trying to track down, and locate them. 

It is the sole responsibility of the seller/broker you acquire your birds from, to have them mail the pedigrees directly to you, here in the USA. This ensures they do not get lost in the process.

Thanks!

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PLEASE NOTE: THE NETHERLANDS IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT HAS A BINDING  AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH THE USA, THAT REQUIRES BIRDS TO ONLY BE QUARANTINED FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS, PRIOR TO US BRINGING THEM OVER. THAT AGREEMENT, HOWEVER, MAY CHANGE IN MID 2025, AS IT IS RE-NEGOTIATED BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES.

If ATF needs to collect your pigeons outside of The Netherlands,  your fancier/seller needs to arrange an Intra Trade Certificate (TRACER) which is a kind of health certificate for transport within the EU countries. Please advise your fancier/seller to arrange this with their State Vet. Your fancier/seller cannot use a normal Vet to get this health certificate. It must be issued by their State Vet.

This rule only applies when ATF picks up the pigeons and is not needed if your fancier delivers the birds to ATF themselves using a courier that does regular transportation of live animals to The Netherlands. ATF has provided us a list of preferred couriers that can be used if you need assistance with pickup outside of Holland. This is made available to you after you submit our import and reservation form on our website.

TO BOOK YOUR RESERVATION, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW.

https://avianexportservices.com/usa_importing

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GENERAL

IMPORTING 

INFORMATION

 

 

ALL BIRDS MUST BE VACCINATED FOR PMV & SALMONELLA x2 PRIOR TO THEM BEING DELIVERED TO ANY PRE EXPORT QUARANTINE FACILITY WE WORK WITH. NO EXCEPTIONS!

ALL BIRDS MUST BE FREE OF EXTERNAL PARASITES, INCLUDING LICE, PRIOR TO BEING DELIVERED TO ANY PRE EXPORT QUARANTINE FACILITY WE WORK WITH. NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

TO SIMPLY THE PROCESS, WE WILL COLLECT ALL THE FEES FOR BOTH THE PRE QUARANTINE/EXPORT SIDE, AND USA QUARANTINE/IMPORT SIDE OF THE PROCESS.

 YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE INVOICE FROM US AS SOON AS THE QUARANTINE HAS STARTED, AND YOU WILL PAY ONLY ONE INVOICE TO US FOR EACH IMPORTATION CYCLE.

 

(WE HAVE A NEW IMPORT CREDIT POLICY MOVING FORWARD, EFFECTIVE NOV 15, 2023)

IMPORT CREDITS MUST BE USED WITHIN ONE YEAR THEY ARE ISSUED. PREFERABLY SAME YEAR ISSUED.

IF YOUR BIRD DIES AT ANY TIME WHILE IN USA IMPORT QUARANTINE, (WHICH IS RARE WITH OUR QUARANTINES) WE WILL OFFER A PARTIAL CREDIT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE BIRD WAS IN QUARANTINE BEFORE EXPIRING. 

THIS PARTIAL CREDIT CAN BE APPLIED TOWARDS A FUTURE IMPORT WITH US.

(HERE IS THE NEW BREAKDOWN BELOW)

IF A BIRD DIES WITHIN 7 DAYS OF ARRIVAL TO THE USA WHILE IN IMPORT QUARANTINE = A FULL CREDIT WILL BE HONORED TOWARDS A FUTURE IMPORT.

IF A BIRD DIES WITHIN 14 DAYS OF ARRIVAL TO THE USA WHILE IN IMPORT QUARANTINE = A $225 PARTIAL CREDIT WILL BE HONORED.

IF A BIRD DIES WITHIN 21 DAYS OF ARRIVAL TO THE USA WHILE IN IMPORT QUARANTINE = A $150 PARTIAL CREDIT WILL BE HONORED.

IF A BIRD DIES WITHIN 28 DAYS OF ARRIVAL WHILE IN IMPORT QUARANTINE= A $75 PARTIAL CREDIT WILL BE HONORED.

