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The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
There are rules for bringing food or animal products into Great Britain…
The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend…
The rules on bringing fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds depend on the…
You’ll need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…
If you declare banned food products to Border Force officers at customs,…
Apply online to export heat treated canned or retorted food products containing pork, lamb or poultry to Singapore.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
Apply online to export canned pet food to Turkey.
Resources for reducing the risk of infection from handling raw pet foods.
Use these forms and guidance document to export canned pet food, dried pet food and pet treats to the EU, to then be exported to South Africa.
Marketing standards for poultry meat producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Apply online to export canned pet food to Ukraine.
Apply online to export dry, semi-moist or canned pet food containing ingredients of animal origin to Trinidad and Tobago.
Apply online to export canned pet food to the EU for onward shipment to the Eurasian Customs Union, including Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.
Find out how you can use manure, guano and digestive tract content, including how to store and move them.
Apply online to export canned or processed pet food and fish feed to Canada.
Use these forms and guidance document to export processed pet food other than canned pet food to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Apply online to export processed pet food and canned pet food to Japan.
Use these forms and guidance document to export canned or retorted pet food to Australia.
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