Country/ Agency | Inspection of goods required | Import requirements into destination | Export requirements from country of origin | Other conditions | Agency | ||||
Import permit | Zoosanitary/ Phytosanitary
Certification |
CITES permit | Export permit | Zoosanitary/ Phytosanitary certification | CITES permit | ||||
Australia | √ | x | x
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√ | An import permit is not required.
Consignments should be free of contamination and/or infestation by extraneous materials. If contamination found, refer to treatment option in appendix A Consignments must be inspected upon arrival to ensure that they are free of contamination and/or infestation by extraneous materials. . As item is subject to CITES, refer to the Department of Environment website on www. environment.gov.au or email [email protected].
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Cook Islands | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | Cook Islands is a signatory to the CITES Convention and items on the CITES list are monitored when entering or leaving the Cook Islands. | Cook Islands National Environment Service |
Fiji | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | Export of Tabua (whale’s tooth) is prohibited with no exemptions. Import and export prohibited unless a permit is obtained from the Ministry of Fijian Affairs.
Items made from dolphins and porpoises are prohibited for export and are classified under Appendix I of the CITES Regulations. Permits will only be issued for research purposes. |
Department of Environment for all CITES related enquiries
Ministry of Fisheries for marine species,
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Guam | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | CITES permit is required together with a DAWR inspection and certification.
Regulations on the import and export of marine/aquatic animal and plant products are very strict for entry into Guam. Turtle shell and other marine products such as whalebone and teeth, etc, are amongst the products confiscated at Guam borders. Guam and Hawaii are signatory to the CITES Convention and regulates the movement of CITES products through the United States Department of Agriculture/ Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. |
United States Department of Agriculture/Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR)
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Hawaii | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
Kiribati | √ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
There are no specific requirements relating to import and export of products made from this commodity. Export clearance and certification is granted if biosecurity requirements of the receiving country have been compiled with and if the product is clear of any infestation or contamination. The biosecurity officer can refuse certification if these conditions are not complied with.
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Marshall Islands | √ | x | x | x | x | x | x | No conditions specified for this commodity.
Entry may be refused into or movement within the republic if they are known to be, or are suspected of being infected or infested with disease or pests. |
Ministry of Agriculture |
Nauru | √ | √ | x | x | x | x | x | There are no specific requirements relating to import and export of handicrafts made from this commodity. Generally if handicrafts do not contain any material prohibited or restricted under the Quarantine regulations. Such handicrafts may enter subject to inspection and treatment as required. | Ministry of Agriculture |
New Caledonia | √ | √ | √
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√ | Export of items covered by CITES requires approval from DAVAR. Approvals are given electronically and printout should be given with application to Customs officials at border. Person should retain a copy of the application and approval (together with related items) to show at transit and arrival ports.
Border officials will check to ensure that CITES items imported from another country has met related “export” requirements from that other country and that all necessary documentation is attached to the item. |
DAVAR |
New Zealand | √ | √ | √ | √ | These are regulated species and therefore require the necessary certification. | Department of Conservation | |||
Niue | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | All species are prohibited for export | Not specified |
Norfolk | √ | x | √ | x | x | x | x | There are no specific requirements relating to import and export of handicrafts made from this commodity. Quarantine regulations generally mirror those in Australia. Flights into Norfolk are via Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland and therefore it is likely that you may be subject to quarantine inspection in these countries depending on your time in transit. | Norfolk Island Health and Quarantine |
Palau | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | CITES permit is required and NES inspection. Depending on the number of items they may be an additional fee. Items will also require a post-entry quarantine as specified on permit.
The Bureau of Marine Resources issues a Declaration Form which must be issued prior to departure of the export of all marine products. The Bureau of Marine Resources Certification Form is required when exporting cultured marine products
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Bureau of Marine Resources |
PNG | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √
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√ | Export of items covered by CITES requires an approval from the PNG Department of Environment and Conservation.
Border officials will check to ensure that CITES items imported from another country have met related “export” requirements from that other country and that all necessary documentation is attached to the item.
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PNG Department of Environment and Conservation |
Rapanui | √ | x | √ | x | x | x | x | There are no specific requirements relating to import and export of handicrafts made from this commodity. Quarantine regulations generally mirror those in Chile as Rapanui (Easter Island) is a province of Chile. Animal and plant products generally need a certificate (“FITOSANITARIO”) issued by the Department of Agriculture. | Department of Agriculture |
Samoa | √ | x | x | x | x | x | x | Declaration at Customs where a risk analysis and inspection is conducted and products. Any items that are infested may be sent to Quarantine for treatment and later released to the consumer.
Although Samoa is not signed to the CITES convention, any items that may contain CITES products that they are aware of are referred to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for the necessary permits. Once they receive this permit it is attached to Quarantine export permits and certification to detail origin. |
Ministry of Agriculture |
Solomon Islands
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Export of items covered by CITES requires an approval from the Solomon Islands’ Environment Department.
Border officials will check to ensure that CITES items imported from another country have met related “export” requirements from that other country and that all necessary documentation is attached to the item. |
Environment Department |
Tahiti Nui/ French Polynesia | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | If you want to import a species covered by the Annexes to CITES, you must, first file an application for an import CITES permit from the Delegation to the research and technology of the High Commissioner. When a species is listed on the annexes to the CITES, the words included in the CITES database EPI. | |
Tokelau | √ | x | x | x | x | x | x | There are no specific requirements relating to import and export of handicrafts made from this commodity. However on entry they are subject to a risk analysis and if it is determined that there are biosecurity risks treatment, and/ or any other conditions may need to be complied with in order to clear the products. | Ministry of Agriculture |
Tonga | √ | x | x | x | x | x | x | CITES listed items in other countries cannot be exported from Tonga as Tonga is not yet a signatory to the CITES Convention. | |
Tuvalu | √ | x | x | x | x | x | x | There are no specific requirements relating to import and export of handicrafts made from this commodity. However on entry they are subject to a risk analysis and if it is determined that there are biosecurity risks treatment, and/ or any other conditions may need to be complied with in order to clear the products. For export documents such as phytosanitary certification there are fees allocated for this processing. This is detailed in the Table of Fees | Ministry of Agriculture |
Vanuatu | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | Export of items covered by CITES requires an approval from the Vanuatu Environment Department.
Border officials will check to ensure that CITES items imported from another country have met related “export” requirements from that other country and that all necessary documentation is attached to the item.
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Environment Department |
Wallis and Futuna | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | Export of items covered by CITES are sent to the Environment Department who then send their recommendations to the French Representative in Wallis and Futuna. For complicated cases, the export submissions are sent directly to New Caledonia or the National Museum in France.
Border officials will check to ensure that CITES items imported from another country have met related “export” requirements from that other country and that all necessary documentation is attached to the item. |
Environment Department and French Representative on Wallis and Futuna, or New Caledonia or National Museum in France |
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