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CITES import or export permit and CITES certificates (protected species)

CITES import or export permit and CITES certificates (protected species) is filed with Sede electrónica del MITECO, procedimiento Permiso / certificado CITES (Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación). With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. What we charge you: from €169. Official tasa (government fee): The MITECO's CITES fee is included in the price and we pay it: 20 € per import permit, export permit or re-export certificate with one annex, plus 15 € for each additional annex; 30 € for the personal ownership certificate; 20 € for the commercial use, musical instrument, travelling exhibition and sample collection certificates. It is paid online when the application is filed, and without payment the MITECO does not process it. The prior import permit and the import notification carry no fee. Not included in the price: customs duties and import VAT, which you always pay, and whatever the customs declaration costs.

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We apply on your behalf to the MITECO, the CITES management authority in Spain, for the import or export permit, the re-export certificate or the EU certificate (commercial use, personal ownership, musical instrument) you need to move or sell specimens of protected species. We check the species' annex and the proof of its legal origin, prepare the application, pay the fee and file it as your representatives, under the authorisation you give us in the REA. We hand you the permit or certificate once granted; the customs declaration is lodged by you or by a registered customs representative.

Practical guide: What you need to import goods into Spain: customs controls, licences and registrations by product type. Requirements, deadlines and the steps, explained.

What we charge you
from €169
Managora's fee
€169.00 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
The MITECO's CITES fee is included in the price and we pay it: 20 € per import permit, export permit or re-export certificate with one annex, plus 15 € for each additional annex; 30 € for the personal ownership certificate; 20 € for the commercial use, musical instrument, travelling exhibition and sample collection certificates. It is paid online when the application is filed, and without payment the MITECO does not process it. The prior import permit and the import notification carry no fee. Not included in the price: customs duties and import VAT, which you always pay, and whatever the customs declaration costs.
Processing time
The MITECO has 1 month to decide from the date the application is complete, and if it does not decide within that period the application is deemed refused (negative silence); the period is extended if it has to consult third parties. The import permit must be granted before the goods arrive: apply at least 1 month in advance. The import permit is valid for up to 12 months, and the export permit and the re-export certificate for up to 6 months.
Where it is filed
Sede electrónica del MITECO, procedimiento Permiso / certificado CITES (Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación) ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Everything included, VAT and the CITES fee. One annex 169 € (with the 20 € fee): import permit, export permit or re-export certificate for one species, and also the commercial use, musical instrument, travelling exhibition and sample collection certificates. Two annexes 184 € (with the 35 € fee). Three annexes 199 € (with the 50 € fee). Personal ownership certificate 179 € (with its 30 € fee). With more than three annexes, write to us on the chat and we will quote it before you pay..

CITES import or export permit and CITES certificates (protected species): how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the questions and upload your documents (around 10 minutes).
  2. 2If your answers show that your case needs no permit, or needs a different document, we tell you before you pay.
  3. 3Payment: 169 € with one annex, 184 € with two and 199 € with three, CITES fee included; the personal ownership certificate, 179 €.
  4. 4You give us an authorisation in the REA for this procedure: we send you the steps to do it online or at a registry office. We do not ask for your digital certificate.
  5. 5We check the species' annex and the documents, prepare the application, pay the fee and file it on the MITECO online office as your representatives. We send you the filing receipt.
  6. 6If the MITECO asks for anything else, we pass it on and reply within the deadline. Once it is granted, we get the permit or certificate to you.
  7. 7The original permit accompanies the goods and is presented at the customs office where they enter or leave, before clearance. The customs declaration is lodged by you or by a registered customs representative; we leave the permit and the data that customs will check ready for it.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Proof of the specimen's legal origin: invoice, previous CITES permit or certificate, previous EU certificate or captive-breeding certificate.
  • •To import: the export permit or re-export certificate from the country of shipment, or a copy (the original travels with the goods).
  • •To import a live specimen from Annex A or B: proof that the accommodation at destination is equipped to keep and care for it.
  • •Photos of the specimen and its marking (ring, microchip, tag or serial number), if you have them.
  • •Authorisation in our favour in the Registro Electrónico de Apoderamientos (REA, the electronic register of powers of representation): we explain how to give it.
  • •Proof of payment of the CITES fee: we obtain it when filing.

