When elephant was moved from CITES 1 to CITES 2 the idiot Australian government decided to make an moronic exemption and specifically banned all elephant products, hunting etc. So it doesn't matter what happens to elephant on CITES now in Australia.

Twenty years ago or so, we had a pseudo-socialist government in power in Australia. One day a hunter wrote to them and asked what the laws were for bringing hunting trophies back into Australia, instead of much more wisely asking other hunters. SHOCK HORROR! The government and their minions discovered people could do what they liked and they weren't being controlled!!!!!!!!! So these idiots wrote demanding letters to dozens of countries around the world demanding they provide evidence of their conservation policies and programmes or else the Australian government would ban hunting trophies from their countries. Many told them to shove it (ie why should they be judged by an inept government of morons), some replied. Eventually Australia adopted CITES classifications mostly except for elephant. Another anomaly is leopard can not be imported either as they are 'endangered' per the pen pushers in Canberra.

I personally wouldn't use elephant leather on anything going through different countries. What happens if a customs official anywhere wants to see your CITES documentation for the leather? Easier just to use buffalo or something similar.

I have seen the elephant leather double gun case in question as well, if it is the same one. The owner told me it is just a presentation case and he uses a different one for travelling. It was very heavy as well.

I do think it would be nice to be able to use some of the ele leather from a cow hunt as a memory piece in the home or other uses. What was it traditionally used for in the past?