Visiting the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen
Page summary:
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
Change made:
Added details about who will need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) from 2 April 2025, and who will not need an ETA.
Time updated:
2:47pm, 10 February 2025
Bringing Specified Animal Pathogens into GB
Page summary:
Find out about the licences you need and rules you must follow to import Specified Animal Pathogens into England, Scotland and Wales.
Change made:
All general licence attachments updated to add references regarding EU legislation now being assimilated in GB law as defined under the Retained EU Law (revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
Time updated:
9:00am, 11 February 2025
Regulations: Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing (ABS)
Page summary:
Guidance for those conducting research and development on genetic resources.
Change made:
Minor updates made, including to the OPSS address, and obsolete leaflet removed.
Time updated:
4:04pm, 12 February 2025
Check if you need a CITES permit to import or export endangered species
Page summary:
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).
Change made:
When notifying APHA that your CITES specimen has been rejected by the importing country, you need to supply evidence that the specimen was legally exported from Great Britain and the reason the importing country has rejected it.
Time updated:
4:23pm, 12 February 2025
Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues
Page summary:
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Change made:
Due to an outbreak of HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) in a commercial poultry flock in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we have applied new restrictions on consignments of poultry meat and meat products from Bosnia and Herzegovina produced on or after 10 February 2025.
Time updated:
3:50pm, 13 February 2025
Transporting animals in Great Britain
Page summary:
Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
Change made:
Updated the guidance on when you must have a certificate of vehicle approval if you’re traveling by road.
Time updated:
6:52pm, 13 February 2025
Climate change adaptation reporting: fourth round reports
Page summary:
Reports from organisations invited to report under the fourth round of the climate change adaptation reporting power.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:44pm, 14 February 2025
Businesses approved to export to the EU
Page summary:
Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
Change made:
We have updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
Time updated:
1:48pm, 14 February 2025
Climate adaption reporting fourth round: environment
Page summary:
Adaptation reports to Defra by the environment sector. Part of the fourth round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
1:54pm, 14 February 2025
Moving non-qualifying Northern Ireland goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain
Page summary:
How to move non-qualifying Northern Ireland goods that need sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls from Northern Ireland to Great Britain.
Change made:
The sanitary and phytosanitary controls in this guidance will start on the 25 February 2025 instead of the originally published 24 February 2025. This change accommodates the signing of the relevant legislation that implements the controls.
Time updated:
5:28pm, 14 February 2025
