Analysis of the
2010 EU ANNUAL REPORTS
TO CITES

Species/higher taxa (re-)exported: 300 / 11 Families (re-)exported: 35 Species/hybrids/higher taxa (re-)exported at high volumes: 14 / 1 / 1

Bird terms exported at high volumes were mainly feathers and live specimens of captive bred origin.

Quantity of bird items in trade, by term and proportion of sources, for those terms traded at volumes > 1000 units. (Source ‘W’ includes source ‘U’.)

Bird species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (all sources). * indicates taxa that did not meet the high volume threshold in 2009. Quantities were rounded to one decimal place, where applicable.

Species/subspecies/higher taxa (re-)exported: 130 / 7 / 7 Families (re-)exported: 22 Species/subspecies (re-)exported at high volumes: 15 / 3

The majority of reptiles exported at high volumes consisted of wild-sourced skin pieces and skins, and captive-produced extract.

Quantity of reptile items in trade, by term, for those terms traded at volumes > 1000 units. (Source ‘W’ includes source ‘U’ and source unspecified.)

Reptile species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (all sources). * indicates species that did not meet the high volume threshold in 2009.

Species (re-)exported: 23 Families (re-)exported: 2Species (re-)exported at high volumes: 0

All exports of amphibians from the EU in 2010 comprised live specimens traded for commercial purposes, totalling 3,118 specimens; 98% of the trade was captive-bred, with 2% wild-sourced and 0.1% captive-born (source ‘F’). No individual species exceeded the 1000 unit threshold; the principal species in trade were Ambystoma mexicanum (710 animals), Epipedobates tricolor (642 animals) and Dendrobates tinctorius (579 animals).

All of the wild-sourced trade originated in Suriname, while the captive-bred specimens all originated in Sweden. The captive-born specimens primarily originated in the Netherlands (57%), the Czech Republic (22%) and Germany (20%). The principal importers of amphibians (re-)exported from the EU were the United States (60%), Japan (24%) and Canada (11%). The wild-sourced trade was imported by Japan (68%) and Switzerland (32%).

Species/higher taxa/hybrids (re-)exported: 19 / 2 / 5 Families (re-)exported: 6 Species (re-)exported at high volumes: 6

The majority of fish high volume exports consisted of eggs from captive sources.

Fish species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (all sources). * indicates species which did not meet the high volume threshold in 2009. Quantities were rounded to the one decimal place, where applicable.

Fish species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (all sources). * indicates species which did not meet the high volume threshold in 2009. Quantities were rounded to the one decimal place, where applicable.

Species/higher taxa (re-)exported: 77 / 15 Families (re-)exported: 21 Species/higher taxa (re-)exported at high volumes: 3 / 1

The vast majority of trade in invertebrates was in live specimens, with 87% of live specimens originating from captive sources (sources ‘C’ and ‘F’).

Quantity of invertebrate items in trade, by term and proportion of sources, for those terms traded at volumes >1000 units.

Invertebrate species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (all sources).

Species/subspecies/hybrids/higher taxa(re-)exported: 173 / 12 / 3 /10 Families (re-)exported: 16 Species/hybrids/higher taxa (re-)exported at high volumes: 30 / 1 / 1 

The majority of plants exported at high volumes consisted of live, wild-sourced specimens.

Plant species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (excluding timber, all sources, rounded to the nearest kilogram, where applicable). * indicates species which did not meet the high volume threshold in 2009.

Plant species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (excluding timber, all sources, rounded to the nearest kilogram, where applicable). * indicates species which did not meet the high volume threshold in 2009.

Species/ higher taxa (re-)exported: 12 / 1 Families (re-)exported: 7 Species (re-)exported at high volumes: 4

The majority of timber species were exported in cubic metres of timber originating in the wild.

Quantity of timber items in trade, by term and proportion of sources, for those terms traded at volumes >1000 units.

 

Timber species/term combinations for which EU-reported (re-)exports exceeded 1000 units in 2010 (all sources). Quantities were rounded to one decimal place, where applicable.

Taxon	App./Annex	[r]Qty	[l]Description	Main source(s) (%)	[l]Main EU
[l][i]Pericopsis elata[/i]	II/B	[r]96600.9	[l]m3 timber	W (100%)	[l]Belgium (98%)
[l][i]Pericopsis elata[/i]	II/B	[r]22562.9	[l]m2 timber	W (100%)	[l]Germany (54%)
[l][i]Swietenia macrophylla[/i]	II/B	[r]2440.2	[l]m3 timber	W (100%)	[l]Germany (100%)
[l][i]Prunus africana[/i]	II/B	[r]7193	[l]kg powder	W (76%)	[l]France (100%)
[l][i]Prunus africana[/i]	II/B	[r]3064.3	[l]kg extract	W (100%)	[l]Spain (91%)
[l][i]Bulnesia sarmientoi[/i]	II/B; III/C	[r]15590.2	[l]kg extract	W (98%)	[l]Germany (73%)
[l][i]Bulnesia sarmientoi[/i]	II/B; III/C	[r]1402	[l]kg oil	W (100%)	[l]France (65%)
[l][i]Bulnesia sarmientoi[/i]	II/B; III/C	[r]1168	[l]kg sawn wood	W (100%)	[l]Germany (100%)

Overview of high volume timber (re-)exports in 2010

The top term in trade was timber reported in cubic meters, all of which was wild-sourced Pericopsis elata represented the majority of timber reported in cubic meters (98%) and all of the timber reported in square meters 98% of the P. elata timber reported in cubic meters originated in Cameroon, while all the trade reported in square meters originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The principal importer of timber reported in cubic meters was Singapore (96% of trade), while the United States imported 74% of the timber reported in square meters Bulnesia sarmientoi represented 83% of the trade in extract, all of which originated in Paraguay with 98% wild-sourced and the remainder pre-Convention The principal importers of extract were Switzerland and India (40% and 37 % of trade, respectively).