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Guidance on importing and exporting live animals or animal products
Collection of guidance and forms for importing and exporting live animals or animal products.
Guidance
This collection of guidance specifically covers importing and exporting live animals or animal products.
We also have specific guidance on pet travel: entering/returning to the UK.
Topical issues
Imports from non-EU countries
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Importing live animals or animal products from non-EU countries
- Guidance
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Importing live animals or animal products from non-EU countries: general licences and authorisations
- Guidance
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Animal pathogens and products: application for import licence
- Form
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Live animals (not pet dogs, cats, ferrets): application for import licence
- Form
EU trade
Balai Directive
Circus and animal acts
Endangered species
Non-native animals
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Importing non-native animals
- Guidance
Poultry Health Scheme
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Poultry Health Scheme: how to register
- Guidance
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Poultry Health Scheme: list of members
- Guidance
Animal pathogens
Artificial breeding controls
Welfare of animals in transport
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Live transport: welfare regulations
- Guidance
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Type 2 animal transporters: contingency plan template
- Form
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Journey logs: animal exports
- Form
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UK animal transporter: application for type 1 authorisation
- Form
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UK animal transporter: application for type 2 authorisation
- Form
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Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006: inspection application
- Form
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UK animal transport certificate and contingency plan for specific journey
- Form
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Animal transport: contingency plan template for specific journey
- Form
Published 12 September 2014
Last updated 16 December 2015 + show all updates
Last updated 16 December 2015 + show all updates
- Removed message on flooding at Carlisle
- Added link to new guidance on importing non-native animals
- Added links to new guides on general imports licences and authorisations, and topical issues.
- First published.