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Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland to Great Britain…
The summary tables on this page show the Border Target Operating Model…
Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.
Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
How to report dead wild birds.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
The signs of bluetongue virus and how you must report it in sheep, cattle and other livestock.
Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
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