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Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
When travelling with your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad, what you need to…
You can no longer use a pet passport issued in Great Britain (England,…
If you’re travelling to a non-EU country, you’ll need to get an export…
You need an animal health certificate for your dog, cat or ferret if…
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 the animal health…
You can contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) if you’ve got…
Bringing animals, plants or food into England, Wales and Scotland - plant health certificates, the rules around pets and non-native animals.
Use for your non-commercial pet or assistance dog, cat, ferret that will enter GB without a valid EU, NI or part I listed pet passport, or an Animal Health Certificate issued in GB
How and when you must register as a poultry or game bird keeper and how to register voluntarily (if you keep birds, such as chickens, as pets)
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.
Use these certificates to import dairy and milk to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Form for recording details of imported plant material for uploading on to the PEACH system.
Use these certificates to import pets to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Form to apply for a permit to import, export or re-export a CITES-listed specimen in or out of the UK.
Forms to apply for registration and authorisation to issue plant passports and apply for fireblight buffer zone status.
Form to apply for a certificate to use a CITES-listed specimen for commercial purposes.
Use these certificates to import composites to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Use these certificates to import to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
If you import plant and plant products you must register the place of destination.
Use these certificates to import fish products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
Use these certificates to import other animal products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Use these certificates to import other animal by-products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Apply for a Temporary Land Association (TLA) or temporary County Parish Holding Number (tCPH) to keep livestock on land temporarily.
Apply to become a member of the groupage export facilitation scheme (GEFS).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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