| Equipment / Material | Description | Mfg / Product # |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) permit | For international shipping of infectious biological agents, infectious substances and vectors addressed to appropriate PI laboratory | REDI-NET program leads to provide permits for the appropriate lab |
| Sample holding container | To pack the sample for shipping | Locally sourced |
| Large sealable bags | For sealing individual sample holding containers within shipping container | Locally sourced |
| Packing materials | Newspaper/ cardboard or other appropriate material to secure samples in shipping container | Locally sourced |
| Shipping container | To place sample holding containers; must meet specifications of cold chain as needed | Locally sourced, dependent upon cold chain requirements |
| Packaging tape | To seal the cardboard boxes | Locally sourced |
| Plastic poly-pocket | To attach relevant import / export permits to outside of shipping container; (eg. plastic enclosed sheet protector) | Locally sourced |
| Commercial invoice | For tracking purposes | Locally sourced |