Naja kaouthia (Monocled Cobra)

EU-reported imports of wild-sourced Naja kaouthia skins 2008-2012. No trade in wild-sourced or ranched skins was reported 2003-2008.

Wild-sourced imports in 2012 comprised 2300 skins imported from Thailand for commercial purposes. No trade in wild-sourced skins was reported 2003-2007; imports increased over the period 2008-2012 overall, more than doubling between 2011 and 2012. In 2012, Thailand published an export quota for 2000 skins and bodies; a permit analysis showed that of the 2300 skins imported by the EU in 2012, 1400 were exported on permits issued in the previous year.