Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife - Private Sector (Hard Copy)

FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR DECLARATION FOR IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF FISH OR WILDLIFE (USFWS FORM 3-177)
NOTE: Failure to file a declaration for importation or exportation of fish or wildlife when required by the regulations in 50 CFR Part 14 is a violation
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.). Regulations concerning the importation and exportation of wildlife
may be found in 50 CFR Part 14. Form 3-177 must be filed with the appropriate wildlife inspection office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
office or regional law enforcement office as required under 50 CFR Part 14. Do not file or forward this form to the Information Collection Clearance
Officer in Arlington, Virginia.
Instructions: We strongly encourage all filers to use the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service electronic filing system (eDecs) to reduce paper and time.
Filers may access the internet filing system at https://eDecs.fws.gov/. Filers may also access an on-line Adobe Acrobat version of Form 3-177
(http://www.fws.gov/le/pdf/3177_1.pdf) where the form can be filled in on-line and printed. Filers cannot save their completed on-line form unless
they own the Adobe Acrobat software. For filers who choose to file a paper form, you must file the original declaration, and up to 2 copies to be
retained by the Importer/Exporter or Broker. Print or type legibly. All filers are required to provide all relevant information, including supplemental
documentation (as required in 50 CFR 14).
1. Enter the date of import into, or export from, United States jurisdiction (as defined by 50 CFR 14).
2. Enter the USFWS Import/Export License Number as required in 50 CFR 14.
3. Check the appropriate box.
4. Enter the appropriate 2-letter Port code from the list below. If the Port is not listed, use the numeric code for the Region where the port is located.
*When using the numeric code, enter the name of the port. You must include a copy of your USFWS Designated Port Exception Permit in the
document package, if applicable.
Agana, GU .....................................................AG Fairbanks, AK............................................. FB Philadelphia, PA........................................... PA
Alcan, AK...................................................... AL Grand Portage, MN ....................................GP
Phoenix, AZ…………………………..……PX
Anchorage, AK.............................................. AN Highgate Springs, VT................................ .HS Port Huron, MI............................................. PH
Atlanta, GA ....................................................AT Honolulu, HI.............................................. HA Portal, ND..................................................... PL
Baltimore, MD ...............................................BA Houlton, ME.............................................. HO
Portland, OR................................................. PT
Blaine, WA.................................................... BL
Houston, TX ..............................................HN
Raymond, MT.............................................. RY
Boston, MA................................................... BO
International Falls, MN............................... IF
Saipan, MP………………………...…..……SP
Brownsville, TX............................................ BV
Jackman, ME............................................... JK San Diego/San Ysidro, CA………….......... SY
Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY …………............ BN Juneau, AK.................................................. JU San Francisco, CA........................................ SF
Calais, ME..................................................... CA
Laredo, TX................................................. LR
San Juan, PR.................................................. SJ
Calexico, CA................................................. CX
Las Vegas………………………...……….LV San Luis, AZ………………………….…….SL
Champlain, NY.............................................. CP
Los Angeles, CA........................................ LA Sault Saint Marie, MI................................... SS
Chicago, IL.................................................... CH
Louisville, KY…………………...………..LO Seattle, WA................................................... SE
Cleveland, OH................................................ CL Lukeville, AZ............................................. LK
Sumas, WA.................................................. SU
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX................................... DF
McAllen, TX…………..................………MC
Sweetgrass, MT........................................... SW
Del Rio, TX ...................................................DR
Memphis, TN……………….…………….ME Tampa, FL.................................................... TP
Denver, CO.................................................... DN Miami, FL................................................... MI Region 1 - Other ......................................... 01*
Derby Line, VT...............................................DL Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN......................... MP
Region 2 - Other ......................................... 02*
Detroit, MI..................................................... DE
New Orleans, LA .......................................NO Region 3 - Other ......................................... 03*
Douglas, AZ.................................................. DG
New York, NY........................................... NY Region 4 - Other ......................................... 04*
Dulles, VA……………………………..……DU Newark, NJ............................................... NW
Region 5 - Other …..…………................... 05*
Dunseith, ND .................................................DS
Nogales, AZ............................................... NG Region 6 - Other ......................................... 06*
Eastport, ID ....................................................EA Norfolk, VA............................................... NF
Region 7 - Other ......................................... 07*
El Paso, TX.................................................... EL
Pembina, ND.............................................. PB
Region 8 - Other ......................................... 08*
5. Enter the appropriate one-letter Purpose Code from the list below.
Personal........................................................... P Commercial …………………........................ T
Zoos................................................................ Z
Educational..................................................... E
Breeding in captivity or artificial
Hunting trophies............................................. H
propagation ………………………………….B Botanical gardens........................................... G

