Eu Queen import via Ireland

[Dai.charles]

Hi ,

Anyone here willing to tell me know to get mated queens via nothern Ireland imported from the Eu to the uk route?

I have seen one seller that sells on his website , apis Donau queens that don’t directly sell to uk buyers directly being sold.

They must be getting them Via Ireland or other legal route.

Does anyone have any info they are willing to provide, that allows me to import from above breeder into the uk?

Perhaps a third party registered shipping agent that does this ?

There is the Northern Ireland import agreement that allows unfettered access, but I cannot get any contact details of someone who can do this.

Can anyone help ? Or direct message me ?

Thank you !!! David.

 

[sipa]

Why are you trying to make a simple thing difficult.
If you must use imported queens just import via the legal route direct. It's not difficult, you just have to follow the rules.

 

[BeeKeyPlayer]

Why are you trying to make a simple thing difficult.
If you must use imported queens just import via the legal route direct. It's not difficult, you just have to follow the rules.

I think he's saying that this particular company doesn't sell directly to addresses outside the EU and is asking if we know if a third party legally importing them.

I don't think he's asking for anyone's opinion on imported queens.

 

[Anduril]

I think he's saying that this particular company doesn't sell directly to addresses outside the EU and is asking if we know if a third party legally importing them.

I don't think he's asking for anyone's opinion on imported queens.

He is basically asking if there is a route via Northern Ireland and then to the UK. Otherwise he would need to deal directly with the company and all the necessary import paperwork requirements.

 

[Anduril]

A wee bit of context. @Dai.charles
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/apis-donau-queens.46625/#post-707722

 

[Mint Bee]

Plenty of imported queen bee resellers in the UK. Get them to do the paperwork for you and accept that they will add their mark up on. I've seen some European breeders referring orders to their partner resellers in UK, rather than dealing with the odd request from the UK, which frankly is likely to be a PITA for them.

If you search the forum, the NI route was used in a very grey way some years ago just after Brexit when direct importation was still being worked out and caused a lot of issues for locals and suppliers.