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Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out when you can apply ash, shellfish shells and eggshells to land as fertiliser without processing.
Find out what methods you can use to process ABPs, how to test your products for bacteria and how to permanently mark high risk material.
Find out what animal by-products (material with animal content) you can use in a small scale compost heap and if your heap needs approval.
Form for approval to process animal by-products (ABPs) at your processing facility.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
Fees for animal by-product premises inspection and approval or conditional approval services provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Form for a compost or biogas plant to apply for approval to treat animal by-products or catering waste.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
Guidance explaining the different categories of animal by-products, how they should be used or disposed of, and where this can be done.
Suppliers and transporters of animal by-products (ABP) can use this template to create a commercial document to accompany ABP being exported to Great Britain.
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
Form to apply for approval to incinerate animal by-products (ABPs) at your processing facility or incineration site.
Information for farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out where livestock, poultry, fish or shellfish matter is incinerated.
Check the tariff classification for dried buffalo ears and dried beef meat scraped off from the throat, for use as animal feed.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other animal products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Common user charge rates and how the charge applies to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
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