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Endangered species: apply for an import and export permit

Apply for a permit to import, export or re-export a CITES-listed specimen in or out of the UK.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
7 March 2008
Last updated
6 June 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Import or export or re-export application: guidance for completing form FED0172

PDF, 145 KB, 13 pages

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Export or re-export permit for CITES-protected live birds: guidance for completing form FED0172

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England, Scotland and Wales: CITES permit application form (FED0172 GB)

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Northern Ireland: CITES permit application form (FED0172 NI)

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Details

Use form FED0172 to apply for a permit to import, export or re-export a CITES listed specimen in or out of the UK. If you are importing into or exporting from Northern Ireland, you need to use the Northern Ireland form.

A specimen includes any living or dead plant or animal (or any of its parts) listed under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) controls.

You only need the permit for a species listed under annex A or B of CITES.

Use the Species+ tool to search for an endangered species. Check which annex (A, B, C or D) it’s classified under.

Read the guidance before completing the form. This explains:

  • what information you have to give
  • the codes to use
  • how to successfully complete the application

Send your application

If possible, send your application by email to CITESapplication@apha.gov.uk.

Please apply in advance to avoid delay – APHA is dealing with a high volume of applications.

If you cannot send your application by email, you can post forms to the APHA Centre for International Trade: Bristol. If you apply by post it may take longer.

See apply for CITES permits and certificates to move or trade endangered species for more information on CITES controls and species.

Published 7 March 2008
Last updated 6 June 2022 + show all updates

  1. Removed coronavirus (COVID-19) statement for postal applications.

  2. Added 'Export or re-export permit for CITES-protected live birds: guidance for completing form FED0172'.

  3. Updated 'England, Scotland and Wales: CITES permit application form (FED0172 GB)' and 'Northern Ireland: CITES permit application form (FED0172 NI)'.

  4. Updated the guidance document.

  5. Updated CITES application email to - CITESapplication@apha.gov.uk

  6. Updated form FED0172: CITES permit application.

  7. Added coronavirus statement on sending application by email.

  8. Updated guidance for completing form FED0172

  9. Updated guidance to completing form FED0172

  10. AHVLA documents have been re-assigned to the new Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  11. First published.

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