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Endorsements and permits - Permits to import

199: Permit to import not transferable

You could also call this:

"An import permit is only for the person it's given to and can't be given to others."

If a permit to import is given to you, it is only for your use. You cannot give it to someone else. The permit is personal to you and cannot be transferred.

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Environment and resources > ConservationBusiness > Industry rules

198: Export of specified items not corresponding with sample or otherwise approved for importation, or

"Exporting items that don't match what you said you were importing"

200: Expiry of permit to import, or

"What happens when your import permit runs out"

Part 4Endorsements and permits
Permits to import

199Permit to import not transferable

A permit to import is personal to the person to whom it is issued and may not be transferred to any other person.