Examination and Approval of the Import and Export of Wild Animals

I. Business Items
Examining, approving or verifying the import and export of wildlife and its related products;
Approving and issuing the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife and Its Related Products

II. The Relevant Administrative Organs
Shanghai Agriculture & Forestation Bureau;
The Representative Office of the State Endangered Species’ Import and Export Administration in Shanghai

III. Business Address and Telephone Number

A. Business Address: Room 814, By-Building 15, Lane 195, Tianlin Road, Shanghai Zip code: 200233

B. Business Hours: 9:00—11:00 (Friday Excluded), 13:30—17:00
C. Telephone Number: 8621-64855090 Extension 814

IV. Time Limit

A. Application for the import and export of wildlife and its related products will be examined and verified or be reported to a higher body for examination and approval within fifteen days upon the receipt of the application documents.

B. The Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife will be issued to the applicant within 5 days upon the receipt of ratification from the State Endangered Species' Import and Export Administration and approval from other departments concerned.
V. Qualifications for Applicants
Establishments or individuals applying for the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife must meet the following qualifications:

A. Establishments or individuals applying for the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife for commercial purpose should have the power of import and export on their own, have registered in the appropriate wildlife administration at the provincial level or its authorized administrative organs, and have been put on records and confirmed by the State Endangered Species'Import and Export Administration;

B. Establishments or individuals applying for the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife for non-commercial purpose should have the qualifications for wildlife training and breeding (cultivation), scientific research, cultural exchange, publicity and education, or have relevant documents for legal possession of wildlife specimens.

VI. Procedures for Application

A. Applicants shall supply certificates or documents that testify their power of import and export on their own, certificates of origin of the wildlife, contracts or agreements for the import and export of wildlife (with notification of being ratified by relevant state departments), and ratification from the State Endangered Species’ Import and Export Administration and approval of other departments concerned; [If the wildlife species to be imported are on the list in the International Trade Convention of Endangered Wildlife Species (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), applicants should also supply the Import and Export Certificate of wildlife from the export country as is required by the Convention.]

B. Applicants shall submit applications in written form for the import and export of wildlife and its related products, in which shall be labeled the species of the wildlife to be imported or exported (including the Chinese, English and Latin names of the wildlife), the commodity category, the quantity of the import or export, the trading port, and the names of the consignor and the consignee;

C. Applicants shall fill out the Application Form for the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife and Its Related Products;

D. Applicants shall receive the standard Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife printed and issued by the State Endangered Species’ Import and Export Administration as is stipulated in the Convention or the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife specified by the State after their applications are examined and approved by the departments concerned.

VII. Business Procedures

A. Establishments or individuals applying for the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife should submit written applications to Shanghai Agriculture & Forestation Bureau or the Representative Office of the State Endangered Species’ Import and Export Administration in Shanghai, together with their necessary documents for application;

B. After being approved by Shanghai Agriculture & Forestation Bureau or the Representative Office of the State Endangered Species'Import and Export Administration in Shanghai, the applications shall be reported to the State Endangered Species’ Import and Export Administration for examination and ratification;

C. The State Endangered Species’ Import and Export Administration or its Representative Office in Shanghai shall verify and issue the Import and Export Certificate of Wildlife.

VIII. Standards for Charges

A. Management fees shall be calculated and levied on export of wildlife for commercial purpose in accordance with the contract sum of the export allowed. (Wild animals: 7% of the contract sum shall be levied on species or their related products under the first-grade protection; 6% on species or their related products under the second-grade and the third-grade protection; and 5% on other species of wild animals. Cultivated animals: 3%, 2%, and 1.5% of the contract sum shall be respectively levied on species or their related products under the first-grade protection, species or their related products under the second-grade and the third-grade protection, and other species of cultivated animals. Wild plants: 4% of the contract sum shall be levied on species or their related products under the first-grade protection, 3% on species or their related products under the second-grade and the third-grade protection, and 2% on other species of wild plants. Cultivated plants: 2%, 1.5%, and 1% of the contract sum shall be respectively levied on species or their related products under the first-grade protection, species or their related products under the second-grade and the third-grade protection, and other species of cultivated plants. 0.5% of the contract sum shall be levied on commodities that contain ingredients of wildlife.)

B. Management fees shall be calculated and levied on import of wildlife for commercial purpose in accordance with the contract sum of the import allowed. (1.5% of the contract sum shall be levied on the wildlife imported; 0.5% of the contract sum shall be levied on commodities that contain ingredients of wildlife.)

C. Management fees shall be calculated and levied on export of wildlife for non-commercial purpose in accordance with the contract quantity of the units of each export allowed. (RMB200 yuan shall be levied on each exported animal or its related products under the first-grade protection, RMB100 yuan on each exported animal or its related products under the second-grade and the third-grade protection, and RMB50 yuan on each other species of animal. RMB30 yuan shall be levied on each exported plant or its related product under the first-grade protection, RMB20 yuan on each exported plant or its related product under the second-grade and the third-grade protection, and RMB10 yuan on each other species of plant.)

D. Import, export or re-export without required certificates or violation of what is stipulated in the required certificates shall be levied a make-up management fee 2 to 5 times as much as the highest standard set for import and export for commercial or non-commercial purpose
Source: en.shac.gov.cn