You can not export animals unless you are a licensed importer/exporter through the federal government. Handled by the department of interior, you must fill out a number of forms and apply for your license along with the application fee.



If obtained, once you have your license and you then want to export, you must file for cites paperwork in advance of each shipment containing cites animals. It typically takes 30-90 days minimum for the paperwork to go through and to get your cites documents.



You also have to have a vet health certificate accompany the animals that has to be obtained within 7 days of the shipment.



Once you have cites paperwork and a health certificate you then have to call fish and wildlife at your airport/your nearest major city (if you are already a known shipper with the airlines, if not you will require inspection and application process for that also) and set up an appointment for them to inspect your shipment and pay fees before you can get the animals on a flight going out.



It is a pain in the butt, especially if you have no experience with the process.

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