Who can send out Catalphylia Jardenai frags in the post to the UK?

[haulme]

Hi guys

I'm after some Small Catalphylia Jardenai Corals/Frags sent to the UK via post.

We can't get them in the UK due to CITES however I spoke to CITES and I can get a small amount imported. Minimum amount of corals I can get direct from an importer is 100 which the UK Gov won't let me have. However 6 or less is ok as they will only be for my tank and not for resale.

If anyone can point me in the direction of anyone that can do this I will pay top $ for some. No kidding.

Cheers

 

[haulme]

anyone?

 

[GSMguy]

elegance huh if i sent you some how would you pay me im coming over to see my mom in a few weeks can you take a coral on the airplane with you i would do it for you just need to figure out how is it really that hard to get over there

 

[GSMguy]

what is CITES

 

[Hormigaquatica]

How did you get the UK government to make a personal exemption for you to import even a single protected animal...

 

[FastFish720]

Pretty much its a committee that governs the collection of endangered species

 

[tangwang]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8637700#post8637700 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hormigaquatica
How did you get the UK government to make a personal exemption for you to import even a single protected animal...

Just to add to the above, Anybody exporting corals from the U.S. must possess an export or re-export permit

 

[haulme]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8639161#post8639161 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tangwang
Just to add to the above, Anybody exporting corals from the U.S. must possess an export or re-export permit

I rang up UK CITES, DEFRA.

Basically it's the case that on an indivudal basis my case must be examined to gauge the environmental impact. Small numbers are fine but if I were to sell then wrong. It costs roughly $10 for each application and they could always say no.

And yes I do require a seller with an export permit.

 

[Rossini]

Best left in the Ocean.

Have you seen there survival record?

Take a look at Eric Bournemans research study thread on Elegance corals.

 

[Justin74]

Re: Who can send out Catalphylia Jardenai frags in the post to the UK?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8634804#post8634804 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by haulme
Hi guys

I'm after some Small Catalphylia Jardenai Corals/Frags sent to the UK via post.

We can't get them in the UK due to CITES however I spoke to CITES and I can get a small amount imported. Minimum amount of corals I can get direct from an importer is 100 which the UK Gov won't let me have. However 6 or less is ok as they will only be for my tank and not for resale.

If anyone can point me in the direction of anyone that can do this I will pay top $ for some. No kidding.

Cheers

You mean maximum, not minimum, right?

-Justin

 

[haulme]

No I mean minimum, each CITES application from an importer requires 100 pieces of coral at $3.50 each piece

 

[Justin74]

Thats why I asked. How can you expect to appease CITES and the UK? If CITES requires a min. of a hundred animals, but the UK will only let you have no more than a few. Sounds like what we call a "Catch 22", so what about the other 90 some odd animals that the UK wont let you have? Just gonna leave them with CITES? Im missing something here.

-Justin