Declare ivory you intend to sell or hire out

UseIf you intend to deal in an ivory item you can use this service to:and pay the relevant fees:

• £20 to register a single item under a standard exemption
• £250 to apply for an exemption certificate for aan pre-1918 item made before 1918 that is of outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value
• £20 to notify us that you intend to sell or hire out an item that has an exemption certificate that was awarded to someone else

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Before you start

Registering a groupsingle ofitem

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Read the guidance for dealing in items containing ivory or made of ivory.

Applying for an exemption certificate

You must provide as many details about your item as possible. If not, your application form.may be unsuccessful.

Read the guidance on Ivory: apply for an exemption certificate to deal in pre-1918 outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value items.

What dealing in ivory means

Dealing in ivory means:

• buying, selling or hiring it
• offering or arranging to buy, sell or hire it
• keeping it for sale or hire
• exporting it from the UK for sale or hire
• importing it into the UK for sale or hire

Throughout the service we use ‘sell or hire out’ when referring to all the ways you might be dealing in ivory.

Under the ban:

• buying includes acquiring ivory for valuable consideration, such as a trade or swap with something that has value, or for a discount in a store
• selling includes disposing of ivory for valuable consideration, such as a trade or swap with something that has value, or for a discount in a store
• offering includes advertising and inviting an offer

It is an offence to:

• breach the ban
• cause the ban to be breached
• facilitate a breach of the ban

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When contacting us you’ll need toto:

• request the relevant application form
• state which exemption youyou’re are applying under.for, Toand requestif it’s a papergroup application,registration
• provide your contact APHAdetails

Email: at ivoryact@apha.gov.uk or write to:

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