IF A BIRD DIES WHILE IN TRANSPORT  WITH EITHER USPS OR DELTA CARGO CUSTODY= $0.00 CREDIT AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HOW THE USPS, OR DELTA CARGO HANDLES THE BIRDS WHILE THEY ARE IN THEIR CUSTODY, AND TRANSPORT TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION.

PLEASE NOTE: USPS VERY RARELY EVER PAYS OUT ANY INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR MORTALITIES, EVEN IF YOU PURCHASE THEIR INSURANCE WHICH IS OFFERED. THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL PAYOUT A CLAIM UP TO $100 IS IF THE BOX HAS OUTSIDE EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH TO THE BIRD, OR IF IT TAKES 4 DAYS FOR FINAL DELIVERY OF THE BIRDS TO YOU AND SOME ARRIVE DEAD ON ARRIVAL. THE BIRDS POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THEIR DECISION AND CLAIMS PROCESS. THIS IS WHY WE NO LONGER SHIP ANY LIVES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. ITS SIMPLY NOT SAFE TO DO SO!

THIS INFORMATION IS PUBLISHED DIRECTLY ON USPS.COM. 

https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm

526.43 Claims for Adult Birds

Indemnity may be paid only for articles that are lost, damaged, or for missing contents, and not for death of the birds in transit if there is no visible damage to the mailing container. 

The Postal Service will not refund postage if the Priority Mail Express shipment was delivered, or delivery was attempted, within three days of the date of mailing shown in the “Date In” box on Label 11. See DMM 604.9.5.5.

 

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS RISK, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER OUR DELTA CARGO OPTION. USING THIS OPTION THE BIRDS ARE DELIVERED TO YOU THE SAME DAY THEY ARE SHIPPED FROM OUR SLC UTAH LOCATION. AVAILABILITY MAY VARY BASED ON YOUR LOCATION CLOSEST TO A DELTA CARGO HUB.

 

PLEASE NOTE: ALL QUARANTINE AND EXPORT FEES TO THE UNITED STATES FROM EUROPE ARE NON-REFUNDABLE, ONCE THE BIRDS LEAVE THE NETHERLANDS.

 WE NORMALLY BILL ACCORDING TO THE USPS EXPRESS SHIPPING RATES FROM UTAH TO YOUR FINAL DESTINATION. ALL BIRDS ARE ALSO SHIPPED IN BRAND NEW BOXES.

There is a minimum cost of $65 per shipment for a single bird.

WE ALSO SOURCE AND USE "THE MOST PREFERRED LABRATORY ANIMAL BEDDING" SCIENTIFICALLY PROCESSED SINCE 1895, FOR YOUR BIRDS!!!!

AS A KNOWN DELTA SHIPPER, YOU MAY ALSO HAVE US SHIP BIRDS TO YOU VIA DELTA CARGO, IF YOU ARE NEAR AN AIRPORT THAT SERVICES DELTA AIRLINES.

YOU WILL RECEIVE BIRDS THE SAME DAY THEY ARE SHIPPED, WHEN WE USE DELTA AIRLINES.

LESS STRESS ON THE BIRDS, SAFER FOR YOUR BIRDS IN TRANSIT, AND THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE FASTEST ROUTE POSSIBLE FOR DOMESTIC DELIVERY.

THE COSTS FOR US TO SHIP USING DELTA AIRLINES ARE THE FOLLOWING:

1-3 BIRDS WITH NEW WIDOWHOOD IATA APPROVED CRATES $250

4-6 BIRDS WITH NEW WIDOWHOOD IATA APPROVED CRATES $300

7-12 BIRDS WITH NEW WIDOWHOOD IATA APPROVED CRATES $375

13-24 BIRDS WITH NEW WIDOWHOOD IATA APPROVED CRATES $600

25-48 BIRDS WITH NEW WIDOWHOOD IATA APPROVED CRATES $1200

 

Any birds that need to go to Mexico or Hawaii after they complete USA import quarantine will be assessed additional shipping fees, beyond what is charged on the invoices.

Be prepared to pay additional shipping and transportation fees if you reside in Mexico or Hawaii. 

 

ALL PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE PAYABLE TO: AVIAN EXPORT SERVICES 

* Additional USPS domestic shipping fees apply for final delivery*