CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

Charges for CITES Permits

Cheques for applications to the Wildlife Licensing and Registration Service should be made payable to Animal Health.

Plants and Corals
Application for fewer than five genera where the import, export or re-export is for commercial purposes £7 per genus
Application in respect of five or more genera where the import, export and re-export is for commercial purposes £5 per genus
Application in respect of any number of genera where the import, export or re-export is not for commercial purposes £5 per genus
Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Others
Application for fewer than five genera where the import, export or re-export is for commercial purposes £10 per species
Application in respect of five or more genera where the import, export and re-export is for commercial purposes £8 per species
Application in respect of any number of genera where the import, export or re-export is not for commercial purposes £5 per species

The following circumstances also affect the charge levied:

  • an application to import specimens from more than one country will be treated as separate applications to import from each country;
  • an application which is for import, export or re-export both for commercial and for non-commercial purposes will be treated as a separate application in relation to each purpose;
  • the Department may waive the fee where the specimens concerned are to be used for non-commercial purposes which are deemed to be of benefit to the species concerned by the licensing authority.

Payment

  • Fees are payable on application.
  • Cheques and postal orders should be crossed and made payable to Animal Health
  • All payments should be made in £ sterling. Please do not send cash.
  • Applications will not be processed until the correct fee is paid.

All applications and payments should be sent to:

 

Page last modified:31 March 2008
Page published:31 March 2008

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