The Wild Animal Conservation and Protection Act aims to determine the status of wild animals and to regulate the import and export of wild animals and wild animal products. Under normal circumstances, the Wild Animal Conservation and Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019) prohibits anyone from importing or exporting conserved wild animals, protected wild animals, carcasses of conserved wild animals, carcasses of protected wild animals, or products from carcasses of wild animals, except breedable protected wild animals, or carcasses of breedable protected wild animals, or wild animals that are in the CITES convention agreements for the control of international trade in wild animals, provided that it does not adversely affect the survival of those species in the wild. The Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation must authorize importation and exportation procedures.
Individuals who wish to apply for a permit to import or export wild animals, particularly aquatic animals, must prepare the following documents:
Details of fees
Export one breedable protected wild animal (aquatic animals), with a fee of 50 baht per document;
Export more than one breedable protected wild animal (aquatic animals), with a fee of 500 baht per document;
Import breedable protected wild animals, with a fee of 50 baht per document;
Importing or exporting wild animal species designated by the minister (aquatic animals), with a fee of 300 baht.
Applications for permits can be submitted through
- the centralized data center, used by businesses contacting the government (Business Portal), on
http://fsw.fisheries.go.th/index.jsp?templateName=dof
- and the e-Service system:
http://fsw.fisheries.go.th/index.jsp?templateName=dof
Data updated on April 15, 2023
Source: Digital Government Development Agency
Tel. +66 2612 6060