Annex VII F1
United Kingdom
Codes to be included in the description of specimens and units of measure to be used in permits and certificates pursuant to Article 5(1) and (2):
| Description | Trade term code | Preferred unit | Alternative unit | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| baleen | BAL | kg | no. | whalebone |
| bark | BAR | kg | tree bark (raw, dried or powdered; unprocessed) | |
| body | BOD | no. | kg | substantially whole dead animals, including fresh or processed fish, stuffed turtles, preserved butterflies, reptiles in alcohol, whole stuffed hunting trophies, etc. |
| bone | BON | kg | no. | bones, including jaws |
| calipee | CAL | kg | calipee or calipash (turtle cartilage for soup) | |
| carapace | CAP | no. | kg | raw or unworked whole shells of Testudines species |
| carving | CAR | kg | no. | carved products other than ivory, bone or horn — for example coral and wood (including handicrafts). N.B: Ivory carvings should be specified as such (see below - ‘ IVC ’ ). Also, for species from which more than one type of product may be carved (e.g. horn and bone), the trade term code should indicate the type of product in trade (e.g. bone carving ‘ BOC ’ or horn carving - ‘ HOC ’ ), where possible. |
| carving — bone | BOC | kg | no. | bone carving |
| carving — horn | HOC | kg | no. | horn carving |
| carving — ivory | IVC | kg | no. | ivory carvings, including e.g. smaller worked pieces of ivory (knife handles, chess sets, mahjong sets etc.). NB: Whole carved tusk should be reported as tusks (see ‘ TUS ’ below). Jewellery made from carved ivory should be reported as ‘ jewellery — ivory ’ (see IJW below). |
| caviar | CAV | kg | unfertilized dead processed eggs from all species of Acipenseriformes; also known as roe | |
| chips | CHP | kg | chips of timber, especially Aquilaria spp., Gyrinops spp. and Pterocarpus santalinus | |
| claw | CLA | no. | kg | claws — e.g. of Felidae, Ursidae or Crocodylia (NB: ‘ turtle claws ’ are usually scales and not real claws) |
| cloth | CLO | m 2 | kg | cloth — if the cloth is not made entirely from the hair of a CITES species, the weight of hair of the species concerned should instead, if possible, be recorded under ‘ HAI ’ |
| coral (raw) | COR | no. | kg | raw or unworked coral and coral rock (also live rock and substrate) [as defined in Resolution Conf. 11.10 (Rev. CoP15)]. Coral rock should be recorded as ‘ Scleractinia spp.’ NB: the trade should be recorded by number of pieces only if the coral specimens are transported in water. Live rock (transported moist in boxes) should be reported in kg; coral substrate should be reported as number of pieces (since these are transported in water as the substrate to which non-CITES corals are attached). |
| cosmetics | COS | g | ml | cosmetics which include extracts of CITES- listed species. The quantity should reflect the amount of CITES-listed species present. |
| culture | CUL | no. of flasks, etc. | cultures of artificially propagated plants | |
| derivatives | DER | kg/l | derivatives (other than those included elsewhere in this table) | |
| dried plant | DPL | no. | dried plants — e.g. herbarium specimens | |
| ear | EAR | no. | ears — usually elephant | |
| egg | EGG | no. | kg | whole dead or blown eggs (see also ‘ caviar ’ ) |
| egg (live) | EGL | no. | kg | live fertilized eggs — usually birds and reptiles but includes fish and invertebrates |
| eggshell | ESH | g/kg | raw or unworked eggshell except whole eggs | |
| extract | EXT | kg | l | extract — usually plant extracts |
| feather | FEA | kg/no. of wings | no. | feathers — in the case of objects (e.g. pictures) made of feathers, record the number of objects |
| fibre | FIB | kg | m | fibres — e.g. plant fibre but includes strings of tennis rackets |
| fin | FIN | kg | fresh, frozen or dried fins and parts of fins (including flippers) | |
| fingerlings | FIG | kg | no. | juvenile fish of one or two years of age for the aquarium trade, hatcheries or for release operations |
| flower | FLO | kg | flowers | |
| flower pot | FPT | no. | flower pots made from parts of a plant — e.g. treefern fibres (NB: live plants traded in so- called ‘ community pots ’ should be recorded as ‘ live plants ’ , not as flower pots) | |
| frog legs | LEG | kg | frog legs | |
| fruit | FRU | kg | fruit | |
| foot | FOO | no. | feet — e.g. of elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, crocodile, etc. | |
| fur products (large) | FPL | no. | large manufactured products of fur — e.g. bear or lynx fur blankets or other fur products of a substantial size. | |
| fur product (small) | FPS | no. | small manufactured products of fur- including handbags, key fobs, purses, pillows, trim, etc. | |
| gall | GAL | kg | gall | |
| gall bladder | GAB | no. | kg | gall bladder |
| garment | GAR | no. | garments — including gloves and hats but not shoes. Includes trimming or decoration on garments | |
| genitalia | GEN | kg | no. | castrates and dried penes |
| gill plates | GIL | no. | gill plates (e.g. for sharks) | |
| graft rootstock | GRS | no. | graft rootstocks (without the grafts) | |
| hair | HAI | kg | g | hair — includes all animal hair, e.g. of elephant, yak, vicuña, guanaco |
| hair products | HAP | no. | g | products made of hair (e.g. elephant hair bracelets) |
| horn | HOR | no. | kg | horns — includes antlers |
