How CITES Regulates Trade Chart

Appendix	Species Listed in Appendix	Principle Behind the Appendix	Documents that Must Accompany the Specimen(s)
I	Endangered species.	Trade for commercial purposes is prohibited. Trade for non-commercial purposes (e.g. education, training, species conservation) is permitted but is subject to control.	Two documents: Import Permit and Export Permit or Re-export Certificate.
II	Species that could become endangered if trade is not regulated.	Trade for commercial purposes is permitted but is regulated.	One document: Export permit or Re-export Certificate.
III	Species that could become endangered in listing countries, if trade is not regulated	Trade for commercial purposes is permitted but is regulated.	One document: an Export Permit from the country that listed the species or a Certificate of Origin from a country that did not list the species.

Note:

Inclusion of a species in Appendices I or II is based on a two thirds majority decision of the Conference of the Parties to CITES.
Inclusion of a species in Appendix III is on the basis of a decision by individual countries that seek help in protecting their own species.