• CITES
  • CITES in the US
  • About the CITES Appendices
  • Official Meetings
    • Meetings Overview
    • Conference of the Parties
    • Animals Committee
    • Plants Committee
    • Standing Committee
  • CITES Secretariat Home Page
    • Secretariat Home Page
    • Other Country Contacts
    • Notifications to the Parties
  • Are You Traveling Internationally?
    • Buying Animal & Plant Products Abroad
• Animals
  • Animals Overview
  • Mammals
    • Furbearers
    • Marine Mammals
    • Trophies
  • Birds
    • Wild Bird Conservation Act
  • Reptiles & Amphibians
    • Alligators
    • Turtles
  • Marine & Freshwater Species
    • Queen Conch
    • Sturgeon
    • Seahorses
    • Coral
• Plants
  • Overview
  • Timber
    • Overview
    • Mahogany
    • Ramin (under construction)
  • Medicinal Plants
    • Hoodia
    • Ginseng
    • Asian Medicinals
  • Horticultural Trade
    • Cacti (under construction)
    • Orchid (under construction)
• Fact Sheets
• Species Listings
• Laws & Regulations
• Division of Management Authority
• Division of Scientific Authority

This information concerns traveling internationally with CITES-listed plants or animals for personal use. For information on importing and exporting plants or animals for commercial or other purposes, refer to Permits.

Buying Animal and Plant Products Abroad

Buyer Beware: Brochure produced by the World Wildlife Fund about wildlife and plant products for sale around the world that are regulated under CITES.

Buyer Beware Caribbean (581 kb pdf): Brochure about wildlife and plant products for sale in the Caribbean that are regulated under CITES.

Buyer Beware – Don’t bring home a suitcase full of trouble: World Wildlife Fund website with information on many of the CITES-listed species you may encounter abroad