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#556
blueberryjam said:
I recently acquired a lizard CDC from one of the local stores - it didn't come with a CITES.
I was told by my SA that the CITES is given out for exotic bags. (Didn't ask about SLGs unfortunately.)

Is this a practice peculiar to SG? I've seen the certificate peeking out of the boxes of exotic CDCs revealed by international members, and from online resellers.:shrugs:
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When I bought my first exotic bag from Liat Towers, there was no accompanying Cites. Slightly later, when I wanted to take it travelling, I had to ask them over and over again for Cites. I was told that Cites will not be issued to local residents and I would not be able to get one unless I had an overseas residence. So I had to use one of our London addresses on the Cites certificate.

Afterwards, I never received any Cites for my subsequent exotic purchases (bags or otherwise), and I was too tired to try and wrangle one each and every time.

As I understand it, the Cites is issued if required for export overseas, which is why Cites is given by FSH (although lately there is just a line on the receipt stating for personal use). When I buy exotics from the US within the US, I get a Cites from France into the US, but if I have exotics shipped from the US, the items need to go through US Fish & Wildlife, which then issues a Cites from US to Singapore.

Maybe Singapore customs doesn't care too much about importing/exporting endangered species? Wouldn't really be surprised if this issue is not really terribly high on the customs agenda... :shrugs:
 
#557
pyrexia, robee, Mrs S, Roxane
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TPF is truly a fount of knowledge!
I'm a local gal - I suppose that's the reason why. My SA told me if I was going to bring the item overseas, I could check it in or put it in my bag...:wondering
I suppose I should just leave it at home!

Does anyone have experience bringing small exotic items back from the US? Assuming if DH gets lucky on his next trip...I'd be :rant: if it were confiscated by US Customs!

Cheers!
bbj
 
#558
blueberryjam said:
Does anyone have experience bringing small exotic items back from the US? Assuming if DH gets lucky on his next trip...I'd be :rant: if it were confiscated by US Customs!
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I do it all the time. I sometimes fly to the US just to collect an exotic, rather than wait for it to go through Fish & Wildlife. If you buy from the US in person, you would have the Cites issued by Hermes France to Hermes US, so that shouldn't be a problem leaving the US.
 
#560
blueberryjam said:
pyrexia, robee, Mrs S, Roxane
:ty:

TPF is truly a fount of knowledge!
I'm a local gal - I suppose that's the reason why. My SA told me if I was going to bring the item overseas, I could check it in or put it in my bag...:wondering
I suppose I should just leave it at home!

Does anyone have experience bringing small exotic items back from the US? Assuming if DH gets lucky on his next trip...I'd be :rant: if it were confiscated by US Customs!

Cheers!
bbj
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I haven't had any trouble bringing anything out of either US or Europe. But I usually take the items out of their boxes, place it in my handbag/carry-on, and check in the empty box. I find less hassle when it is out of the box and being used.
 
#561
Roxane said:
I do it all the time. I sometimes fly to the US just to collect an exotic, rather than wait for it to go through Fish & Wildlife. If you buy from the US in person, you would have the Cites issued by Hermes France to Hermes US, so that shouldn't be a problem leaving the US.
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i don't think you go through "customs" when you leave the US except for luggage security check.

i do know that certain states ban the sale of alligators/pythons (i think California but might be wrong)

OT, i bought ombre lizzie CDC in HK and no CITES was issued. Neither was I issued a CITES when I bought an ostrick birkin from FSH last year. I was told that none was needed. But when I bought my amethyst gator CDC in Taipei, my SA told me to get one just in case. In all three cases, I hand carried or worn the item and was never stopped by customs while travelling.
 
#562
Thanks for the tip pyrexia! And thank you for chiming in hanyeu!:flowers:

I'm concerned about the luggage security checks. Travelling to the US requires a fair amount of patience at the airports, and I wouldn't want to cause DH unnecessary inconvenience, KWIM?:s

Of course, I'm just counting my chickens...he could just as well score nothing from the H store!:laugh:
 
#563
Hi all, hello I'm new here. Can you give me the information about how long do I have to wait to order a croco birkin (size 30) in Hermes Singapore? Or do you think better I just fly to Tokyo to get it straight away? It is more expensive in Japan though. Thank you so much everyone. :-)
 
#564
Seriously, you probably are better off flying to Tokyo. Get a trip out of it and get something fabulous without the frustration of waiting and the aggravation of trying to get onto the SG waitlist.
 
#566
Asianqueen said:
Hi all, hello I'm new here. Can you give me the information about how long do I have to wait to order a croco birkin (size 30) in Hermes Singapore? Or do you think better I just fly to Tokyo to get it straight away? It is more expensive in Japan though. Thank you so much everyone. :-)
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To be honest, unless you have an extremely fantastic relationship with your SA, it is unlikely you'll be offered a croc. Our exotics quota is extremely limited and from what I hear, every exotic bag is almost always spoken for even before it reaches our shores.
 
#569
I went to Hermes Liat today and this middle age SA lady told me that they don't take exotic waiting list. I'm so sad. Very sad. They only bring the colours. :-(((((((((( Is this true, ladies?????
The good think is, my Mom will accompany me to go to Giza in 2 more weeks. :-) Wish me luck. :-)

Thank you so much ladies. Have a nice evening to you.
 
#570
Asianqueen said:
I went to Hermes Liat today and this middle age SA lady told me that they don't take exotic waiting list. I'm so sad. Very sad. They only bring the colours. :-(((((((((( Is this true, ladies?????
The good think is, my Mom will accompany me to go to Giza in 2 more weeks. :-) Wish me luck. :-)

Thank you so much ladies. Have a nice evening to you.
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Good luck! Japan is beautiful so enjoy food, shopping...and best of all, score a croc! :D
 
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