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Animal and animal product 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 in your consignment.
Change made:
Port of Grangemouth border control post has separate listings for container terminal and general cargo.
Get an export health certificate
Page summary:
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
Change made:
Updated the ‘how to apply’ section to add more information about what to do if you cannot find an EHC for your product.
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:
The declarations revoking special measures for sheep pox and goat pox in Spain and Bulgaria for England, Scotland and Wales are in effect from 17 April 2024.
Export of animals not subject to EU Harmonised certification to Germany: certificate 8647 updated
Page summary:
Use these forms and guidance document to export animals not subject to EU Harmonised certification to Germany.
Change made:
EHC has been updated
Check import risk categories, inspection rates and related rules for animals and animal products imported from non-EU countries to Great Britain, from 30 April 2024
Page summary:
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rates for each category, from 30 April 2024.
Change made:
New column added to summary tables showing the inspection rate of commodities. From 30 April 2024, imports will be subject to identity checks and physical checks. The percentage of times identity and physical checks will happen (the inspection rate) depends on the risk category of the commodity: high risk (100%), medium risk (between 1% and 30%) and low risk (not subject to routine inspection, but may be subject to non-routine or intelligence-led checks).Descriptions for some commodities have been edited for clarification, but no risk categories have been changed.