Biomedical research....................................... M
Scientific......................................................... S
Circuses/traveling exhibitions …………....... Q
Reintroduction/introduction into the wild...... Y

6. Enter the U.S. Customs and Border Protection document reference number(s) associated with the import or export, if applicable. For exports,
enter any shipper’s export declaration reference number, if applicable.
7. Enter the name of the carrier used to import or export – (airline, vessel, rail or truck company), or indicate personally owned vehicle.
8. Enter the Master and House Air Waybill number or Bill of Lading, if applicable.
9. Enter the applicable one-letter Transportation Code from the list below. For personal vehicles, also indicate the license plate number and State or
Province.
Air cargo......................................................... A Ocean cargo.................................................... O Rail.................................................................. R
Border crossing on foot.................................. B
Personal accompanying baggage ………....... P
Truck (or other commercial vehicle).............. T
Mail................................................................ M Personal vehicle ………..................................V
10. Enter the customs bonded physical location where the shipment is available for inspection.
11. Indicate the quantity of cartons in the entire shipment that contain wildlife.

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12. List any unique markings or codes on cartons that contain wildlife as required in 50 CFR Part 14.
13a. Check the appropriate box to indicate U.S. importer or exporter. Enter the complete name, address (in the United States), e-mail address, if
applicable, and telephone number of the U.S. importer or exporter.
13b. Enter an identifier number and the type of identifier (for example, DUNS number, U.S. Customs and Border Protection account number) for the
U.S. Importer or Exporter, if applicable.
14a. Enter the complete name, address (in the foreign country), and telephone number of the foreign importer or exporter. Enter the e-mail address if
applicable.
14b. Enter the applicable two letter ISO (International Organization for Standardization) country code from the list below.
Afghanistan……………………………….. AF
Croatia.......................................................... HR Ireland, Northern…………………….……..GB
Åland Islands............................................... AX Cuba............................................................. CU Isle of Man…………....…………………….IM
Albania......................................................... AL Curacao ………………………………….. CW
Israel.............................................................. IL
Cyprus.......................................................... CY Italy................................................................ IT
Algeria......................................................... DZ
Czech Republic............................................ CZ
Andorra....................................................... AD
Ivory Coast………………………………….CI
Democratic Republic of Congo………...….CD
Angola......................................................... AO
Jamaica......................................................... JM
Denmark...................................................... DK
Anguilla........................................................ AI
Japan.............................................................. JP
Djibouti......................................................... DJ
Antarctica.................................................... AQ
Jersey ………………………………………JE
Antigua and Barbuda................................... AG Dominica..................................................... DM Jordan............................................................ JO
Dominican Republic.................................... DO Kazakhstan................................................... KZ
Argentina..................................................... AR
Ecuador........................................................ EC
Armenia...................................................... AM
Kenya........................................................... KE
Egypt............................................................ EG
Aruba.......................................................... AW
Kiribati.......................................................... KI
El Salvador................................................... SV
Australia...................................................... AU
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
England……………………………....…….GB
Austria......................................................... AT
(North Korea).............................................KP
Azerbaijan.................................................... AZ Equatorial Guinea........................................ GQ Korea, Republic of (South Korea)……..…. KR
Eritrea........................................................... ER Kuwait........................................................ KW
Bahamas....................................................... BS
Estonia.......................................................... EE Kyrgyzstan................................................... KG
Bahrain........................................................ BH
Ethiopia........................................................ ET
Bangladesh.................................................. BD
Lao People’s Democratic Republic……......LA
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)......................... FK Latvia........................................................... LV
Barbados...................................................... BB
Belarus......................................................... BY Faroe Islands................................................ FO
Lebanon ........................................................LB
Belgium........................................................ BE Fiji................................................................. FJ
Lesotho......................................................... LS
Finland........................................................... FI
