This page offers information on specific concerns or modifications that importers and exporters might require to be knowledgeable about.
You can check out a collection of all the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ ( Defra) assistance and kinds for importing and exporting live animals or animal items.
Defra‘s animal illness tracking collection covers significant, notifiable or brand-new and emerging animal illness break outs globally and in the UK.
Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI) import constraints: Japan
From 28 October 2022, the import of fresh poultry meat is suspended from Japan into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). In addition, the heat treatment classification for poultry meat items has actually altered from ‘A’ (no particular treatment) to ‘D’ (minimum temperature level of 70 ̊ C).
On 28 October 2022, 2 break outs of HPAI were verified in business poultry facilities in Japan. Constraints will stay in location till Japan is acknowledged by the UK as illness complimentary for HPAI
Check Out ‘Poultry and poultry items’ and ‘Meat Products’ on the Non- EU nations authorized to export animals and animal items to Excellent Britain page to learn more about afflicted products.
Sheep and goat pox in Spain
From 30 September we have briefly limited live sheep and goats from Spain getting in Excellent Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), in addition to the following sheep and goat items:
- germplasm
- without treatment wool
- raw milk and milk items
On 19 September 2022, a break out of sheep and goat pox was verified in Spain. The degree of the illness break out is yet to be figured out. This suspension will stay in location till all needed biosecurity checks have actually happened and the present sheep and goat pox break out is under control.
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Excellent Britain has actually briefly suspended exports of fresh meat and spin-offs of ungulates from the entire of Botswana if they were processed after 28 July 2022.
On 27 August 2022, a break out of foot and mouth illness ( FMD) was verified in a formerly FMD complimentary area of Botswana.
The degree of the illness break out is yet to be figured out. This suspension will stay in location till all needed biosecurity checks have actually happened and the present FMD break out is under control.
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Business import of pets, felines and ferrets to Excellent Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine
If you commercially import pets, felines and ferrets into Excellent Britain that stem from or have actually been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine, you need to have Authorized Importer status.
Business imports are the sale of or the transfer of ownership of a family pet animal. This consists of rescue animals and if you are taking a trip with more than 5 pets, felines or ferrets if these animals are not going to training for a competitors, program or sporting occasion.
This unique procedure does not use to non-commercial animal animals from these nations.
Discover how to obtain Authorized Importer status.
This unique procedure changes the short-term suspension of business imports of pets, felines and ferrets from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine. It will use till it is withdrawed or changed.
These nations provide a high danger of rabies transmission.
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Procedures from 3 September till 29 October 2022
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Rodents imported from Lithuania
A continuous break out of Salmonella enteritidis amongst the UK public has actually been connected to mice imported from Lithuania for usage as animal feed, especially for reptiles. The danger presented to public health has actually caused a choice to restrict imports of feeder rodents (mice and rats for usage as animal feed) from Lithuania into the UK, entering force from 17 February 2022.
The following secure procedures offer result to this choice. These are released on behalf of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (England), the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd (Wales), the Minister of Farming, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and Food Standards Scotland:
The unique procedures will continue to use till withdrawed or changed. The procedures will be evaluated over the coming months to take into consideration any actions taken by the Lithuanian authorities to manage the danger from imports of feeder rodents in the long term.
Bird influenza (bird influenza) outside the UK
This area was upgraded on 9 May 2022.
Our research study reports offer initial and upgraded break out evaluations for bird influenza (bird influenza) in Europe, Russia and in the UK.
You can not import poultry and poultry items into the UK from illness limited zones around verified cases of bird influenza in EU nations.
You need to not import from non- EU nations with a break out of bird influenza unless they abide by particular requirements in Commission Guideline (EC) 798/2008.
Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI) in Canada and the United States of America
Defra has actually gotten notice of numerous break outs of Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI) by authorities in Canada and the United States.
The import of specific animals and items coming from, or dispatched from, the impacted areas in both nations present an inappropriate level of danger to animal health in Great Britain.
Imports to Excellent Britain of appropriate poultry and poultry items (consisting of hatching eggs and day old chicks) from impacted areas of Canada and the United States are no longer authorised.
Check Out ‘Poultry and poultry items [EUR 2008/ 798]’ on the Non- EU nations authorized to export animals and animal items to Excellent Britain page to learn more about the impacted products and areas.
This file supersedes the secure statements released by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (England), Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd (Wales), and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands (Scotland) which have actually now been withdrawed:
Constraints to trade initially entered into force on 25 March 2022 and will stay in location till the needed conditions have actually been satisfied to resume trade from the impacted areas.
Lifting of Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI) import constraints: Ukraine
Given That December 2020, imports of poultry items from Ukraine to Great Britain have actually been suspended due to break outs of Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI).
The Ukrainian authorities have actually filled out to Defra about the epidemiological circumstance and the procedures required to manage the break outs.
