Permits

EXPORT PERMIT APPLICATION

As part of your export permit application, you must submit the following documents:

  1. Export Permit Application form in Spanish.
  2. Collecting report in Spanish, referring to your previous collecting permit granted by ANAM.
  3. Material Transfer Agreement. Complete requested information, sign and scan it.
  4. Once you collect, you are required to deposit a set of voucher specimens to the appropriate/corresponding Museum:
    1. Flora: “Herbario de la Universidad de Panamá”.  Fill the "carta remisoria", signed by the Herbarium. Please contact Lucila Guillen, email: lucilapma@gmail.com,  tel.: 523-6590.
    2. Fauna:

IMPORTANT

If samples were collected in the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, the following documents will also be required:
  • Copy of passport (non-Panamanian citizens) or "cédula" (Panamanian citizens).
    • Download, sign, scan and send the letter of commitment along with all the other documents requested. Without this letter of commitment ANAM will not process your application. The letter with original signature will also be required. The letter with original signature will also be required.  You will have to send this letter via Courier to STRI, to the following address:

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Visitor Services Office
Attn.: Permit Section-MRC 0580-12
Phone (507) 212-8082 / (507) 212-8158
Tupper Building-401
Balboa, Ancon
Panama, Republic of Panama

 

Please send all the above documents to Office of Permits: STRI-ANAMpermits@si.edu