Permit to import specimens (CITES import permit)

What do you need when solving the service electronically

To obtain an import permit, you must first obtain a CITES export permit from the exporting country. You must then submit an application, which can be completed electronically via the CITES Registry.
The application for a CITES import permit must include:
• completed Application and Registration Card forms - see Document Application Forms (Annexes 1 and 2), to be completed electronically in the CITES Registry system and then converted to pdf;
• proof of origin of the imported specimen (a legible copy of the export permit of the exporting country);
• proof of payment of the administrative fee or application for exemption from this fee - see Information on payment of CITES application fees.

Where and how to solve the service electronically

Complete the application through the CITES Registry and submit it with all annexes either:

• through the data mailbox (data mailbox ID: 9gsaax4)
• or by email to the Ministry of the Environment (email: posta@mzp.cz). The email application must be signed electronically.

Applications are dealt with in an administrative procedure and a decision is issued within 30 days from initiation of the procedure. (The procedure shall be initiated on the date of receipt of the application.)

Could be solved via e-identity

Yes

Is the service charged when solving electronically

Yes

The fee for electronically processed service

You must pay a fee of CZK 1 000for the application for a permit to import specimens . 

This fee is in accordance with item 61(1)(d) of the ‘Tariff’ to Act No 634/2004 Coll., on Administrative Fees.

The Ministry of the Environment accepts only applications accompanied by a receipt for payment of this fee.

You can demonstrate proof of payment of the fee by: 

• a copy of the proof of payment by bank transfer
• a postal order stub showing proof of payment by post

For both forms of payment, please use the account of the Ministry of the Environment No:

19-7628001/0710, variable symbol 631.

If you are re-applying for an import permit, the CITES Division of the Ministry will assign you a distinguishing number in addition to the variable symbol 631.

If you are not reapplying for an import permit, please fill in the variable symbol 631 and indicate your name on the postal or bank order.

You do not have to pay the fee if you apply in writing for an exemption from the fee with justification under item 61 of the ‘Tariff’.

Exemption
1. The receipt of an application for an import permit for a specimen of a personal or family nature, including hunting trophies of animals personally hunted by the exporter, shall be exempt from the fee referred to in item 61(1)(d).
2. The receipt of an application for the issue of an import permit for specimens intended for rescue breeding or for scientific or educational purposes, for specimens intended for breeding or cultivation purposes within the framework of a rescue programme and for specimens originating from or intended for breeding or for the collections of zoological and botanical gardens, departments of universities, the Academy of Sciences of Czechia and other scientific departments registered by the Ministry of the Environment shall be exempt from the fee under item 61(1)(d).
3. The receipt of an application for an import permit for herbarium, museum, dried or otherwise preserved specimens and living plants for the purpose of non-commercial loan, donation or exchange between scientists or scientific institutions registered on the list maintained by the Ministry of the Environment shall be exempt from the fee under item 61(1)(d).

4. The receipt of an application for an import permit for a live specimen with which the owner travels for less than 3 months and the specimen remains in his possession for the duration of the journey is exempt from the fee referred to in item 61(1)(d).