What UK buyers need to know when purchasing Elephant Hair Bracelets on ebay.

The Elephant species Loxodonta africana is regarded as an endangered species regardless of where the product you are purchasing originates and therefore it cannot be imported into the EC without a CITIES import permit.

UK buyer purchasing an Elephant Hair Bracelet for their own use.

1. The ebay Seller will need to provide the Buyer with a CITIES export permit from the country of origin.
2. Only once the Buyer has received the CITIES export permit can they apply for a UK CITIES import permit. There is no guarantee that you will be issued with one.

It is an offence to purchase an Elephant hair bracelet without a CITIES import permit and you can be prosecuted if you don't have one.

UK buyers purchasing Elephant Hair Bracelets to sell.

Loxodonta africana is an Annex A, Appendix 1 registered species and you may not import products made from this species into the EC for commercial purposes.

It is an offence to purchase or trade in Elephant hair bracelets in the UK and you can be prosecuted for this.

This information is provided with compliments from PlacesAFar - Importer of Quality African Arts, Crafts and Curios.

PlacesAFar has been trading on ebay since 2002. Our business ethic is fair trading. We support individual African artists, sculptors, craftsmen and women from all over Africa.