12 months waiting period is a bit longer than usual. Normally it's 6 months-forever lol

Seriously, it's also depend on where the document is applied. Some state send all info to CITES head office quicker than the others. When my exporter applied for re-export CH ball(when I import CH babies earlier this year), it took them 2 weeks. When they applied for CB ball, well it's been 5 months and I still haven't heard a word from them lol *sighs*

The upside of the story is that you have one of the best ball python dudes taking good care of your animals for a year

Seriously I think breeders in the US will have better business with oversea customers if the CITES is not such a pain in the neck.