WTO Quantitative Restrictions

United States of America #2740 (v.6)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
01/10/2024 - present
Current active version v.6
Reporting member
United States of America
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Prohibition on the importation and exportation of certain species pursuant to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
National legal basis
Endangered Species Act of 1973; Section 9 (16 USC 1538)
Administrative mechanism
Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Concerns implementation of CITES
Responsible entities
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

No specific provision provided

No specific provision provided

Reported as: Conservation of exhaustible natural resources; inter alia
Non-WTO commitments

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Reported as: CITES
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
CP , CP-X
Symbol
CP
CP-X

Tariff lines
00
Various
Various. See https://checklist.cites.org/#/en for current listing