Belize........................................................... BZ
Liberia.......................................................... LR
Benin............................................................. BJ France........................................................... FR
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya............................... LY
Bermuda...................................................... BM French Guiana.............................................. GF
Liechtenstein………………………………LI
French Polynesia (Tahiti)............................. PF
Bhutan.......................................................... BT
Lithuania....................................................... LT
French Southern Territories …………….….TF Luxembourg................................................. LU
Bolivia......................................................... BO
Gabon.......................................................... GA
Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba……….. BQ
Macao………............................................. MO
Gambia........................................................ GM Macedonia...……...…................................. MK
Bosnia and Herzegovina............................. BA
Georgia......................................................... GE Madagascar……..………........................... MG
Botswana.................................................... BW
Bouvet Island............................................... BV Germany....................................................... DE Malawi....................................................... MW
Ghana........................................................... GH Malaysia...................................................... MY
Brazil........................................................... BR
British Indian Ocean Territory …………..... IO Gibraltar........................................................ GI
Maldives..................................................... MV
Great Britain................................................ GB
British Virgin Islands.................................. VG
Mali............................................................. ML
Greece.......................................................... GR
Brunei Darussalam...................................... BN
Malta........................................................... MT
Greenland..................................................... GL Marshall Islands.......................................... MH
Bulgaria....................................................... BG
Grenada....................................................... GD
Burkina Faso................................................ BF
Martinique................................................... MQ
Guadeloupe.................................................. GP
Burundi......................................................... BI
Mauritania................................................... MR
Guatemala.................................................... GT
Cambodia……………................................ KH
Mauritius..................................................... MU
Cameroon.................................................... CM Guernsey ………………………………….GG
Mayotte........................................................ YT
Guinea......................................................... GN
Canada......................................................... CA
Mexico........................................................ MX
Guinea-Bissau............................................. GW Micronesia, Federated States of ………..... FM
Cape Verde.................................................. CV
Guyana......................................................... GY Moldova, Republic of................................. MD
Cayman Islands........................................... KY
Monaco....................................................... MC
Haiti............................................................. HT
Central African Republic............................. CF
Mongolia..................................................... MN
Chad............................................................. TD Heard and McDonald Islands ………….... HM
Chile............................................................. CL High Seas…………………………………...ZZ Montenegro……………………………… ME
Montserrat................................................... MS
Holy See (Vatican City State)………….….VA
China, People’s Republic of........................ CN
Morocco...................................................... MA
Honduras..................................................... HN
Christmas Island.......................................... CX
Mozambique................................................ MZ
Cocos (Keeling) Islands............................... CC Hong Kong.................................................. HK
Myanmar.................................................... MM
Hungary....................................................... HU
Colombia..................................................... CO
Namibia....................................................... NA
Iceland........................................................... IS
Comoros..................................................... KM
Nauru........................................................... NR
India.............................................................. IN
Congo.......................................................... CG
Nepal............................................................ NP
Indonesia....................................................... ID
Congo, Democratic Republic of.................. CD
Iran, Islamic Republic of............................... IR Netherlands.................................................. NL
Cook Islands................................................ CK
Netherlands Antilles.................................... AN
Costa Rica.................................................... CR Iraq................................................................ IQ
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)…....................... CI Ireland............................................................ IE Neutral Zone………………...……………..NT

