IA Permits by Application Number

Below are the permit application forms that we (International Affairs) are responsible for. Once you select your appropriate application form, it will open an informational webpage where you can begin the application process.

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Application Form NumberTitle of Application FormMaster File Available?
Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies of Southern African Leopard and Namibian Southern White Rhinoceros (CITES/ESA)
Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies (Appendix I of CITES and/or ESA)
Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies of Argali (ESA)
Import of Sport-Hunted Bontebok Trophies from South Africa (ESA)
Export or Re-Export of Pre-Convention, Pre-Act, or Antiques Specimens (CITES, MMPA and/or ESA)Yes
Export of Live Captive-Born Animals and Products/Parts from Foreign Listed Captive-born Animals (CITES) (Non-Native Species under CITES Appendix II or III)
Export of Raptors under CITES and/or THE Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (Live animals)
Commercial Export of Skins of 6 Native Species: Bobcat, River Otter, Lynx, Alaskan Brown Bear, Alaskan Gray Wolf, and American Alligator (CITES)
Export of Wildlife Removed from the Wild (Live/Samples/Parts/Products) (CITES)Yes
Export of Trophies by Hunters or Taxidermists (CITES)
Export/Re-Export of Wildlife Samples and/or Biomedical Samples (CITES)Yes
Export/Re-Export/Reimport of Circuses, Traveling Animal Exhibitions, or Museum Exhibitions (and Reissuance) (CITES/ESA) Yes
Annual Report for Exhibition Permittees
Introduction from the Sea (CITES)Yes
Export/Re-Export of Plants (CITES) (including Plant Products and non-commercial American ginseng exports)Yes
CITES Export of Artificially Propagated Live Plants or Plant Parts (Single and Multiple Commercial Shipments)Yes
Export of American Ginseng (Multiple Commercial Shipments) (CITES)Yes
Import of Wild-Collected Appendix I Plants (CITES)
Export/Import/Interstate and Foreign Commerce of Plants (CITES and/or ESA) (Re-Export)
Import/Export/Re-export of Live Animals (CITES/ESA)Yes
Export of Live Animals Under a Valid CBW (CITES/ESA)
Take (Cull, Lethal Harvest) of a Live Animal Under a Valid CBW (ESA)
Interstate or Foreign Commerce of Live Animals/Samples/or Products (ESA)
Import/Export/Re-export of Biological Specimens (CITES/ESA) for Scientific Research
Import of Live African Elephant from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabweand Southern White Rhino from eSwatini South Africa (and Namibia) (CITES)
Annual Report for Take (cull/lethal harvest) permits
Certificate of Scientific Exchange (CITES)
Annual Report for CITES COSE Certificates
Export and Re-Import of Museum Specimens (ESA)
Annual Report for ESA-listed Museum Specimens
Captive-bred Wildlife Registration (ESA)
Annual Report for CBWs
Import/Transport of Injurious Wildlife (and Acquisition) (Lacey Act) 
Import/Export/Re-Export of Personal Pets (CITES and/or Wild Bird Conservation Act) (ESA)
Import of Birds for Scientific Research or Zoological Breeding and Display (WBCA)
Import of Bird(s) Under an Approved Cooperative Breeding Program (WBCA)
Approval, Amendment or Renewal of a Cooperative Breeding Program (WBCA)
Approval of Sustainable Use Management Plan Under WBCA
Reissuance, Renewal, or Amendment of a Permit (use this form if mailing in a paper request)
Export/Re-Export of Live Captive-Held Marine Mammals (CITES)
Permit Issued Retrospectively--Supplemental Application (CITES)
Annual Report--American Ginseng Export Program (for approved state Ginseng programs only)
Certificate of Ownership for Personally Owned Wildlife "Pet Passport" (CITES)
Registration of Appendix-I Commercial Breeding Operations (CITES)
Replacement Document (CITES/ESA/MMPA/WBCA/Lacey Act)
Transport of Bald and Golden Eagles from the United States for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes (CITES)
Export/Re-Import/Transport of Bald and Golden Eagles for Indian Religious Purposes (CITES) (for Native American Religious Purposes)
Re-Export of Wildlife (CITES)Yes
Partially Complete Certificates Under a Master file or Annual Program File (CITES) (use this form if mailing in a paper request)
Registration of a Production Facility for Export of Native CITES Species (for Multiple Shipments)Yes
Export of Caviar or Meat of Paddlefish or Sturgeon Removed from the Wild (CITES)Yes
Export of Fertilized Live Eggs, Caviar or Meat from Aqua-cultured Paddlefish or Sturgeon (CITES)Yes
Establishment of a Master File for the Export of Live Animals Bred in Captivity in the United States (CITES) (Multiple Commercial Shipments)Yes
Export of Pre-Convention, Pre-Act, or Antique Musical Instrument/Traveling Exhibition Certificate (MMPA, ESA, and/or CITES)