Digitized Applications

Below are the most high-volume permit applications we receive, which are all for the export of wildlife under CITES.

3-200-24: Export of Live Captive-Born Animals and/or Parts/Products from Non-Native Species under CITES

This application used to apply for a permit to export non-native, live, captive-born animals and/or parts and products manufactured from such animals from the United States.

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3-200-29: Export/Re-export of Wildlife Samples and/or Biomedical Samples (CITES)

This application is used to apply for export or re-export of biological samples for biomedical or scientific purposes for CITES Appendix II or III listed species only. 

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3-200-32: Export/Re-Export of Plants and Plant Products under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

This application covers a wide range of CITES related activities for CITES-listed plant species, whether live or dead and including any readily recognizable parts, products, or derivatives unless otherwise noted in the Appendices.

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3-200-34: Export of American Ginseng (CITES) (Multiple Commercial Shipments)

This application is used to request authorization to export multiple commercial shipments of artificially propagated, or wild-harvested American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) for international trade under a Master File. For single (one time export) shipments of American ginseng, submit application 3-200-32: Export / Re-Export of Plants and Plant Products under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

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3-200-73: Re-Export of Wildlife (CITES)

This application is used to request authorization to re-export wildlife listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). 

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3-200-19: Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies of Southern African Leopard and Namibian Southern White Rhinoceros

This application can be used to either apply for the import of a sport-hunted Southern African leopard or a Namibian southern white rhinoceros.

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3-200-46: Import/Export/Re-Export of Personal Pets under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and/or the Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) and 

3-200-64: Certificate of Ownership for Personally Owned Wildlife "Pet Passport" under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

The 3-200-46 application is used to request a one-time import, export, or re-export of any CITES-listed pet, including birds.  

The 3-200-64 application is known as the "pet passport." It is used to request a passport-like certificate for a single animal (one pet per application). Pet passports are provided to those whose primary residence is in the United States (i.e., residing the majority of the year in the United States), are typically valid for three years, and are intended for multiple border crossings.

Apply for the 3-200-46

Apply for the 3-200-64

3-200-20: Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and/or U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA)

This application should be used to request authorization to import trophies of species listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and/or as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Examples of species to apply for using this form include elephants, lions, cheetahs, wood bison, and markhor.

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