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Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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…
The summary tables on this page show the Border Target Operating Model…
Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.
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.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
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.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to report dead wild birds.
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).
The signs of bluetongue virus and how you must report it in sheep, cattle and other livestock.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
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 rate…
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.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
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