United Kingdom #9001 (v.3)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
31/03/2025 - present
Current active version v.3
Reporting member
United Kingdom
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Extension of the prohibition which applies to the trade in items made of, or containing, ivory. This prohibition applies regardless of an item’s age, unless it falls within one of the legally defined exemptions. The prohibition has been extended to include items made of, or containing, ivory from four additional species: common hippopotamus, killer whale, narwhal and sperm whale.
National legal basis
Ivory Act (2018), entered into force 06.06.2022.

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/contents/enacted

The Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 entered into force 28.01.2025

Available through:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/9/part/2/made
Administrative mechanism
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
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol
G/MA/QR/N/GBR/3/Add.1

Meta data

WTO justifications

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

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
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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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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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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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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...
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List of prohibited items under the Ivory Act (2018): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/30/co...