Animal products or by-products not for human consumption: Import Information Notes
Page summary:
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products or by-products not for human consumption to Great Britain.
Change made:
Added link to Intermediate products – Import Information Notes under heading Import Information Notes (IINs).
Time updated:
12:04pm, 14 April 2025
Export other mammals to Ireland: certificate 9098 updated
Page summary:
Apply online to export other mammals to Ireland
Change made:
A new version of this certificate and guidance notes has been released
Time updated:
12:23pm, 14 April 2025
General licences and authorisations to import live animals or animal products
Page summary:
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Change made:
We have updated the ‘Dog or cat semen from donors compliant with regulation 576/2013 (IMP/GEN/2024/10)’. The general licence has been updated to include a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011 as an acceptable form of identification.
Time updated:
2:52pm, 15 April 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:
Foot and mouth disease: we have published new personal import measures applying to the import of certain meat and dairy products for personal consumption from the EU, EFTA States, Faroe Islands and Greenland to Scotland.
Time updated:
4:56pm, 15 April 2025
Foot and mouth disease: spread from European Union to Great Britain risk assessment
Page summary:
Veterinary risk assessment on the risk of foot and mouth disease virus spreading from the European Union to Great Britain.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
3:19pm, 16 April 2025
Find a professional to certify export health certificates
Page summary:
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
Change made:
Updated the lists professionals who can certify export health certificates in England and Wales.
Time updated:
4:09pm, 17 April 2025
