United Kingdom #9001 (v.4)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/GBR/4 30/09/2026
- Version validity
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29/09/2026 -
present
Current active version v.4
- Reporting member
- United Kingdom
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Prohibition of the trade of items made of or containing ivory from elephant, hippopotamus, killer whale, narwhal and sperm whale, regardless of their age, unless they fall within one of the legally defined exemptions
- National legal basis
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Ivory Act 2018.
Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/contents/enacted
Measure applied from 06.06.2022.
Amended by the Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/9/part/2/made - Administrative mechanism
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Administration: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
Regulator: Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dealing-in-items-containing-ivory-or-made-of-ivory - Responsible entities
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- HS version
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HS 2022
- Referenced WTO document symbol
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XX:(a) - (a) necessary to protect public morals;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
XX:(g) - (g) relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources if such measures are made effective in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XX(g) of the GATT Conservation of exhaustible natural resources - Non-WTO commitments
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Reported as: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- CP NAL
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Tariff lines
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050710
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0507100000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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4420
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4420
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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442011
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442011
4420111010 4420111090 4420119000 |
List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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442019
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442019
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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442090
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4420901000
4420909191 4420909199 4420909910 4420909990 |
List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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7113
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7113
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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711311
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7113110000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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711319
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7113190000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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711320
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7113200000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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7114
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7114
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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711411
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7114110000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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711419
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7114190000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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711420
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7114200000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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7115
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7115
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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7116
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7116
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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711610
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7116100000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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8211
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8211
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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821110
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8211100000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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821191
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8211910000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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821192
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8211920000
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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