| How to request stocks |
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1. Register
yourself.
2. Select stocks by stock numbers from our stock lists and send your
request.
Users in Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Taiwan and USA
should note that we do not send Drosophila stocks without "import
permit" or "label(s)".
We recommend you to arrange the import permits before you make orders
from us.
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| How to register |
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Please register yourself with the
Drosophila Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) before you make any requests.
Please use the registration
form.
After registration is completed, you will receive your DGRC ID number.
Please use your DGRC ID when requesting stocks.
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| How to request stocks in BULK |
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If you are not looking for stocks of
specific genotypes, but planning to place orders of many stocks for
screening experiments, for example, click "Advanced
search" in Order and select as many stocks you need for a week.
If the number reaches to the maximum of the week shipping schedule (240
for a person per week/ 650 for a week total/ 250 extras allowed to book
for the next week shipping), you will be asked to order next week,
since we send out stocks once a week.
If you encounter any problem in the ordering process, please  send mail to DGRC.
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| Fees and payment |
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DGRC outsources the processes of stock order
confirmation and
payment system to the Bio-Resource Payment at the Science Education
Laboratory (BRP) from January 2011. Handling fees to academia are shown
below. The new fees will be effective from January 2011. Please note
that the fees to profit-making institutions will be doubled.
The payment is accepted by credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, AMEX, and
JCB) only through BRP.
We provide an online payment system by credit card through a
cryptographically protected connection, SSL (Secure Socket Layer). To
finish placing the order, you have to fulfill your credit card
information (such as card numbers and expiration date), but these
information will NOT be transmitted to DGRC or BRP either.
Fees for January 2011 - (Yen basis)
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Annual fee per active account
[April to March] (yen) |
Handling fee per stock
(yen) |
Handling fee per shipment
(yen) |
Postage per package
(yen) |
| DGRC |
None |
200 |
550 |
Japan
Overseas
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| BRP |
None |
27 |
650 |
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| Total |
None |
227 |
1,200 |
Actual cost |
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| Shipping Schedule |
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DGRC sends out fly stocks every Wednesday (once a week).
During the holidays below, the shipment will be stopped, although fly request and registration services are available.
Holiday Closing for Shipment in 2011
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| Holiday |
Closing |
| New Year Holidays: |
20 December 2010 - 11
January 2011 |
| Spring Holidays: |
2 - 6, May 2011 |
| Summer Holidays: |
15 - 19 August 2011 |
| New Year Holidays: |
19 December 2011 - 4 January 2012 |
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Shipment choice |
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Shipment by EMS courier service and
ordinary air mail at your choice. The fly stocks will be sent by EMS
(Express Mail Service: a traceable courier service run by the Post
Office in some countries) as default instead of ordinary air mail,
because EMS provides Item Numbers with which users can trace on the web
where the fly stocks are, and many users request to use the EMS. In
terms of shipping cost EMS is more expensive. For example, shipping 5
stocks to USA is 330 JPY by air mail whereas 1,200 JPY by EMS (see
Postage Rate). If you would prefer your stock package to be sent by
ordinary air mail (note that you cannot trace the package), please
indicate your choice to "Air Mail".
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