Jamaica - Apply for Import Export Re-Export of Animal Speciemen

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for either Import, Export, or Re-export of Animal Species, you should go to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). Please view NEPA’s contact details via this link:Link
2. Obtain the application form from the NEPA’s office or download the form from their website:Link or you can download the form directly via this link: Link
3. Read and complete the application form and obtain all the required supporting documents as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below and attach the documents to the application form
4. Then visit the NEPA’s office and pay the application fee at the cashier and obtain the payment receipt
5. Then submit the complete application to the Protection and Conservation Sub-division unit at NEPA for verification
6. An official will receive your application and issue an acknowledgment receipt with application details
7. Your application will be assessed for completeness by the management and Scientific Authorities and if the application is incomplete, it will be returned to you
8. If the application is deemed complete, the application will be approved for processing of the either Import, Export, or Re-export of Animal Species, and the necessary documents will be issued to you

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Required Documents

• Complete application form
• Payment receipt
• Any Certificate of the last re-export
• For re-export, attach copies of cancelled the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)Export Permits or Re-export Certificate issued by the appropriate CITES office in the country from which the animal was imported

Office Locations & Contacts

Management Authority'
Natural Resources Conservation Authority
Address: John McIntosh Building
10 Caledonia Avenue
Kingston 5
Jamaica West Indies

Scientific Authority
Protection and Conservation Sub-division
National Environment and Planning Agency
Address: John McIntosh Building
10 Caledonia Avenue
Kingston 5
Jamaica West Indies
Telephone: (876) 754-7570
Fax: (876) 754-7595-6
Hotline: 1-888-991-5005

National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA)-Head office
Postal Address: 10 & 11 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5.
Telephone: (876) 754-7540
Toll-Free: 1-888-991-5005
Fax: (876) 754-9575
Contact details and branches:Link

Eligibility

• Individual and companies who wish to either Import, Export, or Re-export of Animal Species in Jamaica

Fees

• Contact the relevant authority for fees details

Validity

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Documents to Use

• Application form:Link

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Instructions

• You can track your application using the AMANDA online system provided you have the application number. Please use this link to access AMANDA: Link
• Please follow the instructions provided in the application form to complete your application since incomplete applications will not be processed

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• Contact details
• Consignee details
• Name of the broker where applicable
• Purpose of transaction
• Name of each specimen(s)
• Signature and date

Need for the Document

• An Import/ Export/ Re-Export CITIES Application must be obtained from the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), MICAF before the Import/ Export/ Re-Export CITIES Application

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External Links

• NEPA: Link

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