African Abalone Pieces: Natural Color (kg) (220-TP-XX-NA)

Description

hese tumbled African abalone shell pieces come in 1 kilogram bags of sorted sizes. They are great for use in aquariums, terrariums, gardens, floral decorations, and jewelry.
These shell pieces were cleaned only.
Size
Approximate number of pieces in 1-kilo bag
10mm
2,270 pieces
25mm
230 pieces
50mm
200 pieces
If you want to drill the abalone shell pieces, we recommend drilling them in water with a drill press. We do not offer this service.
Please call for pricing on large orders (1,000 kilos or more) directly from South Africa.
This particular species of abalone was recently placed under CITES III trade controls by South Africa in May 2007. In June 2010, the South African government removed the CITES status on this shell. No CITES permits are required any longer.
These shells are a by-product of the food industry.
Genus and species: Haliotis midae.
We do not buy, sell, trade, or barter any products that are listed on the U.S. Endangered Species List.
We are licensed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as an importer and exporter of wildlife products and have been since 1997.  We are experts at this business.  As a commercial exporter, we cannot ship any regulated wildlife items outside of the United States without first obtaining a U.S. Fish & Wildlife export permit and/or a CITES export permit.  Consequently, we do not ship wildlife products regulated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to e-bay customers outside of the U.S. customs zone.
Thank you for your interest in our products.