Guidance

Blood and blood products - Import Information Notes

Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing blood and blood products to Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 2 December 2024
• Last updated: 3 July 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Import of blood and blood products from equidae for use outside the feed chain - Import Information Note (IIN) ABP/4A

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Import of blood products that could be used as feed material - Import Information Note (IIN) ABP/4B

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Import of untreated and treated blood products excluding those of equidae for uses outside the feed chain - Import Information Note (IIN) ABP/4C

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Details

You must also read:

• General information for imports of animal by-products - Import Information Note GEN/3

• Clarifying information for imports of animal products - IIN GEN/4

Published 2 December 2024

Last updated 3 July 2025 + show all updates

1. 3 July 2025

   Updated Import Information Note ABP/4C (for the import of untreated and treated blood products excluding those of equidae for uses outside the feed chain).

2. 2 December 2024

   First published.