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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,…
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
Check what you need to do before you can travel with your pet dog, cat or…
If you’re travelling to a non-EU country, you’ll need to get an export…
You must get your pet microchipped before, or at the same time as, their…
You must get your dog, cat or ferret vaccinated against rabies before it…
A vet must treat your dog for tapeworm and record it in either an animal…
You need an animal health certificate for your dog, cat or ferret if…
You can no longer use a pet passport issued in Great Britain (England,…
You can contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) if you’ve got…
How and when you must register as a bird keeper (including for any birds you keep as pets).
Use this certificate to bring your pet dog, cat or ferret, or assistance dog, to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
You must fill in this form to confirm that you won't sell or transfer the pet dog, cat, ferret or assistance dog to a new owner in the UK.
What to do if you’re bringing your pet or pets to Great Britain: quarantine rules, documents you need, types of animal you can bring.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
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 meat products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of…
Form to apply for a licence to move TB restricted cattle to or from holdings in England.
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 petfood to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Apply for a certificate to use a CITES-listed specimen for commercial purposes.
Use this form to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
Apply for a permit to import, export or re-export a CITES-listed specimen in or out of the UK.
Check if you need a certificate to export or move food, drink and agricultural products or export animal feed or pet food.
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 dairy and milk to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle o…
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 poultry meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of …
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 porcine meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of …
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 fish products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of…
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 pets to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man
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 bovine meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of M…
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