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New Caledonia............................................ NC
New Zealand……………………………….NZ
Nicaragua…………………………………..NI
Niger……………………………………….NE
Nigeria……………………………………..NG
Niue………………………………..……...NU
Norfolk Island…………………..…………NF
Norway........................................................ NO
Oman.......................................................... OM
Pakistan........................................................ PK
Palau............................................................ PW
Palestinian Territory, Occupied………….....PS
Panama......................................................... PA
Papua New Guinea....................................... PG
Paraguay....................................................... PY
Peru............................................................... PE
Philippines..........................................,......... PH
Pitcairn ………............................................ PN
Poland........................................................... PL
Portugal.................................................,...... PT
Qatar............................................................ QA
Reunion........................................................ RE
Romania....................................................... RO
Russian Federation...................................... RU
Rwanda....................................................... RW
Saint Barthelemy……………….…,……… BL
Saint Helena, Ascension and
Tristan Da Cunha…………....………….. SH
Saint Kitts and Nevis................................... KN
Saint Lucia................................................... LC
Saint Martin……………………….………MF
Saint Pierre and Miquelon........................... PM

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines..…...…....VC
Samoa…………..………………….....……WS
San Marino.................................................. SM
Sao Tome and Principe................................. ST
Saudi Arabia................................................. SA
Scotland……………………...…………….GB
Senegal......................................................... SN
Serbia …………………..………...……..…RS
Seychelles..................................................... SC
Sierra Leone.................................................. SL
Singapore...................................................... SG
Sint Maarten………………………….……SX
Slovakia........................................................ SK
Slovenia......................................................... SI
Solomon Islands........................................... SB
Somalia......................................................... SO
South Africa................................................. ZA
South Georgia and
South Sandwich Islands…………...…... GS
Spain............................................................. ES
Sri Lanka...................................................... LK
Sudan............................................................ SD
Suriname……………………………………SR
Svalbard and Jan Mayen …………………... SJ
Swaziland...................................................... SZ
Sweden.......................................................... SE
Switzerland.................................................. CH
Syrian Arab Republic................................... SY
Taiwan (Province of China)........................ TW
Tajikistan....................................................... TJ
Tanzania, United Republic of....................... TZ

Thailand....................................................... TH
Timor-Leste………………...………………TL
Togo…………………………………...…...TG
Tokelau…………………………...………..TK
Tonga…………………...………………….TO
Trinidad and Tobago.................................... TT
Tunisia......................................................... TN
Turkey………………………………...……TR
Turkmenistan………………………..……..TM
Turks and Caicos Islands............................. TC
Tuvalu.......................................................... TV
Uganda......................................................... UG
Ukraine........................................................ UA
United Arab Emirates.................................. AE
United Kingdom…….................................. GB
United States of America............................. US
Unknown..................................................... XX
Uruguay....................................................... UY
Uzbekistan................................................... UZ
Vanuatu....................................................... VU
Vatican City................................................. VA
Venezuela..................................................... VE
Viet Nam..................................................... VN
Virgin Islands, British………………...…...VG
Wales……………………………....…........GB
Wallis and Futuna Islands........................... WF
Western Sahara............................................ EH
Western Samoa............................................ WS
Yemen.......................................................... YE
Zambia......................................................... ZM
Zimbabwe................................................... ZW

