The following application forms make reference to species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

CITES regulates the international trade of roughly 5,000 species of animals and 29,000 species of plants. To determine if a species is listed under CITES, you can search by scientific name or common name on the CITES Species Database.

To determine if a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act, please visit U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's (Service)Endangered Species program website.

If you are unsure whether the animal species that you are importing, exporting, or re-exporting is listed under CITES and/or the ESA, please contact the Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits.

Import of Sport Hunted-Trophies

If you are requesting to import trophies for your own personal use that consist of raw or tanned parts of species listed in Appendix I of CITES and/or listed under the ESA, you should complete application form 3-200-20.

Some species listed under CITES Appendix I and/or the ESA have very specific requirements and require a different application form. If you are requesting to import any of the following species, please complete the application form indicated below:

Southern African Leopard, African Elephant, and Namibian Southern White Rhinoceros

If you are requesting to import trophies for your own personal use, including the raw or tanned parts of a Southern African Leopard, African Elephant, or Namibian Southern White Rhinoceros, you should complete application form 3-200-19.

For additional information on how to import a sport-hunted Southern African Leopard or African Elephant trophy, please read our factsheet.

Bontebok from South Africa

South Africa has an established management program that allows for controlled hunts of male bontebok from registered captive herds. If you are requesting to import bontebok trophies for your own personal use from South Africa, you should complete application form 3-200-22.

For additional information on how to import a sport-hunted bontebok trophy from South Africa, please read our factsheet.

Argali from Mongolia, the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan), and the Republic of Tadzhikistan

If you are requesting to import argali trophies for your own personal use from Mongolia, the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) and the Republic of Tadzhikistan, you should complete application form 3-200-21.

If you are requesting the import of an argali trophy from any other country, you should complete application form 3-200-20.

Export of Sport Hunted-Trophies

If you are requesting to export trophies for your own personal use that consist of raw or tanned parts of species listed in Appendix I, II, or III of CITES and/or listed under the ESA, you should complete application form 3-200-28.

For general information on CITES permit requirements, click here .