Guidance

How to get verifiable PDF GB health certificates for imports of live animals and animal products to Great Britain

Updated 1 May 2024

Great Britain accepts verifiable PDF GB health certificates for imports of live animals and animal products, including germinal products, products of animal origin (POAO) and animal by-products (ABP), from the following countries:

The table shows the approved system to use for each country.

Where the table says TRACES, you must use the EU’s digital certification and management platform (TRACES). Otherwise, you must use the platform identified in the table. You can still use a paper GB health certificate.

If the exporter creates a GB health certificate using a system approved to produce verifiable PDF certificates, they do not need to send a paper version of the health certificate with the consignment.

How to get verifiable PDF GB health certificates
Austria TRACES
Belgium TRACES for live animals, Becert for animal products
Bulgaria TRACES
Croatia TRACES
Cyprus TRACES
Czech Republic TRACES
Denmark TRACES
Estonia TRACES
Finland TRACES
France TRACES
Germany TRACES
Greece TRACES
Hungary TRACES
Iceland TRACES
Italy TRACES
Latvia TRACES
Liechtenstein TRACES
Lithuania TRACES
Luxembourg TRACES
Malta TRACES
Netherlands e-CertNL
Norway Mattilsynet for POAO and ABP, TRACES for live animals and germinal products
Poland TRACES
Portugal TRACES
Republic of Ireland TRACES
Romania TRACES
Slovakia TRACES
Slovenia TRACES
Spain CEXGAN
Sweden TRACES