Just an FYI: Well-USA stopped clearing trophies

[Frank Cavallo]

Just an FYI: Well-USA closed their trophy division in June of this year.

They forwarded all of their pending trophies to Lynette Lilley of Noatum Logistics (you may remember her at Well in Houston). She just helped me clear my lion on Friday.


Lynette Lilley
Fauna & Flora division of Noatum Logistics
15450 Diplomatic Plaza Drive
Houston, TX 77032
281-372-2141
Email: Lynette.Lilley@Noatumlogistics.com

NOATUM LOGISTICS USA, LLC - JFK
15231 135TH AVE JAMAICA NY 11434
Phone: +17182763300
Fax: +17187123622

 

[Hutch01]

Thanks for the heads up. I’ve always used WELL.

 

[sestoppelman]

Never heard of them.

 

[CBH Australia]

Well, I'm glad you got your Lion, there's something you might never get again.

Is this permanent? Any joy in this?

 

[buck wild]

Lynette is GREAT !!

 

[chiefdale]

what year you shoot the lion

 

[Frank Cavallo]

September 2018. Took 2 years for the import permit- August 2020. I was told some of the delay was USF&W was transitioning to E-permits (which mine was as I never received a paper permit).

Then COVID screwed up exportation- took a year. The export permit expired once, fortunately while the lion was still in Zim. That renewal was not a big deal and only took a few days. My lion was stateside with one week left before expiration (which is all that matters) and got the USF&W clearance the day it expired. Took USDA and Customs 3 days after that.

I was told a dozen trophies had their Zim export permit expire while at the expeditor in SA.