Prerequisites we also handle for you

And whatever a third party provides, we arrange it

  • Traducción jurada (sworn translation) into Spanish
  • Apostilla or legalisation of a foreign document

You do not have to look for anyone: we coordinate it. As it is provided by a third party it is quoted separately and does not go inside the price of this procedure, and we tell you the amount before ordering it.

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • Since 2 January 2022 CITES permits and certificates have been issued by the Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación of the MITECO, not by the Secretaría de Estado de Comercio. The scientific authority is the CSIC, and border checks are carried out by the AEAT when the goods are cleared at one of the 14 inspection points authorised for CITES.
  • To bring specimens from Annex A or B into the EU, the import permit must first be presented at customs; those from Annex C and D enter with an import notification. To take specimens from Annex A, B or C out of the EU, the export permit or the re-export certificate is required.
  • The MITECO has 1 month to decide from the date the application is complete (longer if it has to consult third parties) and, if it does not reply, the application is deemed refused. The import permit must be granted before the goods arrive: having applied is not enough.
  • The import permit is valid for up to 12 months; the export permit and the re-export certificate for up to 6 months. An import permit issued on the basis of a copy of the export permit is only valid when accompanied by the original.
  • A permit or certificate issued in the false belief that the conditions were met is void, and the authority seizes the specimens and may confiscate them. That is why we check the legal origin before filing.
  • The fee falls due when the application is filed and without payment the MITECO does not process it: 20 € per permit or re-export certificate with one annex, plus 15 € for each additional annex, and 30 € for the personal ownership certificate. The prior import permit and the import notification carry no fee.

CITES import or export permit and CITES certificates (protected species): frequently asked questions

CITES import or export permit and CITES certificates (protected species): how much does it cost?

We charge you from €169: our fee plus, where applicable, the fixed official tasa we advance. Everything included, VAT and the CITES fee. One annex 169 € (with the 20 € fee): import permit, export permit or re-export certificate for one species, and also the commercial use, musical instrument, travelling exhibition and sample collection certificates. Two annexes 184 € (with the 35 € fee). Three annexes 199 € (with the 50 € fee). Personal ownership certificate 179 € (with its 30 € fee). With more than three annexes, write to us on the chat and we will quote it before you pay.. Managora's fee is €169.00, 21% VAT included (€139.67 net + €29.33 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: The MITECO's CITES fee is included in the price and we pay it: 20 € per import permit, export permit or re-export certificate with one annex, plus 15 € for each additional annex; 30 € for the personal ownership certificate; 20 € for the commercial use, musical instrument, travelling exhibition and sample collection certificates. It is paid online when the application is filed, and without payment the MITECO does not process it. The prior import permit and the import notification carry no fee. Not included in the price: customs duties and import VAT, which you always pay, and whatever the customs declaration costs..

CITES import or export permit and CITES certificates (protected species): how long does it take?

The MITECO has 1 month to decide from the date the application is complete, and if it does not decide within that period the application is deemed refused (negative silence); the period is extended if it has to consult third parties. The import permit must be granted before the goods arrive: apply at least 1 month in advance. The import permit is valid for up to 12 months, and the export permit and the re-export certificate for up to 6 months.

CITES import or export permit and CITES certificates (protected species): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Proof of the specimen's legal origin: invoice, previous CITES permit or certificate, previous EU certificate or captive-breeding certificate., To import: the export permit or re-export certificate from the country of shipment, or a copy (the original travels with the goods)., To import a live specimen from Annex A or B: proof that the accommodation at destination is equipped to keep and care for it., Photos of the specimen and its marking (ring, microchip, tag or serial number), if you have them., Authorisation in our favour in the Registro Electrónico de Apoderamientos (REA, the electronic register of powers of representation): we explain how to give it., Proof of payment of the CITES fee: we obtain it when filing.. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Sede electrónica del MITECO, procedimiento Permiso / certificado CITES (Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación). You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

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Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Sede electrónica del MITECO, procedimiento Permiso / certificado CITES (Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación) ↗.

Managora Gestion SL (company number B88823893) is a private company. We are not Sede electrónica del MITECO, procedimiento Permiso / certificado CITES (Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación), we are not affiliated with, authorised or endorsed by any public authority, and this website is not an official government portal. What you pay on this page is our fee for preparing, signing and filing the procedure on your behalf: it is separate from the official tasa, which where applicable belongs to the authority and is shown to you separately. You can carry out this procedure yourself, directly with Sede electrónica del MITECO, procedimiento Permiso / certificado CITES (Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación).

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