LC Sciences provides the following information to facilitate the international shipment of samples
from overseas. We serve many customers overseas and shipping into the United States has not
been a problem.
- Make sure you have completed a
Sample Submission Form. Email the form to us beforehand AND include a copy in the box with your sample.
- Label the sample tube(s) clearly as labeled on the Sample Submission Form.
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Prepare the sample for shipping:
- Suspend the sample in a regular precipitation solution.
- Mix well by vortexing.
- DO NOT pellet the sample out of solution.
- Prior to shipment, store the mixture at -80°C.
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Pack the sample in a thermo-stable shipping box. A box with a wall thickness of at least 1.5 inches is recommended.
- Use a MIX of dry ice and regular freezer ice blocks. This will keep the temperature low for the longest time. Make sure the box cover is tight when packaging and tape it.
- Use express services (fastest delivery offered), such as DHL, FedEx, UPS or USPS.
- Your international carrier will require you to complete a commercial invoice to be included with the shipment.
- The commercial invoice should describe the contents as “non-hazardous, non-contagious research sample”.
- Also state that the “contents are non-restricted under IATA
DG regulations”. Declare the value of the goods to be
$1. (See
Example Commercial Invoice)
- Outside the shipping box should be labeled with “temperature sensitive, keep refrigerated”
- Ship to the following Address:
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