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Input.

FwsLineInput

A single wildlife line the filer declares for an FWS item.

Fields

commonName

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String

Specific common (vernacular) name. If omitted, looked up from the taxonomy backbone for the resolved species.

countryOfOrigin

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CountryCode

Country of origin (ISO 2-char) — where the wildlife was taken from the wild or bred. If omitted, inferred.

genus

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String

Scientific genus name. If omitted (along with species), inferred from the item and validated against the taxonomy backbone.

name

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String

Name/description of the line. If omitted, inferred from the item.

purposeCode

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FwsPurposeCode

CITES purpose-of-transaction code. If omitted, derived from the intended use.

quantity

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Decimal

Quantity of wildlife material.

sourceCode

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FwsSourceCode

CITES source code. If omitted, inferred (defaults to U — unknown — when the species can't be resolved).

species

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String

Scientific species name. If omitted (along with genus), inferred from the item and validated against the taxonomy backbone.
Whether this entry is the whole imported article or a component of a larger article.

unitOfMeasure

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FwsUnitOfMeasure

Unit of measure for the quantity (FWS set; NO = count).

value

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Decimal

Value of the wildlife material for this line. If omitted, estimated via value inference.

valueCurrency

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CurrencyCode

Currency of value. Defaults to the estimation currency when value is inferred.

venomous

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Boolean

Live-venomous indicator (FWS PG17). Defaults to false; set true only for live venomous wildlife.

wildlifeDescriptionCode

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String

Wildlife description code (CITES trade-term product form, e.g. LIV, SKI, GAR). If omitted, inferred.

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