Export Terms:

Requirements:

1) You must reside outside of the U.S.A.
2) You must be 18 years or older.
3) You must register an export customer account on this site.
4) You need to be a licensed importer in your country with any needed legal permit to import animals.

Costs:

1) Minimum order is $500 in animals, dry goods and/or deadstock.
2) Export fee is $195 for orders under $2,000
3) If your order totals more than $2,000 in animals or dry goods, a broker fee of $200-$400 will be incurred.
4) Export box fee is $30 (this is the cost of buying and building the special wood box for exporting your shipment)
5) For orders over $2,000 in animals and/or merchandise, a broker fee of $500 will be added.
6) Air freight is estimated to cost between $120 (to Canada) and $300 to $450 to Europe and Asia depending on size of your order.

Airline options:

I ship with Air Canada, Northwest and Delta Airlines. You need to make sure your country's airport to receive this shipment has one of those airlines with flights to that airport.

What can and can NOT be shipped:

I can ship live captive-born and wild-caught invertebrates, preserved deadstock and dry goods.
I can NOT ship CITES II invertebrates (Brachypelma and Pandinus genera)

- Air Freight is estimated to cost between $260 - $350 depending on box size/weight. I export with Air Canada, Northwest or Delta Airlines.

Shipping schedule:

After your order is confirmed, shipping can take between 2-4 weeks to prepare the shipment, collect any species needed, schedule the flight and prepare all shipping containers and boxes. I ONLY schedule and ship boxes out on Mondays so you need to be able to pick the shipment up on a Tuesday or Wednesday.

Guarantees:

I do NOT guarantee live arrival for exported animals due to the fragile nature of international airline shipping and potential of delays, etc. , but I will consider DOA credit towards next order if customer provides proof with good photos emailed to me. You must pick up and inspect the shipment within 12 hours of arrival or the DOA credit possibility will be forfeited. YOU are responsible for having all required permits and papers needed on your end to import into your country. Failure to have these important permits/papers is NOT my fault and I will not be held responsible for any losses or confiscations.

Payment/Business terms:

1) Make your order via online shopping cart on this site or via email.
2) Await for my confirmation email verifying stock availiablity and payment details.
3) Once this is emailed to you, payment options will be presented via email.
4) Payment methods are: Western Union, Paypal (I charge a 4% accounting processing fee if you choose this option) or bank wire transfer.
5) A 50% deposit is required to reserve your stock and start the export process.
6) 100 % Prepayment is required BEFORE shipping can take place.
7) Order must be paid for and shipped out no later than four weeks upon making the initial order. Additional weeks will incur a $20 feeding/maintenance fee added to your final invoice.
8) Once your order is submitted via online ordering and/or email or phone call, and I have confirmed availiability and asked for payment and you have paid the full balance or made any amount of deposits, all sales are final. I have reserved the order for you and your are obligated to receive it. If for any reason, I can not ship you the order you paid for and no substitution can be made and/or a credit issued for the future, I will then issue a refund if you desire.

*** By ordering from me, you have checked with your local, state/province and national/federal wildlife authorities and have complied with all necessary laws and requirements to order and keep these type of animals and have acquired any necessary permits needed for that. You also acknowledge that you are aware these animals have the ability to either bite or sting and inject venom, flick urticating hair, constrict or scratch, and that I do NOT advocate handling of these animals. You also agree NOT to hold Todd Gearheart, his staff, members or representatives responsible for any injury you or others may receive as a result of your having these animals. This applies to either direct or indirect injury or damage. You further agree that you take full responsiblity for the consequences resulting from keeping these animals, both to yourself and to others, to yours and their property, and will keep Todd Gearheart, as well as all people connected with his business free of all liability for injury or damage of any and all kind. I am not trying to scare you, only to impress upon you that these animals require responsible keeping. Novice keepers should read a good book like Sam Marshall's "Tarantulas and Other Arachnids" and visit an educational site like www.tarantulaspiders.com and read all beginner-type of articles before purchasing and keeping a tarantula, other invertebrate, reptile or exotic animal.