How does one go about exporting?

[WtGreg]

I haven't looked enough into it, but isn't export internationally allowed under Lacey Act since it is leaving the country, not moving into or around the country? I don't have burms anymore, so I don't pay attention to the restrictions as well as I should, so I am going off hearsay, not experience.

First thing is first, you need to get an import export license from the Federal Department of Wildlife this could take 2-6 months to get. Once you get that you'll need to get Delta Dash Approved this could take upto a year to get an inspection by a Delta rep and get approved. Once you have all of this you'll need to apply for CITIES numbers to be able to ship. Then you have to deliver the shipment to an approved Port of Call for exotics shipping. It can be a quick thing then it can be a slow thing depending on how fast the paperwork gets approved.

I am delta approved, and my experience was different. I had a Delta rep on the phone and out to inspect in about 2 weeks, if that.


This was when I was working with venomous and burms, but for people not doing those or international, you won't need Delta, so don't waste your time or money because you do (or did once) have to pay for a rep to come out. Between that, CITES, permits, etc. I hope the original poster has some expensive snakes because it won't be worth it otherwise.

Right now we are working on figuring out the value in CITES and the rest of international shipping to see if we want to go there (not looking so though), so I will post a new thread in the future if I do with my experience.