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CITES: UK import suspensions (negative opinions)restrictions

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Published
20 May 2022
Last updated
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Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Import suspension list

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1587/annex

Details

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

Flora. A specimen is a living or dead animal or plant or(or any of its parts,parts or derivatives), or an item made from these.

YouBefore applying for a permit, you should check the lists of:

  • negative opinions for plants or animals
  • import suspensions

If beforea youspecimen appears on one of these lists, imports are restricted from the relevant country into Great Britain.

Negative opinions and import suspensions may be lifted or added to – for example, if conditions change or there is new information.

These import restrictions only apply in Great Britain. Northern Ireland applies EU import suspensions. To find EU suspensions, search for ayour permit.specimen Theon Species+ and check under the ‘Legal’ heading.

Get help 

Contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)(APHA) isif notyou likelyhave tochecked givethe youlists aand permitare ifstill unsure whether your specimen is listedrestricted.

You ascan havingalso ancontact importAPHA suspension.for advice on whether you should apply for a permit.

Updates to this page

Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 195 AugustJune 20252026 + show all updates

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

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