Team:Tec-Monterrey/teamfriends/helphow

Currently, customs regulations in Mexico do not allow quick access for biological material, which includes the packages sent to each team with the standardized parts. This is not a new problem; for that reason the iGEM team Tec-Monterrey 2010 did, as Human Practice, a guide that explains the process, step by step, to import biological material without complications. However, this procedure, consisting of preparing the documents, sending them to Mexico city and waiting for the response from the relevant authorities (if the documents are not rejected), may take three months approximately, depending on the place of the country in which the team resides.
Generally speaking, it is difficult to make this procedure, since some teams begin their projects at this time and require the standardized parts soon. Given that this situation not only affects us, but also our colleagues on the other Mexican teams, we sought to solve the problem. We contacted a FedEx Customs Agency, in order to seek advice and support in obtaining the packages, explaining in detail what were the sending parts. This was presented in the Micro Congress carried out by us during the summer, in the talk of Mr. Manuel Tiscareño, Agent of FedEx, who told us the procedure to follow. Because of this contact, it was easier for us to be a link between the teams and the customs office, allowing us to support ITESM_Mexico and UANL_Mty-Mexico teams so they could receive their respective packages.