14c. Enter an identifier number and the type of identifier (for example, DUNS number, U.S. Customs and Border Protection account number) for the
foreign Importer or Exporter, if applicable.
15a. Enter the business name of the appropriate agent, if applicable.
15b. Enter an identifier number and the type of identifier (for example, DUNS number, U.S. Customs and Border Protection account number) for the
U.S. Customs Broker, Shipping Agent or Freight Forwarder, if applicable.
15c. Enter the contact information for the appropriate agent, including name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address, if applicable
16a. List the scientific name for each species. This is a Latin name including genus and species (and sub-species, when required to determine if the
fish or wildlife is protected at the subspecies level). Use multiple species lines if a species is associated with multiple permits or certificates,
descriptions, sources, or countries of species origin.
16b. List the common name in English for each species in 16a.
17a. List the foreign CITES permit or certificate number for each species in 16a, if applicable. List one permit or certificate number per block. Use
multiple species lines if a species is listed on more than one CITES permit or certificate.
17b. List the U.S. CITES permit or certificate number for each species in 16a, if applicable. List one permit or certificate number per block. Use
multiple species lines if a species is listed on more than one CITES permit or certificate.
18a. Enter the applicable description code for each species in 16a from the list below.
Baleen…………………………………………………….….………..…BAL* Coral rock (live rock)…………………………………………………… ROC
Bark (raw, dried, powdered, unprocessed).…………………….…..…...BAR*
Culture of an artificially propagated plant …...........................................CUL*
Bone piece (not manufactured).................................................................BOP*
Cutting (plant, including division) .............................................................CUT
Bone product or carving.............................................................................BOC
Dead animal (whole animal)....................................................................BOD*
Bone (including jaw, but not skull) ….....................................................BON*
Dead specimen (live specimen that died during shipment) …...................DEA
Bulb, corm or tuber …................................................................................BUL
Derivative (except those included elsewhere) .………………..…..……DER*
Calipee (turtle cartilage for soup)….........................................................CAL*
Dried plant ................................................................................................DPL*
Carapace (raw or unworked) …….....………..………………..……...... CAP* Ear (except when part of whole trophy)…………................…...……..EAR*
Carving (other than bone, horn, or ivory) ................................................CAR* Egg (dead or blown, excluding caviar) ………...………………….......EGG*
Caviar (unfertilized dead processed eggs of sturgeon or paddlefish) …..CAV* Egg (live) ................................................................................................EGL*
Chip (timber)………..………………………………..….………..….....CHP*
Eggshell (raw or worked)…………………………………....…………ESH
Claw (including talon)..............................................................................CLA*
Extract………………..............................................................................EXT*
Cloth..........................................................................................................CLO* Feather …................................................................................................FEA*
Coral (raw or unworked, excluding live or coral rock) ...........................COR*
Fiber (plant fiber, tennis racket string)………………….…………..….FIB*
Coral product ..............................................................................................CPR Fin (fresh, frozen, or dried fin or part)…….……..…………………..…FIN*

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Description codes (continued)
Fingerling (juvenile fish of one or two years age for the
aquarium trade, hatchery, or release operation).....................FIG*
Flower……………………………………………………………....…FLO*
Flower pot (made of tree fern or other plant fiber)…………..........…..FPT*
Foot......................................................................................................FOO*
Frog leg...............................................................................................LEG*
Fruit ....................................................................................................FRU*
Gall bladder........................................................................................GAB*
Gall .……............................................................................................GAL*
Garment (excluding shoe or trim) .....................................................GAR*
Genitalia (castrate and dried penis)…….…...………………..….…..GEN*
Graft rootstock ....................................................................................GRS*
Hair......................................................................................................HAI*
Hair product (including paint brush)……….…………......................HAP
Horn carving (including horn or antler product)............................... HOC
Horn piece (not manufactured)………………..……….……........... HOP*
Horn (substantially whole, including antler)…….………................ HOR*
Ivory carving …...................................................................................IVC
Ivory jewelry....................................................................................... IJW
Ivory piano key (# of keys)…………….............................................KEY
Ivory piece (not manufactured, includes scraps)..................................IVP*
Jewelry (other than ivory)………. .....................................................JWL
Leather product (small manufactured, including belt, handbag,
wallet, watch band) …............................................LPS*
Leather product (large manufactured, including briefcase,
furniture, suitcase) ………………….......................LPL*
Leaves……………............................................................................. LVS*
Live rock (coral rock)…...…………….………..…..…...……….….ROC
Live specimen.………………………..……………...........................LIV*
Log (all wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark
or sapwood, or roughly squared, for processing into
sawn wood, pulpwood or veneer)………...………...………...LOG*
Meat ...................................................................................................MEA*
Medicinal part or product...................................................................MED*
Musk ..................................................................................................MUS*
Nest (including product).....…………………………………………NES
Oil........................................................................................................ OIL*
Piano with ivory keys (# of pianos)………… .....................................PIV
Plate of fur skins (include rugs if made from several skins)..............PLA*
* CITES recognized description code

