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Approved cattle ear tag suppliers

Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Rural Payments Agency
Published
27 February 2020
Last updated
28 January 2026 — See all updates

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Approved cattle ear tag suppliers

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Approved suppliers of cattle ear tags for cattle, bison and buffalo keepers.

Updates to this page

Published 27 February 2020
Last updated 28 January 2026 show all updates

  1. Added new secondary tags for Shearwell Data Ltd BOS Dual EID and Datamars UHF Z2 Large Flag.

  2. Removed EA Typix and Neoflex Button EID from approved cattle eartag list.

  3. Removed cattle tags which are no longer approved.

  4. Removed Schippers UK Ltd from the approved suppliers list.

  5. Removed Farmrite Animal Health Ltd from the available list of ear tag manufacturers.

  6. ULTRA tags removed from list of available tags from Countryside Services ltd as requested by the supplier

  7. Added "UHF Z2 Large Flagto" under the secondary ear tags under the Datamars heading.

  8. Nordic Star ear tag manufacturer address updated

  9. Added Allflex Senior EID to be supplied as secondary only to Markrite Limited.

  10. Update to Shearwell Data Ltd adding BOS UHF Flag Tag available as a secondary tag only

  11. New Ear tag added to page for – Shearwell Data Ltd SDL EID Button Tag To be supplied as secondary only

  12. Ear tag suppliers updated.

  13. New tags added.

  14. New ear tags added for Shearwell

  15. New tags added for Tynedale Farm Services

  16. Removed Shearwell Data Ltd 'SDL Large Flag' Primary and Secondary tag

  17. New ear tags added for J&M Anderson.

  18. Shearwell SDL Large Flag Primary and Secondary tags added

  19. changing address for Caisley Eartag ltd Unit 22 Sycamore Business Park Copt Hewick Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 5DF

  20. Update to available cattle tags

  21. Updated available eartags

  22. Z Tag TST added to Primary and Secondary tags and MF13 tag removed for Datamars company.

  23. New tag added for Datamars Livestock - F5Z large HDX flag tag

  24. added new ear tag MF13 Tissue Tag Datamars

  25. Added new primary ear tag for J & M Anderson

  26. New tag added: Ear tag Manufacturer – Datamars Agri UK LTD, name of tag – Z2 Medium (this is a Primary and Secondary ear tag)

  27. First published.

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