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Prepare Samples
Always handle only one sample at a time. Begin and end the packaging process for each sample prior to beginning the next to avoid mix-ups.
Recommended sample sizes
Please read sample handling and container recommendations before preparing your samples
Package samples and ship to a Beta Analytic office
Use small boxes instead of envelopes to protect the samples from being crushed or powdered during shipment.
For groundwater samples, please put the bottles inside a plastic bag and seal the bag with a zip-tie or duct tape. If any of the bottles leak during shipment, the water will not weaken the cardboard shipping container.
Please use a tracked mail service or courier and email the tracking number to lab@radiocarbon.com.
Customs Declaration for DIRECT shipment to Beta’s Miami address
Description of goods for your customs declaration form – “GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY – NO COMMERCIAL VALUE – WILL BE DESTROYED IN THE ANALYSIS.”
Customs and carriage value – 1 USD
Harmonized Tariff Number (HS code) – 280300
To avoid delays at customs, use the word “coprolite” in shipping documents instead of guano, dung or feces to describe the materials being sent.
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Page last updated: October 2022