| jewellery | JWL | no. | g | jewellery — including bracelets, necklaces, and other items of jewellery from products other than ivory (e.g. wood, coral, etc.) |
| jewellery — ivory | IJW | no. | g | jewellery made of ivory |
| leather product (large) | LPL | no. | large manufactured products of leather — e.g. briefcases, furniture, suitcases, travel trunks | |
| leather product (small) | LPS | no. | small manufactured products of leather — e.g. belts, braces, bicycle saddles, cheque book or credit card holders, handbags, key fobs, notebooks, purses, shoes, tobacco pouches, wallets, watch-straps and trim | |
| live | LIV | no. | kg | live animals and plants |
| leaf | LVS | kg | no. | leaves |
| logs | LOG | m 3 | all wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, for processing notably into sawn wood, pulpwood or veneer sheets. NB: trade in logs of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg | |
| meat | MEA | kg | meat, including flesh of fish if not whole (see ‘ body ’ ), fresh or unprocessed meat as well as processed meat (e.g. smoked, raw, dried, frozen or tinned) | |
| medicine | MED | kg/l | medicine | |
| musk | MUS | g | musk | |
| oil | OIL | kg | l | oil — e.g. from turtles, seals, whales, fish, various plants |
| pearl | PRL | no. | pearl (e.g. for Strombus gigas ) | |
| piano keys | KEY | no. | ivory piano keys (e.g. one standard piano would be 52 ivory piano keys) | |
| piece — bone | BOP | kg | pieces of bone, not manufactured | |
| piece — horn | HOP | kg | pieces of horn, not manufactured — includes scrap | |
| piece — ivory | IVP | kg | ivory pieces, not manufactured — includes scrap | |
| plate | PLA | m 2 | plates of fur skins — includes rugs if made of several skins | |
| plywood | PLY | m 2 | m 3 | material consisting of three or more sheets of wood glued and pressed one on the other and generally disposed so that the grains of successive layers are at an angle |
| powder | POW | kg | powder | |
| pupae | PUP | no. | butterfly pupae | |
| root | ROO | no. | kg | roots, bulbs, corms or tubers NB: For the agarwood-producing taxa Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp., the preferred unit is ‘kilograms’. The alternative unit is ‘number’. |
| rug | RUG | no. | rugs | |
| sawfish rostrum | ROS | no. | kg | sawfish rostrum |
| sawn wood | SAW | m 3 | wood simply sawn lengthwise or produced by a profile-chipping process; normally exceeds 6mm in thickness. NB: trade in sawn wood of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg | |
| scale | SCA | kg | scales — e.g. of turtle, other reptiles, fish, pangolin | |
| seed | SEE | kg | seeds | |
| shell | SHE | no. | kg | raw or unworked shell of molluscs |
| side | SID | no. | sides or flanks of skins; does not include crocodilian Tinga frames (see under ‘ skin ’ ) | |
| skeleton | SKE | no. | substantially whole skeletons | |
| skin | SKI | no. | substantially whole skins, raw or tanned, including crocodilian Tinga frames, external body lining, with or without scales | |
| skin piece | SKP | kg | skin pieces — including scraps, raw or tanned | |
| skull | SKU | no. | skulls | |
| soup | SOU | kg | l | soup — e.g. of turtle |
| specimen (scientific) | SPE | kg/l/ml/no. | scientific specimens — includes blood, tissue (e.g. kidney, spleen, etc.), histological preparations, preserved museum specimens, etc. | |
| stem | STE | no. | kg | plant stems NB: For the agarwood-producing taxa Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp., the preferred unit is ‘kilograms’. The alternative unit is ‘number’. |
| swim bladder | SWI | kg | hydrostatic organ, including isinglass/sturgeon glue | |
| tail | TAI | no. | kg | tails — e.g. of caiman (for leather) or fox (for garment trimming, collars, boas, etc.), also includes flukes of cetaceans. |
| tooth | TEE | no. | kg | teeth — e.g. of whale, lion, hippopotamus, crocodile, etc. |
| timber | TIM | m 3 | kg | raw timber except saw-logs and sawn wood |
| trophy | TRO | no. | trophy — all the trophy parts of one animal if they are exported together: e.g. horns (2), skull, cape, back skin, tail and feet (i.e. ten specimens) constitute one trophy. But if, for example, the skull and horns are the only specimens of an animal that are exported, then these items together should be recorded as one trophy. Otherwise the items should be recorded separately. A whole stuffed body is recorded under ‘ BOD ’ . A skin alone is recorded under ‘ SKI ’ . Trade in ‘ full mount ’ , ‘ shoulder mount ’ and ‘ half mount ’ , along with any corresponding parts of the same animal exported together on the same permit, should be reported as ‘ 1 TRO ’ | |
| trunk | TRU | no. | kg | elephant trunk. NB: An elephant trunk exported with other trophy items from the same animal on the same permit as part of a hunting trophy should be reported as ‘ TRO ’ . |
| tusk | TUS | no. | kg | substantially whole tusks, whether or not worked. Includes tusks of elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, but not other teeth |
| veneer sheets | ||||
| VEN | m 3 | kg | thin layers or sheets of wood of uniform thickness, usually 6mm or less in thickness, usually peeled (rotary veneer) or sliced (sliced veneer), for use in making plywood, for veneering furniture, veneer containers, etc. |
| VEN | m 2 | kg | |
| wax | WAX | kg | Wax | |
| wood product | WPR | no. | kg | manufactured wood products, including finished wood products such as furniture and musical instruments. |