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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 list of professionals who can certify export health certificates in England and Wales.
Importing live animals, animal products and high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from non-EU countries to Great Britain
Page summary:
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Change made:
The page has been updated with information about changes to imports in line with the Border Target Operating Model. Structural changes have also been made throughout the page to clarify the guidance.
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:
Updated information about products not for human consumption, including licences and authorisations.
Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)
Page summary:
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Change made:
The page has been updated with information about changes to imports in line with the Border Target Operating Model.
Blood products: model health certificates
Page summary:
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export blood products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Change made:
All old versions of certificates have been removed.
Fats: model health certificates
Page summary:
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export fats to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Change made:
All old versions of certificates have been removed.
Gelatine and collagen not intended for human consumption: model health certificates
Page summary:
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export gelatine and collagen not intended for human consumption to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Change made:
All old versions of certificates have been removed.
Other animal products: model health certificates
Page summary:
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other animal products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Change made:
All old versions of certificates have been removed.
Check import risk categories, inspection rates and related rules for animals and animal products imported from the EU to Great Britain
Page summary:
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the Faroe Islands and Greenland to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and the import rules and inspection rates for each category.
Change made:
The searchable list with commodity codes has been updated.4 new commodities have been added (1502109010, 1502109090, 1502909010 and 1502909090).The risk category for commodity code 3507909090 has been updated to reflect that if the product isn’t derived from animal products, SPS controls don’t apply and the risk level is N/A.An incorrect IPAFFS code for commodity code 19024090 has been updated.
Move goods under the NI Retail Movement Scheme: General Certificate updated
Page summary:
Apply for a General Certificate to move retail food goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Sign up for NIRMS and manage signed-up businesses.
Change made:
Specimen certificate updated.
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:
The 3 BCPs in Felixstowe have been renamed to give them distinct headings so that they can be easily identified. Entries which said ‘border control post’ have been changed to ‘BCP’ for consistency.
Export rodent blood products to Israel: certificate 8834
Page summary:
Apply online to export rodent blood products to Israel.
Change made:
First published.
Import animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain
Page summary:
How to import or move animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain.
Change made:
This page has been updated with information about checks on ABP from the EU, in line with the Border Target Operating Model. All ABP imported from the EU must now enter Great Britain through a point of entry with the relevant border control post. The ‘Notify APHA’ and ‘Check what documents you need’ sections have been swapped over so they are now in the order that importers need to do things. A section has been added to help users prepare for importing non-harmonised ABP from 1 February 2025.
Import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain from 2024
Page summary:
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Change made:
This page has been updated for 30 April 2024.
Import live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain
Page summary:
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Change made:
This page has been updated with information about checks on germinal products from the EU, in line with the Border Target Operating Model. Germinal products imported from the EU must now enter Great Britain through a point of entry with the relevant border control post.
Government makes next set of crucial changes to improve biosecurity at UK’s trade border
Page summary:
Today (30 April 2024), the Government is strengthening its trade border to better detect pests and diseases from imported products.
Change made:
First published.
