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Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
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 prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
What you need to do to export or move animal bones, protein and other by-products.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
Collection of guidance for exporting and moving live animals and animal products.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
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.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
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