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Dogs, cats or ferrets (live or germinal products) - Import Information Notes

Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or genetic material of dogs, cats or ferrets to Great Britain.

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From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published:
2 December 2024
Last updated:
21 October 2025
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  1. Updated IIN BLLV/5b (Commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets). Dogs imported from Romania must now have a negative Brucella canis test result before being imported. Added a link to guidance on sending tests to Great Britain. Updated the Country of origin section to clarify how to check permitted trading partners.

  2. Edits made to 'Commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets - Import Information Note (IIN) BLLV/5b'. In section 5, we have clarified that dogs, cats and ferrets from countries that are not listed are not permitted to be commercially imported into Great Britain. In section 7, we've added a link to information about designated laboratories for performing rabies antibody titration tests on the EU Commission website.

  3. Amended 'Commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets - Import Information Note BLLV/5b'. Added the section 'Welfare in transport' and included reference to the welfare in transport team under 'Contact for further information'.

  4. First published.

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