An evaluation of danger led by Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Company (in assessment with the Food Standards Company) concluded that permitting imports of poultry items from Ukraine to resume postures an appropriate level of danger to public and animal health in Great Britain. This is supplied the consignments stem from outside the locations impacted by HPAI
Based upon that evaluation, Defra, Scottish and Welsh federal governments have actually accepted enable trade to resume.
A Statutory Instrument (The Authorized Nation Lists (Animals and Animal Products) (Modification) (No. 2) Laws 2021) entered into force on 17 December 2021 to execute this choice.
Lifting of Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI) import constraints: Australia
Given That July 2020, imports of poultry and poultry items from Australia to Great Britain have actually been suspended due to break outs of Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI).
The Australian authorities have actually filled out to Defra about the epidemiological circumstance and the procedures required to manage the break outs.
An evaluation of danger led by Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Company (in assessment with the Food Standards Company) concluded that permitting imports of poultry and poultry items from Australia to resume postures an appropriate level of danger to public and animal health in Great Britain.
Based upon that evaluation, Defra, Scottish and Welsh federal governments have actually accepted enable trade to resume.
A Statutory Instrument (The Authorized Nation Lists (Animals and Animal Products) (Modification) (No. 2) Laws 2021) entered into force on 17 December 2021 to execute this choice.
Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI) in Botswana
On 6 September 2021, the World Organisation for Animal Health ( OIE) was alerted of a break out of Extremely Pathogenic Bird Influenza ( HPAI) of subtype H5N1 by authorities in Botswana. The break out was verified on a poultry farm beyond Gaborone.
In order to avoid the intro of HPAI into Excellent Britain, Botswana is no longer authorised to accredit and export poultry of live breeding or efficient ratites, day old chicks of ratites, hatching eggs of ratites and meat of farmed ratites to Excellent Britain for human intake. Complete information on the products impacted and brand-new constraints are offered in the statements listed below.
These protecting procedures forbiding imports of vulnerable products from Botswana are released on behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (England), Scottish Ministers and the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales and the Trefnydd, (among the Welsh Ministers).
These constraints will be put in location till all the needed requirements of guarantees to resume accreditation of trade to Great Britain are satisfied.
Bird influenza (bird influenza) in the UK
This area was upgraded on 13 April 2022.
A collection of assistance and kinds for importing and exporting live animals or animal items is offered.
World Animal Health Organisation ( WOAH) illness liberty
The UK is no longer devoid of bird influenza under the World Organisation for Animal Health ( WOAH) guidelines. There are some constraints on exports of impacted products to 3rd nations. Sell poultry and poultry associated items with 3rd nations that do not need entire UK bird influenza nation liberty might advance the basis of the conditions consisted of in the export health certificates, unless otherwise alerted by the importing nation.
Concurred export health certificates in between the UK and importing nations are thought about and provided on a case-by-case basis and can be accredited by an Authorities Vet just if the consignment fulfills the requirements set out in the export health certificates completely.
Exports to the EU
Exports from Excellent Britain to the EU of live poultry or poultry items are not allowed from illness control zones.
There are no constraints on exports to the EU from outside the illness control zones.
The European Commission is presently thinking about modifying the regionalisation of the UK in Guideline ( EU) 2021/404 in relation to these brand-new HPAI break outs.
To prevent interruption to trade, the European Commission has actually asked for that EU nations think about continuing to accept licensed poultry and poultry items from the UK, if they come from outside the limited locations.
Imports from the EU
You can not import poultry and poultry items into the UK from within bird influenza illness control zones in EU nations.
EU trade counts on rigorous accreditation for motion of live poultry, day old chicks and hatching eggs. Products such as poultry meat, table eggs and poultry items are exempt to accreditation within the EU
Our bird influenza (bird influenza) page covers the current circumstance.
Go to bird influenza cases and illness zones in England for info about cases and the procedures that use in illness zones.
Bluetongue infection in Europe
The bluetongue guide covers the current circumstance and suggestions on procedures to secure versus the illness. If you are moving live animals or animal items, checked out assistance about importing and exporting.
If you are moving goats, cervids (deer) or other vulnerable ruminants, call the Animal and Plant Health Company’s ( APHA) Centre for International Trade (CIT) Carlisle about the constraints.
There are comparable constraints on the sell germinal items (semen, ova and embryos) of livestock, sheep and goats. APHA‘s imports of live animals and hereditary product importer info keeps in mind discusses these constraints.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE) status for Canada and Ireland
This area was upgraded on 8 August 2022.
The World Organisation of Animal Health ( WOAH, previously OiE) has actually upgraded the danger status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE) from ‘regulated’ to ‘minimal’ for Canada and Ireland.
