myka when i get home i wlll post my emails from the US and Canadian governing bodies for CITES...
they let you go when you were 14 - because you were 14 year old girl lol. They dont make me pay taxes on everything i bring over...its just an imperfect system. honestly you could just say "these are all softies" - bag em up 10 times and its not even going to look like anything online so they will just let it go. This is illegal though so if you get caught be prepared to screw yourself for life everytime you go back to the border.
problem with the cites list is that it lists the ORDER latin name which NONE of us recognize;
Kingdom:
AnimaliaPhylum:
CnidariaClass:
AnthozoaOrder:
ScleractiniaFamily:
AcroporidaeGenus:
Acropora
we are used to Acropora xyz... CITES Appendix two lists the ORDER
Scleractinia as Stony Corals requiring CITES export permit. LPS falls into the same order but you can see how they screw us by saying everything under that ORDER is CITES controlled.
the forms for personal use of corals is free and their is no charges. As soon as its for a business be prepared to pay.