When CITES applies to your shipment
Explains that CITES can cover a shipment regardless of whether the specimen is alive, dead,…
Amsterdam, Nederland · EU-brede dekking
Amsterdam, Nederland · EU-brede dekking
Explore clear, practical articles about CITES, permits, documents, trade routes and preparing for a case. The information is designed to help you ask better questions and identify a sensible next step.
Note: Information in the Knowledge Centre is general guidance. Requirements depend on the product, species, origin, destination, purpose and documents available for a specific case.
Explore clear, practical articles about CITES, permits, documents, trade routes and preparing for a case. The information is designed to help you ask better questions and identify a sensible next step.
Note: Information in the Knowledge Centre is general guidance. Requirements depend on the product, species, origin, destination, purpose and documents available for a specific case.
Explains that CITES can cover a shipment regardless of whether the specimen is alive, dead,…
Frames three questions exporters should ask before committing to a CITES-regulated shipment, distinguishing one-off cases…
Corrects the common assumption that processed goods (handbags, guitars, furniture) sit outside CITES; coverage depends…
Covers the strictest category under CITES live specimens and biological samples and notes Claeritas refers…
Walks through how each border a shipment crosses (origin, transit, destination) can trigger its own…
Lists the baseline paperwork nearly every CITES application requires: consistent product description, proof of legal…
Focuses on how to trace a specimen back to a legal source (breeder certificates, collection…
Explains why common names like "rosewood" or "python" aren't sufficient applications need full scientific names,…
Stresses that ordinary commercial paperwork must match the permit application exactly, since small inconsistencies are…
Argues that a complete, internally consistent file at submission time is the strongest predictor of…
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