Processed by: Shanghai Agriculture & Forestry Bureau, Shanghai Office of State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office.
Formalities:
1. The applicant shall provide certificate or document evidencing his import-export operations right, proof of origin for the sources of wildlife species, contract or agreement for import and export of wildlife (indicating its effectuation from the approval by the relevant authorities of the state), the approval document issued by the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office and the certificate of approval issued by the related authorities (if that to be imported is one of the species specified in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter referred to as "Convention"), it is required, at the same time, to provide the Certificate for Permission of Import and Export of the exporter prescribed by the "Convention");
2. The applicant submits a written application for import and export of wildlife and their products, with the category (Chinese and English name, Latin nomenclature) of wildlife for import and export, type of goods, quantity, port, the name of consignee and consigner and so on indicated;
3. The applicant fills out the Application Form for Certificate of Permitting Import and Export of Wildlife and Their Products;
4. With the approval after examination and verification, receive the Certificate for Permission of Import and Export prescribed by the "Convention", printed and made by the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office in a uniform format, or the Certificate of Permitting Import and Export of Wildlife issued in China.

Procedures:
1. Those entities or individuals desirous of applying for the Certificate for Permission of Import and Export shall put forward written application, enclosed with relevant application materials to the Shanghai Agriculture & Forestry Bureau or the Shanghai Office of the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office;
2. The application shall be submitted to the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office for examination and approval after being approved through the examination and verification by Shanghai Agriculture & Forestry Bureau or the Shanghai Office of the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office.
3. The State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office or its Shanghai Office issues the Certificate for Permission of Import and Export.

Charge rate and basis: XIII. Charge rate and basis
1. Charge rate:
1) For commercial export, the management fee shall be charged as per the maximum amount of contract for export. (Wide animal: For species under the first-class protection or their products, 7% of the contract value is charged; For those under second or third-class protection, 6% is charged; 5% for the other species of this kind. For those species from artificial propagation, 3%, 2% and 1.5% shall be charged according to the above classes respectively. Wild Plant: For species under the first-class protection or their products, 4% shall be charged; For those under second or third-class protection, 3% shall be charged; 2% for the other species of this kind. For those species from artificial implantation, 2%, 1.5% and 1% shall be charged for the above classes respectively. For those goods containing ingredients of wildlife, 0.5% shall be charged)
2) For commercial import, management fee shall be charged as per the maximum amount of contract for import. (For wildlife, 1.5% of the contract value is charged; For those goods containing ingredients of wildlife, 0.5% shall be charged.)
3) For non-commercial export, management fee shall be charged as per the number of pieces allowed for export each time. (RMB 200 a piece shall be charged for the animals under the first-class protection or their products; RMB 100 a piece for the animals under the second-class protection or their products; RMB 50 a piece for the other animals. (RMB 30 a piece is charged for the plants under the first-class protection or their products; RMB 20 a piece for the plants under the second-class protection or their products; RMB 10 a piece for the other plants.)
4) For those without certificate or imported, exported or re-exported not in accordance with the certificate, management fee shall be subsequently charged at the 2-5 times as the Max. commercial or non-commercial charge rate.

2. Charge basis:
1) Notice of the State Administration for Commodity Prices and the Ministry of Finance on Promulgating Administrative Fee-charging Items and Rates for the Forestry System Managed by the Central Government" ([1992] J.F.Z. No. 196);
2) Notice of the State Development Planning Commission and the Ministry of Public Finance on Charging Standards for Management Fee against Import and Export of Wildlife (J.J.G.[2000] No. 1004).
Submitted to: Shanghai Agriculture & Forestry Bureau
Processed at: Rm. 814, Adjunct Building, No. 15, Lane 195, Tianlin Rd., Shanghai
Zip Code: 200233
Basis: 1. The Article 24 of Law of the People's Republic of China for Wildlife Preservation (Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on November 8, 1988); 2. Article 30 of Implementation Regulations of the People's Republic of China for Terrestrial Wildlife Preservation (Approved by the State Council and effective since March 1, 1992); 3. Article 20 of Regulations of the People's Republic of China for Wild Plant Conservation (Order No. 204 of the State Council of P.R.C., September 30, 1996); 4. Article 21 of Measures of Shanghai for Enforcing the Law of the People's Republic of China for Wildlife Preservation (Adopted at the Fifth Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth Conference of the Municipal People's Congress of Shanghai on October 22, 1993); 5. Notice of the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office and the General Administration of Customs on Printing and Distributing the Qualified Product List of Wildlife Species for Import and Export (Z.Z.[1997] No. 48, of the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office and the General Administration of Customs, December 16,,1997).
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Office hours: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (except Friday), 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Period:
1. For application for the import and export of wildlife and their products, the examination and verification or submission for examination and approval will be conducted within 15 days since the receipt of application materials;
2. Application for the issuance of Certificate of Permitting Import and Export of Wildlife will be processed within 5 days after receiving the approval document of the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office as well as the certificate of approval by the relevant authorities.

Qualification of the applicant: Those entities or individuals applying for the Certificate for Permission of Import and Export shall meet the following conditions:
1. If the import or export belongs commercial nature, the applicant shall have the right of import and export, and have been registered with the competent provincial wildlife administrative department and its authorized administrative agency, and have been registered with the State Endangered Species Import & Export Administrative Office;
2. If the import and export does not belong to commercial nature, the applicant shall have the corresponding qualifications for wildlife domestication and propagation (implantation), scientific research, cultural exchange, publicity and education, or possess the relevant supporting documents for proving its lawful ownership of the specimen of wildlife species;