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Apply online to export tortoises and turtles as domestic pets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Apply online to export pet tortoises, turtles and reptiles like snakes, lizards and chameleons to Hong Kong, to use commercially.
Apply online to export pet tortoises to Portugal.
Apply online to export pet tortoises to Spain.
Use these forms and guidance document to export pet turtles or tortoises to the British Virgin Islands.
Use these forms and guidance document to export tortoises as domestic pets to Jersey.
Apply for a certificate to use a CITES-listed specimen for commercial purposes.
Apply online to export amphibians like frogs, newts and salamanders and reptiles like tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards and chameleons as domestic pets to Ireland.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Use these forms and guidance document to export reptiles and amphibians to France.
Use these forms and guidance document to export amphibians like frogs, newts and salamanders and reptiles like tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards and chameleons as domestic pets to South Africa.
Find export health certificates (EHCs) used for exporting live animals and products of animal origin
Apply online to export reptiles to the Netherlands
Consumers and antique industry advised to check latest CITES guidance ahead of 1 January 2021
What to do if you’re bringing your pet or pets to Great Britain: quarantine rules, documents you need, types of animal you can bring.
Apply online to export reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates to Poland.
Form to declare a gift or loan of an annex A CITES-listed specimen that did not involve a commercial transaction.
What you need to do as a veterinarian after the transition period.
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