Importing Coral Discussion (CITES)

[Dearth]

Personally its just not worth the hassle if you want it that bad then by all means its YOUR choice

Everybody has their own opinion about the border and its crossing but remember this there is one constant at the border going either way. You have next to no rights at the border and border guards have a wide swath of authority going either way just remember that.

[dino]

Originally Posted by JamRobo

Well just goes to show how much of a joke the border system can be... i got this info from calling and talking to people at cites and cbsa and cfia.... trust me i spent hours researching and on the phone... im not trying to spread false info this is just what i was told by them... and i declared them everytime ive brought them accross its not smuggling.... ive been searched and held while cbsa does their research and everytime they send me through just fine....
Sorry to anyone that i may have mis informed im going to call cites again and discuss this further with them. Again.

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hey JAMROBO I wonder if you can get them to put it in writing?

[shiftline]

So it's pretty much not worth it? Stick to hardware only ?! Haha


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[EdsonFOWLR]

MACNA 2018 is in Vegas
http://macnaconference.org/2018/

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by EdsonFOWLR

MACNA 2018 is in Vegas
http://macnaconference.org/2018/

You're late to the party.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ighlight=Macna

[chi]

Anyone here going to MACNA vegas and planning to bring back corals? I'm only acquiring LPS and softies.

[davej]

LPS requires cites permit.
Any stony coral does.



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[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by davej

LPS requires cites permit.
Any stony coral does.

DaveJ is correct. There are all sorts of ways around the system, applying for CITES permits with old documentation of the original importation into the USA, mislabelling corals on CITES re-export permits hoping border crossings won't know better, etc. But for many corals commonly traded or that have been in the hobby for sometime it's extremely unlikely someone has the original paperwork that that specific corals was imported under. For a brand new coral from Australia or something like that, sure I can believe that they may have that paperwork!

Anything coral that grows a calcareous skeleton requires a CITES re-export permit to legal bring across the border. Anything else is just shady.

[EdsonFOWLR]

Are Zoas and Rock Flowers listed anywere under cities?

[shiftline]

nope