Table 1.

LEMIS metadata showing data fields and field descriptions for all variables appearing in the cleaned dataset.

Field	Description
control_number	Shipment ID number
species_code	USFWS code for the wildlife product
taxa	USFWS-derived broad taxonomic categorization
class	EHA-derived class-level taxonomic designation
genus	Genus (or higher-level taxonomic name) of the wildlife product
species	Species of the wildlife product
subspecies	Subspecies of the wildlife product
specific_name	A specific common name for the wildlife product
generic_name	A general common name for the wildlife product
description	Type/form of the wildlife product
quantity	Numeric quantity of the wildlife product
unit	Unit for the numeric quantity
value	Reported value of the wildlife product in US dollars
country_origin	Code for the country of origin of the wildlife product
country_imp_exp	Code for the country to/from which the wildlife product is shipped
purpose	The reason the wildlife product is being imported
source	The type of source within the origin country (e.g., wild, bred)
action	Action taken by USFWS on import ((C)leared/(R)efused)
disposition	Fate of the import
disposition_date	Full date when disposition occurred
disposition_year	Year when disposition occurred (derived from ‘disposition_date’)
shipment_date	Full date when the shipment arrived
shipment_year	Year when the shipment arrived (derived from ‘shipment_date’)
import_export	Whether the shipment is an (I)mport or (E)xport
port	Port or region of shipment entry
us_co	US party of the shipment
foreign_co	Foreign party of the shipment
cleaning_notes	Notes generated during data cleaning

EHA = EcoHealth Alliance, USFWS = United States Fish and Wildlife Service.