Guidance

CITES: UK import suspensions (negative opinions)

Check if a CITES item that you want to import is listed as having an import suspension due to its trade being considered unsustainable.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
20 May 2022
Last updated
3115 MayAugust 2022 — See all updates

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CITES UK import suspensions

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You need a permit to import specimens listed by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).

You should check the import suspensions before you apply for a permit. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is not likely to give you a permit if your specimen is listed as having an import suspension.

Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 3115 MayAugust 2022 + show all updates

  1. We've clarified that our baseline position is made up from EU decisions made before 1 February 2020 and the UK list of import suspensions.

  2. Update to 'specimens covered' and 'countries of origin' for Bulnesia sarmentoi species.

  3. First published.