Taipei Customs stated that there were several cases with regard to the declarations of descriptions and quantities of live protected wildlife, such as reptiles, fish, corals, inconsistent with CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) permits issued by the exporting countries, or the certificates issued by central competent authorities. These submissions were in violation of the "Act on Wildlife Conservation", "Foreign Trade Act" and related regulations.

Taipei Customs further stated that, in accordance with article 6 of "Regulation on Import and Export of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Related Products", importers shall attach the CITES certificate issued by the exporting country when importing the aforementioned endangered species. In addition, according to article 24 of "Act on Wildlife Conservation", live wildlife and products made from Protected Wildlife may not be imported or exported without prior approval from the Central Competent authorities. For further information about relevant live wildlife lists and import applications, please consult with Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Executive Yuan.

Taipei Customs calls on importers to obtain approval documents for live protected wildlife and products from the Central Competent authorities. Importers who make the false declaration to import the wildlife may be imposed an administrative fine up to NTD3,000,000 in accordance with article 28,"Foreign Trade Act". In addition, If the imported species are classified as the live protected wildlife, those importers shall be punishable with imprisonment for not more than five-year and a fine less than NTD1,500,000 in accordance with article 40 and 51,"Act on Wildlife Conservation". Taipei Customs urges importers to declare live protected wildlife honestly, so as not to be penalized.