Guidance

Wholesale Dealer’s authorisation

Updated 4 July 2024

Applies to Northern Ireland

1. Wholesale Dealer’s authorisation

Fees with an asterisk* have been reduced to match the fees paid in Great Britain as stated in the VMR 2013 (as amended). The reduction applies to the Wholesale dealer fees in NI where the current VMR 2013 applicable in NI is higher than the GB VMR 2013 (as amended). In such cases, the relevant fee applicable in NI is shown in the table below.

Fee code Description Fee from 01/10/13 VMR 2013 SCH 7 Para
WA30 Application: turnover is more than or equal to £35,000 344* 39(1)(a)
WA40 Application: turnover is less than £35,000 or AVM-GSL, homeopathic or Schedule 6 products only 344* 39(1)(b)/(c)
WV30 Variation requiring scientific or pharmaceutical assessment 265* 40(a)
WV31 Variation only involving change of ownership 105* 40(b)
WV32 Variation not requiring scientific or pharmaceutical assessment 105* 40(c)
WF30 Annual Fee: turnover is more than or equal to £35,000 427* 41(1)a
WF31 Annual Fee: turnover is less than £35,000 or AVM-GSL, or homeopathic remedies 315 41(1)b
WF32 Annual Fee: Schedule 6 products only 215 41(1)c
WIL10 Inspection: AVM-GSL, homeopathic remedies 877* 42(b)(i)
WIL10 Inspection: turnover in previous calendar year is less than £35,000 877* 42(b)(ii)
WIJ10 Inspection: Schedule 6 products only 830 42(c)
WI01 Inspection: Otherwise 1,177* 42(a)
WDIC1 Wholesale Dealers Import Certificate** 1,320 50(1)

**only payable if, in the twelve-month period immediately before the application, the applicant has supplied the veterinary medicinal product to which the certificate relates in accordance with at least 100 certificates.