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The European Arabidopsis Stock Centre

Fees information

If you would like to add additional stocks to your order, please get in touch with us at all@arabidopsis.info.

The present charging system started in May 2004 such that NASC and ABRC both charge fees on a per stock basis. A 'batch fee' is charged to initiate each order so that the first stock is at a moderate charge, but each stock thereafter (in one order) is at a very much reduced price.

European users are expected to order through NASC.
North and South American users are expected to order from ABRC.
Laboratories in other locations may order stocks from EITHER centre.

You may also be liable for your local sales tax.

Sets of lines have a preadjusted cheaper rate per line.

This current system represented a saving for the majority of our users that order multiple seeds per transaction. It also encourages users to organise their orders so that it represents less pressure on stock centre resources.

Please note that the batch fee allows us to significantly reduce the per stock charge thereby greatly helping high volume users. We encourage users in neighbouring labs to consider ordering together to reduce their overall fees.

Schools (pre-University) will still receive non-transgenic seeds for free - please make your status clear in your order.

In cases of extreme hardship (particularly outside Europe) we will occasionally consider waiving the fees.

Your feedback is appreciated.