Can anyone advise me please on the best practice advice I can give to someone in India on wants to mail his FTDNA Test kit to the USA ? [I think this means - What you write on the outside of the envelope] Given the risks:- . The home country may refuse to accept the package . USA customs may refuse to import the package One complication being, that if you want to insure that you have paid the correct postage charge, you probably have to consult the Post Office. I have spent a little time searching through the FTDNA web information for Administrators, but so far not found any answers. -------------------------------------------- As far as I know, none of my UK ADSHEADs have had any problems mailing the test kit to the USA But what is the current best advice for what to write on the packet from the UK? I have an Indian ADSHEAD (part of a dynasty of over 100 ADSHEADs all descended from one soldier who went there in 1822) He paid for his own test kit But he now tells me that "No Courier Service or Post Office over here is willing to accept it, as the Kit contains a Liquid/ Gel substance which they do not accept for shipment" I would be very grateful for any advice or experience on the best way forward please. Many thanks Gordon [+Z] <http://www.adshead.com/> Gordon Adshead <gordon@adshead.com> [+Z] Beaumont House, 2 Goodrington Road, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3AT, UK [+Z] Tel:+44-1625-549770 Mob:+44-7776-145602

Gordon, I tell people to put genealogy swabs on their customs form. There has never been a problem from anywhere. He will have problems if he puts something like biological sample. Susan -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 11/26/14, Gordon Adshead <gordon@adshead.com> wrote: Subject: International Mailing of DNA Test Kits To: "GOONS" <goons@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Debbie Kennett" <debbiekennett@aol.com>, "Susan Meates" <scm@bellsouth.net>, dna@one-name.org, "Teresa Pask" <teresa.pask@pask.org.uk>, "John Creer" <john@creer.co.uk> Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 5:29 AM Can anyone advise me please on the best practice advice I can give to someone in India on wants to mail his FTDNA Test kit to the USA   ? [I think this means - What you write on the outside of the envelope] Given the risks:- .  The home country may refuse to accept the package .  USA  customs may refuse to import the package One complication being, that if you want to insure that you have paid the correct postage charge, you probably have to consult the Post Office. I have spent a little time searching through the FTDNA web information for Administrators, but so far not found any answers. -------------------------------------------- As far as I know, none of my UK ADSHEADs have had any problems mailing the test kit to the USA But what is the current best advice for what to write on the packet  from the UK? I have an Indian ADSHEAD (part of a dynasty of over 100 ADSHEADs all descended from one soldier who went there in 1822) He paid for his own test kit But he now tells me that "No Courier Service or Post Office over here is willing to accept it, as the Kit contains a Liquid/ Gel substance which they do not accept for shipment" I would be very grateful for any advice or experience on the best way forward please. Many thanks Gordon [+Z] <http://www.adshead.com/>  Gordon Adshead   <gordon@adshead.com> [+Z]   Beaumont House, 2 Goodrington Road, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3AT,  UK [+Z]                 Tel:+44-1625-549770  Mob:+44-7776-145602

"genealogy swabs" is what I was told - definitely no mention of DNA or "medical" of "biological", as that raises questions with overzealous postal workers, even though there shouldn't be a problem at all with cheek swabs. Another term if you want to make it even more vague but still give a clear definition is "cotton swabs in aqueous buffer solution". This may help get around any worries about the package containing liquid. Corinne Curtis #5579