Import permit for dead specimens, parts or derivatives
The submitted application form must be accompanied by:
- Copy of CITES export document
or - Copy of hunting license or "Confirmation Certificate" (only for hunting trophies from CITES Appendix I species for which no annual hunting quota has been published)
or - Proof that the specimen was lawfully taken from the wild for scientific purposes, issued by the competent CITES authority in the country of origin (only for CITES Appendix I species taken from the wild)
The following additional documents may be required in certain circumstances:
- Description of the scientific project
- Copy of the certification document pursuant to the EU Regulation on leghold traps
- Entry in the commercial register (only for first import of caviar)
- Lists of caviar labels
- Lists of tag numbers
- Copy of authorization for the shipment applied for (no prescribed form)
Electronic submission of applications
To electronic submission via CITES-online (in german)
In order to submit your application electronically you will need SUN's JavaTM Web Start installed. This software and the user manual can be downloaded from CITES-online, or alternatively ordered free of charge on a CD-ROM from 
citesma@bfn.de.
