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Animal Products: Import Controls

Asked by Adrian RamsayGreen PartyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 31 March 2026UIN 123054

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many import permits for hunting trophies have been issued by her Department since July 2024.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Between 1 July 2024 and 25 March 2026, the Animal and Plant Health Agency issued 28 import permits for hunting trophies under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Trade data up to 2024 is available on the CITES Trade Database.

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