Guidance

Animal pathogens and carriers: import from the EU to Great Britain

Find the licence and declaration you must use to import animal pathogens and carriers to Great Britain from the EU.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
28 March 2012
Last updated
26 March 2021 — See all updates

Documents

General import licence

PDF, 169 KB, 5 pages

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Declaration template

PDF, 65.6 KB, 1 page

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Details

Use a general import licence to import animal pathogens or carriers to GB from the EU.

You should give your exporter a copy of the declaration template for them to complete.

The general licence and completed declaration form must travel with your import.

You need to apply for a licence if you’re importing animal pathogens or carriers to GB from a non-EU country.

You need to follow different guidance if you’re importing specified animal pathogens to GB.

Updates to this page

Published 28 March 2012
Last updated 26 March 2021 show all updates

  1. Updated to remove out of date guidance.

  2. Updated document - General import licence: IAPO

  3. Published new version of guidance document and general import licence.

  4. First published.

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