Benin

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Exemptions and special procedures For more on this topic, click here

Use of phytosanitary certificates as certificates of artificial propagation Not allowed

Permit Information

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Required Yes

Export quotas

Year Species App. Quotas Unit Source code Specimen type Publication date
2025 Afzelia africana 0 - All
2024 Afzelia africana 0 - All
2025 Calabaria reinhardtii 100 - W wild taken
2024 Calabaria reinhardtii 100 - W
2023 Calabaria reinhardtii 100 - W
2025 Centrochelys sulcata* 0 - W All for commercial purposes
2024 Centrochelys sulcata* 0 - C, W All for commercial purposes
2023 Centrochelys sulcata* 0 - W All for commercial purposes
2024 Chamaeleo gracilis± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2023 Chamaeleo gracilis± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2024 Chamaeleo senegalensis± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2023 Chamaeleo senegalensis± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2025 Cyclanorbis senegalensis 200 - W wild taken
2024 Cyclanorbis senegalensis 200 - W
2023 Cyclanorbis senegalensis 200 - W
2025 Khaya senegalensis 0 - All
2024 Khaya senegalensis 0 - All
2025 Kinixys belliana 200 - W wild taken
2024 Kinixys belliana 200 - W
2023 Kinixys belliana 200 - W
2025 Kinixys erosa 100 - W wild taken
2024 Kinixys erosa 100 - W
2023 Kinixys erosa 100 - W
2024 Kinixys homeana± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2023 Kinixys homeana± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2025 Loxodonta africana† 0 - Tusks as part of elephant hunting trophies
2024 Loxodonta africana† 0 - Tusks as part of elephant hunting trophies
2023 Loxodonta africana† 0 - Tusks as part of elephant hunting trophies
2024 Pandinus imperator± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2023 Pandinus imperator± 0 - W, X, R, D, C, F, U, I, O
2025 Panthera leo* 0 - W Bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes
2024 Panthera leo* 0 - Bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes
2023 Panthera leo* 0 - Bones, bone pieces, bone products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes
2025 Pterocarpus erinaceus± 0 - All
2024 Pterocarpus erinaceus± 0 - All
2023 Pterocarpus erinaceus± 0 -
2025 Python regius 10 000 - R ranched
2025 Python regius 100 - W wild taken
2024 Python regius 32000 - R
2024 Python regius 200 - W
2023 Python regius 32000 - R
2023 Python regius 200 - W
2025 Python sebae 50 - W wild taken
2025 Python sebae 100 - R ranched
2024 Python sebae 50 - W
2024 Python sebae 100 - R
2023 Python sebae 100 - R
2023 Python sebae 50 -
2025 Varanus exanthematicus 5 000 - R ranched
2024 Varanus exanthematicus 5000 - R
2023 Varanus exanthematicus 5000 - R
2025 Varanus niloticus 4 000 - R ranched
2024 Varanus niloticus 4000 - R
2023 Varanus niloticus 4000 - R
2025 Varanus ornatus 2 000 - R ranched
2023 Varanus ornatus 2000 - R

Technical assistance

ICCWC link

ICCWC aims to enhance the capacity and compliment the efforts of national wildlife law enforcement agencies and sub-regional and regional networks that on a daily basis act to combat the illegal trafficking in wild fauna and flora.

MIKE link

The CITES Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme is a site-based system designed to monitor trends in the illegal killing of elephants, build management capacity and provide information to help range States make appropriate management and enforcement decisions.

CTSP link

The CITES tree species programme aims to provide direct financial assistance to Parties in taking conservation and management measures to ensure that their trade in timber, bark, extracts and other products from CITES-listed tree species is sustainable, legal and traceable.