Just discovered "CITES"

[Pyroprone]

So I'm posting this in the noob section and I'm a noob plus I feel like I'm asking dumb questions at this point so I'll just stay here for a while....

ANYWAY... I really want to understand CITES. I get what it is and it's not just a coral treaty. But... What I can't find a clear answer on is how it's navigated. No I'm not about to start a coral export business but I'd like to understand how it works.
Can only companies get licensing?
Is it a yearly permit or a per item license?
What do they cost(lol)?
Is there a actual list of approved and non approved coral online?
Finally is there anyone here who holds a license?

Sorry partly a rant, mostly serious questions. I'm generally interested in learning more about this.

 

[Ranjib]

CITES works at a higher level, you are likely to be working with local rules & laws which will be a super set of rules. You have to be formally approved (be it commercial or non-commercial use) so some kinda of legalities (company or non-profit orgs) involved.

 

[Pyroprone]

Thanks for the reply... I ended up having a pretty long chat with someone who has to deal with it on a regular basis and broke it down for me pretty well

 

[Ranjib]

Worth sharing your learning , if you dont mind.

 

[Pyroprone]

Well one of the big questions that I had answered was about amount. Granted the person I was talking to is in the UK so I'm sure it varies some but... He said per permit he can bring in 100 acans on one max. Also zoas mushrooms and other softie and polyps don't fall under CITES. What I'm looking into now however is if it's possible to start a online foriegn company that will comply with cites. The reason I want to do that is if there's a peice I find or someone else finds at a lfs abroad It can act as the exporter pay the cites and have FedEx do a local pickup for shipping.

 

[Sushibob]

So, is it ok to ship a mushroom from UK to US?

 

[Lasse]

As long as there is no part of a Scleractinia coral attached to soft corals - It is not under CITES and free to trade according to CITES (but EU has some stricter laws). But if the mushroom is attached to a LS (or other hard coral skeleton) it is the CITES that rule. Its mostly only corals from the Scleractinia family that is listed in CITES - live or dead.

Sincerely Lasse