Any experience with CITES permit for personal coral from USA?
 

As thread title, wondering if anyone has experience with CITES permitting? I have a specific coral in mind from a vendor so I have that nailed down. It doesn't look like there is a cost for this either?

Found a bit of info here: https://www.ec.gc.ca/cites/default.a...n&n=6CFC7C7B-1

and this application form here: https://www.ec.gc.ca/cites/6CFC7C7B-...b_eng_2014.pdf

Looks like all types of mushrooms are exempt as long as there is no LR.

Questions on the application:

For genealogy of live animal, do you need to fill out? I suppose I could email the CITES management office to ask as well.

I'm not the type to make a border run and hope for the best lol, get too nervous. Any tips/help that can be provided would be wonderful.

Check this thread.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...=123759&page=2

There are very few members here who have a complete understanding of CITES, a couple of which have posted in this thread.

Last I heard, the cost of a CITES permit was in the hundreds of dollars, so unless you're importing boxes and boxes of colonies, it's not worth it.

The vendor is the one that applies for the CITES permitting, not the buyer. It does cost the vendor money and time. There is no way a vendor would get a CITES permit for one coral for one person.

Ya darn, just got a reply from Environment Canada that there is no import paperwork required for CITES Appendix II listed species, but an export permit from USA, which is $100 USD for the exporter. Thought it seemed to easy to be true, still figuring it all out only 6 months in! Thanks for the replies