An evaluation of the WOAH evaluation has actually been performed by Defra in assessment with the Food Standards Company and Food Standards Scotland. Based upon that evaluation Defra, Scottish and Welsh Federal governments have actually accepted identify the modification in BSE danger status of Canada and Ireland to minimal.
Main vets in Canada and Ireland need to understand this modification when licensing exports of specific bovine, ovine and caprine products to Excellent Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
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African swine fever ( ASF) in the European Union and EFTA states
Pork and pork items over 2kg are now restricted from getting in Excellent Britain unless they have actually been produced to EU business requirements.
This is due to the fact that specific pork items which stem from or have actually been dispatched from the EU present an inappropriate danger to animal health in Great Britain.
ASF has actually been spreading out throughout mainland Europe towards Great Britain, resulting in the deaths of countless pigs and triggering considerable interruption to the meat trade. The illness postures a considerable danger to our pig herd and our long-lasting capability to export pork and pork items around the world.
The Animal and Plant Health Company ( APHA) has actually performed a threat evaluation and concluded that the ASF infection might be ‘frequently presented’ into Great Britain from the European Union. APHA have actually increased the danger that the ASF infection will go into Excellent Britain through human activities to ‘high’ after brand-new break outs throughout Europe.
Unique procedures from 1 September 2022
The following secure procedures offer result to this choice. These are released on behalf of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (England), Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd (Wales), and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands (Scotland).
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These unique procedures use from 1 September 2022 and will continue to use till they are withdrawed or changed.
Avoiding the spread of ASF
Defra‘s African swine fever guide covers how to find ASF, what to do if you presume it and determines to avoid its spread.
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Persistent losing illness
Norwegian authorities have actually reported cases of persistent losing illness ( CWD). To manage the spread of illness, the following trade constraints remain in location:
- you can not import reindeer and other cervid types (deer) from Norway to UK or nations in the EU
- you can not import any of the following unprocessed items into the UK: deer urine, deer faeces, and lures acquired from deer for usage in deer searching or other deer bring in activities which consist of the above animal spin-offs
- you can not import deer items into the UK if they were produced in the U.S.A., Canada, South Korea and Norway (where CWD exists) or produced from deer items from those nations
- you can just import items from nations devoid of CWD under specific conditions
Some locations of Sweden and Finland likewise have trade constraints in location for live cervids (deer), due to the fact that of the danger of this illness dispersing through motions of complimentary varying animals. APHA‘s Importer Details Note (ABP IIN 44) discusses the restriction and the treatment to follow to import processed items.
Read our qualitative danger evaluation for the danger of CWD being presented into Excellent Britain.
Bumpy skin illness in Europe
Break outs of bumpy skin illness were verified in bovine holdings in Greece and Bulgaria in between 2015 and 2017. Although no break outs were reported from these nations in the previous 4 years, vaccination is still occurring and constraints stay till illness complimentary status is brought back.
To avoid the spread of illness, constraints have actually been put in location on motions from the impacted locations of:
- live bovine animals
- bovine hereditary product (semen, ova and embryos)
- milk and dairy items from bovine animals
- unprocessed animal spin-offs of bovine animals
- bovine skins and hides
Defra‘s bumpy skin illness guide covers how to find bumpy skin illness, what to do if you presume it and determines to avoid it.
Crabs to Hong Kong: residue screening
This area was upgraded on 27 March 2019.
The import constraints on live brown crab exported from Anglesey, Wales presented by the Hong Kong authorities stay in location. Brown crabs from Anglesey, need to not be exported to Hong Kong till the circumstance is fixed.
Constraints on trade of farming products to the Russian Federation
This area was upgraded on 27 March 2019.
The Russian Federation has actually prohibited the import of a variety of farming products from the entire of the EU consisting of the UK and likewise the U.S.A., Canada, Australia and Norway till December 2019.
The restriction was troubled 7 August 2014.
Prohibited items
The restriction covers lots of farming items, basic materials, plants and foods consisting of most meat, dairy and fish.
If you require to examine whether a specific item is impacted, please contact APHA or Northern Ireland’s Department of Farming, Environment and Rural Affairs ( DAERA).
Withdrawal of Export Health Certificates for the Russian Federation
In the light of this, APHA and DAERA have actually withdrawn all Export Health Certificates for the animals and animal items impacted, throughout of this restriction. This likewise uses to consignments of these products transiting through the Russian Federation to another location. However there might be exceptions so you need to examine.
Any exporter preparation to send out any consignment (consisting of live animals) to the Russian Federation need to get guarantees from importers in the Russian Federation that the consignment will be accepted. If consignments of live animals are obstructed at the border of the Russian Federation, re-entry into the UK or any other member state is not allowed under EU law. Exceptions might be thought about in particular cases.
You need to likewise see the Department for International Trade’s guide on exporting to Russia.
Contact APHA‘s Centre for International Trade (CIT) Carlisle for suggestions about imports and exports to and from Excellent Britain.
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