Statutory guidance

Dogs, cats or ferrets (live or germinal products) - Import Information Notes

Statutory guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or genetic material of dogs, cats or ferrets to Great Britain.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 2 December 2024
• Last updated: 7 January 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets - Import Information Note (IIN) BLLV/5b

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Import of canine and feline semen - Import Information Note (IIN) CFS/1

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Details

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• General information: imports of live animals and germplasm - IIN GEN/1
• Clarifying information: imports of live animals - IIN GEN/5

Published 2 December 2024
Last updated 7 January 2025 + show all updates

1. 7 January 2025

   Amended 'Commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets - Import Information Note BLLV/5b'. Added the section 'Welfare in transport' and included reference to the welfare in transport team under 'Contact for further information'.

2. 2 December 2024

   First published.