importing Keris to UK

[Mick]

Mark

I see that you have upgraded your old CITES statement in the original forum section. You might reference this in the new topic. Elephant ivory is handled (permits) by the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, but I think marine ivory is under NOAA. This shows that the system is more screwed up in the U.S. than you can imagine. I believe that other countries in which the original species does not exist (especially second and third world countries) are hard put to figure a permitting system out. I mean that if the article is found in one of these countries how would you get a permit to export the item. You would probably just get a refusal as this is the easiest and safest answer.

I looked up this material when your first article was put on the forum and (although I can’t remember where I found the information or find it again right now) the act applies to any portion of one of the referenced animals. This means that the old elephant’s foot umbrella stand that your grandfather had in the hallway also falls under the act. If you sell this thing at a garage sale for a couple of bucks you are also liable.