FWS Alerts Importers and Exporters of Changes to CITES Endangered Species Appendices
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, has made changes to which flora and fauna species are listed in its Appendix I and Appendix II, according to a Jan. 13 notice from the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Starting March 5, shipments of species listed in the appendices must be accompanied by the appropriate CITES document when being imported into or exported from the U.S., according to FWS. Shipments must be presented for inspection and clearance by FWS' Office of Law Enforcement at a designated port or a port authorized under a designated port exception permit, FWS said.
CITES party countries adjusted the appendices at their recent conference in Uzbekistan last Nov. 24 through Dec. 5.