First off, on one post on this thread, it is LEGAL to import fertile hatching eggs into the USA, if you do it according to USDA regulations.You first must apply for a permit,and pay a fee of about $135. This process will take 2 weeks to get the permit. You must then set up a time window in which to use the permit,it will be issued for a 14 day window of which you must get your shipment in.Next you must determine how many eggs will come in your shipment,1 egg over your set amount,will nullify your import liscense.There are only certain countries that are acceptable for importing eggs from,those deemed Newcastle Free are allowed to import eggs to the USA.
Here is
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/forms.shtml the link to all that is required of you,and the person the eggs are coming from.Many requirements must be done on the flock the eggs are coming from,and that cost to the flock owner is 500 euro's(at least in the UK) and does take some time.
Fed Ex will not ship eggs because they are a controlled import and must go thru US Customs agents.Your best bet is to seek out a US Customs Broker to help you thru the process,they in turn can seek out another broker from the country of export to insure the eggs are handled in the correct manner.The eggs must come back in a heated-pressurized cargo hold,and they cannot be x-rayed,or they will be useless.The best bet is to seek a non-stop direct flight,as to avoid the eggs going thru several countries port of entry requirements to be put on the next flight for the next or final destination. Importing live birds to the USA will require a 1 month quaratine,costing $200 per bird,if they die while in the hands of US Customs officials,it is your loss and the quarantine fee must be paid at the time of arrival,not the amount of birds that survive.Live birds can only come into 3 US Customs entry ports,.Miami,New York and 1 more,and must remain there for 1 month.Feed and any vet care is extra on top of the $200 per bird fee.
Eggs shipped from this country to another country,must also go thru a quarantine-USDA regulated process.Smuggling eggs into the USA can result in severe penalties and fines.Suspected smuggling can easily be proven because all permits for importing are kept on file.If you cannot provide proof of your import permit,kiss your butt goodbye.And open ther floodgates for lawsuits from your neighbors,because the USDA can exterminate all poultry flocks within a 50 mile radius of your place,if they indeed learn your eggs or birds came illegally.Imagine a large scale egg or meat raising type poultry farm close to you,with 100,000 birds in the houses,being destroyed and their financial loss because of stupidity on your part?
