Foot and Mouth disease detected in Slovakia
Page summary:
The UK Chief Veterinary Officer is urging livestock keepers to remain vigilant to the clinical signs of FMD following the recent outbreaks in Europe
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First published.
Time updated:
12:59pm, 22 March 2025
Check risk categories for animals and animal products imported from the EU to Great Britain
Page summary:
Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
Change made:
On the Animal by-products page, we’ve added links to relevant import information notes in the ‘Comments’ column for each commodity. Some of the commodity descriptions have been amended to clarify their meaning.
Time updated:
11:38am, 26 March 2025
Report fraud and corruption to APHA
Page summary:
Report fraud, bribery and corruption to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Change made:
Added translation
Time updated:
1:44pm, 27 March 2025
Contact APHA
Page summary:
Find contact numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Change made:
Added links to guidance about reporting fraud and corruption and how to contact APHA if you’re a vet.
Time updated:
2:35pm, 27 March 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:
Replaced 2 authorisations in response to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Hungary, which affects the import of certain products from Austria. Replaced ‘EU non-harmonised animal by-products (IMP/GEN/2025/03)’ with ‘EU non-harmonised animal by-products (IMP/GEN/2025/05)’. Replaced ‘EU display items (IMP/GEN/2025/04)’ with ‘EU display items (IMP/GEN/2025/06)’.
Time updated:
2:49pm, 27 March 2025
Research and trade samples or display items (not for human consumption) – Import Information Notes
Page summary:
Statutory guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing research and trade samples or display items to Great Britain.
Change made:
Updated ‘Import of display items – Import Information Note (IIN) ABP/29’. In the ‘Authorisations’ section for ‘EU and EFTA member states’, added a link to the general licences and authorisations to import live animals or animal products.
Time updated:
2:49pm, 27 March 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 foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Hungary near the border with Austria, we have applied new restrictions on the import of certain animals and animal products to Great Britain from Austria. This includes commercial and personal imports.
Time updated:
5:21pm, 27 March 2025
Animals, animal products and HRFNAO imports: authorised border control posts in the UK
Page summary:
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Change made:
Updated the entry for Stansted Airport on the airport border control post list.
Time updated:
11:18am, 28 March 2025
