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From Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
  • Importers and import agents need to use IPAFFS to notify authorities about imports to Great Britain.

  • Use Sam to submit TB test results online if you are an Official Veterinarian (OV) or Approved TB Tester (ATT).

  • Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

  • Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs) in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

  • How to register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any you keep as pets.

  • Find contact numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  • Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.

  • How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.

  • How to report dead wild birds.

  • Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.

  • Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

  • Apply for a specific licence for any movement in a bluetongue zone not covered by a general licence.

  • Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.

  • Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.

  • The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.

  • Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.

  • How to apply for a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) permit to move or trade endangered species.

  • What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.

  • The signs of bluetongue virus, how you must report it and what happens when you do.

  • Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.