Plywood (material consisting of 3 or more sheets of wood
glued and pressed one on another and generally
disposed so that the grains are at an angle)………….........PLY*
Powder ………………………………………..………………….....POW*
Root (dead) ………………................................................................ROO*
Rug (made from one skin only)………………................................. RUG
Sawn wood (sawn lengthwise or produced by profile-chipping;
normally exceeds 6mm in thickness)…..……..............SAW*
Scale (turtle, other reptile, fish, pangolin)………………….…......... SCA*
Seedling ..............................................................................................SDL
Seed .....................................................................................................SEE*
Shell product (from mollusc or turtle)………..…………….……..... SPR
Shell (mollusc, raw or unworked) ……………………………...........SHE*
Shoe (including boot) ...…..................................................................SHO
Side (including flanks except tinga frames)…..…………..……...... SID*
Skeleton (substantially whole)…………............................................ SKE*
Skin piece (raw or tanned, including scraps)............................……...SKP*
Skin (substantially whole, raw or tanned, including tinga frames)...... SKI*
Skull (except when part of whole trophy) ..........................................SKU*
Soup.....................................................................................................SOU*
Specimen (scientific or museum, including blood,
tissue, histological preparation) ……………………….... SPE*
Stem (plant)……..................................................................................STE*
Swim bladder (hydrostatic organ including isinglass,
sturgeon glue)…………...…...………………..……..SWI*
Tail ......................................................................................................TAI*
Teeth (excluding tusk) .……………...................................................TEE*
Timber (raw except log and sawn wood) ………….……………….. TIM*
Trim (shoe, garment, or decorative)………….................................... TRI
Trophy (all the parts of one animal, if they are exported
together; e.g. horns, skull, cape, backskin, tail
and feet constitute one trophy)..............................................TRO*
Tusk (substantially whole, worked or not)………………................. TUS*
Unspecified ........................................................................................UNS
Veneer (thin layers of wood of uniform thickness, usually
less than 6mm)...................................................................... VEN*
Wax (including ambergris)............................................................... WAX*
Wing………………………………………………………………...WNG
Wood product (including furniture, rainsticks)……………………..WPR

18b. Enter the appropriate one-letter wildlife source code for each species in 16a from the list below.
Specimens taken from the wild...............................................................W
Specimens originating from a ranching operation………………........... R
Animals born in captivity (from parents that mated in the wild) or
Pre-convention specimens....................................................................... O
animals that do not qualify as captive-bred under CITES….....F
Source unknown (lack of information must be justified) ………........... U
Animals bred in captivity (from parents that mated in captivity)…....…C
Confiscated or seized specimens. ..............................................................I
CITES Appendix I animals or plants commercially bred or
Plants that are artificially propagated, parts and derivatives …….......... A
propagated in CITES registered facilities……….……………...D

19a. Enter the quantity of items containing wildlife, and unit of measure for each species in 16a from the list below. Multiply pairs by two.
Number (individual units)…………........... NO
Meters.......................................................... MT Grams.......................................................... GM
Centimeters................................................. CM
Square meters……...…............................... M2
Milligrams…………………………… ….MG
Square centimeters…………………………C2
Cubic meters................................................ M3
Kilograms.................................................... KG
Cubic centimeters…………........................ C3
Liters…………............................................ LT
Milliliters…………..................................... ML
19b. Indicate the total value of items containing wildlife in U.S. dollars (rounded to the nearest dollar) for each species in 16a.
20. Enter the two-letter ISO (International Organization for Standardization) code for the country where the animal was taken from the wild or where
the animal was born.
21. Indicate whether each species of live wildlife identified in 16a is venomous.
22. Sign and date the form. Type or print your name below your signature.
If additional space is needed, please use the continuation form (USFWS Form 3-177a).
Knowingly making a false statement may subject the declarant to the penalty provided by 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 16 U.S.C. 3372(d).

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