Taxacom: specimen parcel stopped by US customs

[John Grehan]

I would be interested to receive any comment regarding a recent situation
where a parcel of some insect specimens from Paraguay that was stopped by
customs and returned. I was only able to find out about this through the
efforts of a local congressman's office (and even then it took two attempts
to get an answer). The office was informed that the parcel lacked a permit
and certificate. I have no idea of what they might be (and of course in its
usual helpful way the government bureaucracy declined to elaborate). I
would be interested to hear from any US researcher who might know what was
being referred to here in this instance.

Thanks,

John Grehan
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