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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.

Contents

  1. Topical issues
  2. Imports from non-EU countries
  3. Exports to non-EU countries
  4. EU trade
  5. Balai Directive
  6. Circus and animal acts
  7. Endangered species
  8. Non-native animals
  9. Poultry Health Scheme
  10. Animal pathogens
  11. Artificial breeding controls
  12. Welfare of animals in transport

Guidance

This collection of guidance specifically covers importing and exporting live animals or animal products.

We also have specific guidance on the rules for taking your pet abroad.

Topical issues

  1. Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues

    • Detailed guide

Imports from non-EU countries

  1. Importing live animals or animal products from non-EU countries

    • Detailed guide

  2. Importing live animals or animal products from non-EU countries: general licences and authorisations

    • Detailed guide

  3. Animal pathogens and products: application for import licence

    • Form

  4. Live animals (not pet dogs, cats, ferrets): application for import licence

    • Form

Exports to non-EU countries

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  1. Exporting live animals or animal products to non-EU countries

    • Detailed guide

  2. Application for veterinary examination of horses over 147cms (14.2 hands) in height including foals at the foot of their dams

    • Form

  3. Export licence application for horses over 147 cm (14.2 hands) in height

    • Form

  4. Export licence application for ponies (including horses) of 147 cms (14.2 hands) or less

    • Form

EU trade

  1. Moving live animals or animal products as part of EU trade

    • Detailed guide

  2. Animals, germplasm and animal products to the EU: veterinary health certification

    • Form

  3. Poultry and hatching eggs to the EU: veterinary health certification

    • Form

  4. Equidae to the EU: veterinary health certification

    • Form

  5. Livestock to the EU: veterinary health certification

    • Form

  6. Assembly centre for EU trade of livestock: application

    • Form

  7. Dealer’s premises for EU trade in sheep and goats: application

    • Form

Balai Directive

  1. Balai Directive: moving live animals, semen and embryos

    • Detailed guide

  2. Balai Directive and EU trade in animals: approved premises

    • Guidance

  3. Balai Directive: registration of premises to export animals

    • Form

  4. Balai Directive: application to import and export live animals

    • Form

Circus and animal acts

  1. Register a travelling circus or animal act to travel in the EU

    • Detailed guide

  2. Circus or animal act: registration

    • Form

Endangered species

  1. Endangered species: imports and exports and commercial use

    • Detailed guide

  2. Endangered species: application for import and export permit

    • Form

Non-native animals

  1. Importing non-native animals

    • Detailed guide

Poultry Health Scheme

  1. Poultry Health Scheme: how to register

    • Detailed guide

  2. Poultry Health Scheme: list of members

    • Guidance

Animal pathogens

  1. Bringing non-specified animal pathogens or carriers into the UK

    • Detailed guide

Artificial breeding controls

  1. Bovine and boar semen collection and breeding: licence application

    • Form

Welfare of animals in transport

  1. Live transport: welfare regulations

    • Detailed guide

  2. Type 2 animal transporters: contingency plan template

    • Form

  3. Journey logs: animal exports

    • Form

  4. UK animal transporter: application for type 1 authorisation

    • Form

  5. UK animal transporter: application for type 2 authorisation

    • Form

  6. Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 2006: inspection application

    • Form

  7. UK animal transport certificate and contingency plan for specific journey

    • Form

  8. Animal transport: contingency plan template for specific journey

    • Form
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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.
From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs