About eCITES
Following the signing of an MOU between the CITES Secretariat and UNCTAD, using project sponsorship received by the Government of Switzerland, both organizations have jointly developed a cloud-based electronic system that automates CITES related permit application, processing and issuance, as well as generating statistical reporting for customs.
The technical infrastructure of the core service is initially being hosted and maintained by UNCTAD.
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- Automation of the elementary CITES permit procedures
- Transparency and accountability in the permit process
- Instant access to all pending and issued permits
- Interaction between traders and government officials is online, formalized and recorded
- Faster and better controlled permit processes, traceability of all decisions and reduced opportunities for informal procedures
- Ensures conformity with the provisions of the CITES Convention, improves the monitoring of legal international trade while reducing the incidence of illegal wildlife trade
- Reliable electronic data for better annual trade reporting
- Facility to adopt stricter domestic measures and to include some non-CITES species
- Access from any device with an internet browser
- Automation of the elementary CITES permit procedures
- Transparency and accountability in the permit process
- Instant access to all pending and issued permits
- Interaction between traders and government officials is online, formalized and recorded
- Faster and better controlled permit processes, traceability of all decisions and reduced opportunities for informal procedures
- Ensures conformity with the provisions of the CITES Convention, improves the monitoring of legal international trade while reducing the incidence of illegal wildlife trade
- Reliable electronic data for better annual trade reporting
- Facility to adopt stricter domestic measures and to include some non-CITES species
- Access from any device with an internet browser
- Electronic permit exchange with foreign management authorities, national customs and border control agencies, including Single Window integration. This module is called EPIX (Electronic Permit Information eXchange)
- Safe, secure and reliable cross border electronic exchange and verification of CITES permit data among CITES management authorities
- Electronic customs risk management for CITES listed species and targeted controls
- Strengthened legal acquisition and non-detriment finding: advanced quota control, traceability, workflow with scientific agencies
- Reuse eCITES data for traceability, end-to-end control and visibility of the supply chain
- Integration of specimens of signatures and stamps of management authorities
- Integration and maintenance of a database of registered facilities
- Extension of national eCITES reporting
- Automation of other processes to support various business models and national legislations