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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.
Exporters of groups of products of animal origin (POAO) to the EU and Northern Ireland can join the groupage export facilitation scheme (GEFS) to use 30-day support attestations.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
Apply for a licence to move and keep certain non-native (alien) species for animal welfare purposes.
Apply for a licence to manage and control certain non-native (alien) species.
How to register to move animal by-products (ABPs) safely, how they should be moved, and the paperwork you need.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model for live animals, animal products, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain.
Requirements for an Animal Test Certificate (ATC) to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in the UK.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
Know how to stun or kill poultry, rabbits and hares on small-scale farms.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
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