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Approved sheep and goat tag suppliers

List of sheep and goat tag suppliers approved by the Rural Payments Agency.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
1 January 2010
Last updated:
15 July 2026
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  1. Updates made to add new available tags for Tynedale Tags.

  2. Earlsmere Hauptner Button, Hauptner combo and Hauptner Button EID all removed. As this leaves Earlsmere Limited with no available sheep and goat tags, the record for Earlsmere Limited has been removed from the 'Approved sheep and goat tag suppliers' list. Denimex record also removed.

  3. Removed ear tags listed under Caisley Eartag Limited. Visual Tag section Flexotronic L/R27 tag and on the EID Tag section the following tags Twin tag, Multiflex L/L and Multiflex L/L Geno.

  4. Updated Dalton Livestock ID list to include new tag - Twin Tag (S).

  5. Removed Hauptner Neoflex EID Combo and Hauptner Button EID as eartags no longer in use.

  6. Removed ear tags that are no longer approved.

  7. Updated Dalton Tags address.

  8. Updated the ear tags listed under 'Allflex Group UK Ltd'.

  9. Added Agri-tag Ltd to the list of approved sheep and goat ear tag suppliers.

  10. Updated the ear tags listed under 'Allflex Group UK Ltd'.

  11. Updated the ear tags listed under 'Allflex Group UK Ltd'.

  12. Updated the ear tags listed under 'Caisley Eartag Limited'.

  13. Updated the entry for Tynedale.

  14. Updated tag entries for PTS Technologies, Farmrite, Countryside and Tenbury Farm Supplies.

  15. Added RD2000 to the EID list for Markrite.

  16. Updated entries for Datamars Agri UK Ltd and removed Symtag Ltd.

  17. Updated the address for Dalton Livestock ID Ltd.

  18. Amended the entry for Nordic Star Ltd.

  19. Updated entries for Denimex and Greens Farm Supplies.

  20. Added EID: FDX Lwt Button and removed EID: Mini Button for Allflex Group UK Ltd.

  21. Updated Allflex Group UK Ltd Snap Tagg conventional ear tag to Snap Tagg - Visual. Also updated contact email address for Dalton Livestock ID Ltd.

  22. Amended the entry for Earlsmere Limited.

  23. Updated the entry for Tynedale Farm Services.

  24. Updated entry for Allflex Group UK Ltd.

  25. Updated entries for Dalton Livestock ID Ltd and Datamars Agri UK Ltd. Removed entries for Quick Tag and Roxan ID

  26. Removed the entry for Datamars SA and updated the entry for Markrite.

  27. Updated entries for Quick Tag and Roxan ID.

  28. Updated the Z tag entries for Quick Tag.

  29. Updated the conventional ear tag and EID entries for Quick Tag.

  30. Symtag Ltd entry updated.

  31. Updated the entry for Caisley Eartag Limited.

  32. Updated the entry for Shearwell Data Ltd.

  33. Updated tag details for Quick Tag.

  34. Updated tag details for Nordic Star Ltd.

  35. Amendments to the tags for Markrite Tags and Quick Tag.

  36. Added electromatic ear tag to the Allflex Group UK Ltd entry.

  37. Added Greens Farm Supplies Ltd, Hamilton Bros and Tynedale Farm Services. Removed Ketchum Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

  38. Added a conventional ear tag to the Allflex Group UK Ltd entry.

  39. Amendments to the tags for Markrite Tags.

  40. Updated the entry for Shearwell Data Ltd.

  41. Updated list of sheep and goat ear tag suppliers.

  42. Updated Markrite Tags to include EID Bubblegum.

  43. Updated list of sheep and goat ear tag suppliers.

  44. Updated the list of approved tags supplied by Markrite Tags.

  45. Approved sheep and goat ear tag suppliers updated.

  46. Latest version of list uploaded.

  47. Latest list of suppliers published

  48. Latest list of approved ear tag suppliers published.

  49. Updated version of tag suppliers published

  50. Updated list of sheep and goat ear tag suppliers.

  51. Updated list of sheep and goat ear tag suppliers.

  52. Latest version of approved sheep and goat ear tag suppliers published

  53. First published.

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You must buy official tags from suppliers approved by the Rural Payments Agency.

When ordering tags, you’ll need the county parish holding (CPH) number and flock or herd mark for where you keep the animals.

For sheep or goats born on a holding with a temporary CPH or common land, give the flock or herd mark of your permanent holding.

You must tag sheep and goats correctly. Find out when and how to:

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