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Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
Form to apply for approval to use animal by-products (ABPs) to make pet food.
Check the tariff classification of starch and sugars in pet food.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing pet food and feed for other animals, including fish bait, to Great Britain.
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.
Resources for reducing the risk of infection from handling raw pet foods.
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 rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
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