cites

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definitely CITES
I should clarify that there are some fish species that are CITES.
seahorses and a few species of shark I believe are as well.
basically, anything that is endangered and super rare is CITES
and ignorance would not be allowable excuse.
best case they would just confiscate it at the border.
worse case - fine or jail time.
normally, when I bring in shipments, all the paperwork is dealt with by the wholesalers I deal with.
however, it probably isn't worth your time or money to legally export out of the states with all of the proper paperwork.
you are looking at typically min 250.00 for the various fees.
and you can't initiate the CITES, it has to be the exporter who initiates the CITES
99.99 of stores will not deal with CITES..only wholesalers which will only sell to business with business licenses.