Criteria met: Overall increase
Principal trade term to the EU: live
Percentage of global trade to the EU: 35%
Principal source: wild
Top EU importer: United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Germany
Top Trading Partner: Indonesia
CITES Appendix: II
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
EU-reported imports of wild-sourced, live coral of Favites chinensis (excluding trade reported in kg), all purposes, 2003-2010 (no imports were reported in 2001 or 2002).
In 2010, EU imports primarily comprised live, wild-sourced corals (2,572 corals); 50 wild-sourced raw corals and two captive-bred live corals were also imported. All trade was imported directly from Indonesia for commercial purposes. Live, wild-sourced imports increased by 14% between 2009 and 2010.