EU to Great Britain to EU transits
This assistance covers the hygienic and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements for EU items moving from:
- the EU to Great Britain to the EU
- the EU to Great Britain to Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland to Great Britain to the EU
Live animals
Live animals transiting through Great Britain should:
- be pre-notified on IPAFFS (Import of items, animals, food and feed system)
- have an Intra Trade Animal Health Certificate (ITAHC) produced in TRACES (Trade Control and Export System)
You do not require a Great Britain transit health certificate.
You should connect a copy of the ITAHC to the IPAFFS alert. IPAFFS pre-notification will not change your intra EU motion on TRACES.
High health status horses moving in between France and the Republic of Ireland will take a trip on a business file (DOCOM). Use TRACES to produce a DOCOM.
Animals can get in and leave Great Britain through any port without any identity or physical examinations performed at entry or exit to Great Britain.
You should email APHA at [email protected] to verify that the consignment has actually left Great Britain area. Use the subject line ‘Confirmation that a consignment has left Great Britain territory’.
The email requires to consist of the following details:
- IPAFFS alert recommendation number
- information of methods of transportation
- date the consignment has actually left Great Britain area
- copy of business files (costs of lading or air passage costs)
You should follow animal well-being requirements for animals transiting Great Britain.
All live animals will require:
- transporter authorisation provided by APHA
- certificates of proficiency
- vehicle approval certificates from the appropriate bodies in Great Britain or Northern Ireland
You require an EU and UK journey log if you’re moving livestock, sheep, pigs, goats or unregistered horses for trade:
- from Great Britain to the EU
- from the EU to Great Britain
- if your journey is more than 8 hours
You cannot utilize EU-issued files (that includes the Republic of Ireland) in Great Britain.
To look for a transporter authorisation from APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency), the transporter needs to be represented in Great Britain. For more details, contact:
The optimum allowed journey time differs by types and life phase. A consignment of animals might require to be rested for 24 hr. There are authorized control posts where animals can be unloaded.
Germinal items and POAO (items of animal origin) topic to secure steps
Germinal items or POAO topic to secure steps transiting through Great Britain should:
You do not require a Great Britain transit health certificate.
You should connect a copy of the ITAHC to the IPAFFS alert. IPAFFS pre-notification will not change your intra EU motion on TRACES.
Goods can get in and leave Great Britain through any port without any physical or ID checks needed on entry or exit.
You should email APHA at [email protected] to verify that the consignment has actually left Great Britain area. Use the subject line ‘Confirmation that a consignment has left Great Britain territory’.
The email requires to consist of the following details:
- IPAFFS alert recommendation number
- information of methods of transportation
- date consignment has actually left Great Britain area
- copy of business files (costs of lading or air passage costs)
High-danger animal spin-offs just (Category 1 and 2 product and Category 3 processed animal protein)
High-danger ABP (animal spin-offs) transiting through Great Britain should:
You do not require a GB transit health certificate.
You should connect a copy of the DOCOM to the IPAFFS alert.
IPAFFS pre-notification will not change your intra EU motion on TRACES.
Goods can get in and leave Great Britain through any port without any physical or ID checks needed on entry or exit.
You should email APHA at [email protected] to verify that the consignment has actually left Great Britain area. Use the subject line ‘Confirmation that a consignment has left Great Britain territory’.
The email requires to consist of the following details:
- IPAFFS alert recommendation number
- information of methods of transportation
- date the consignment has actually left Great Britain area
- copy of business files (costs of lading or air passage costs)
EU to Great Britain to EU transits from 1 January 2022
POAO exempt to secure steps and low danger ABP
From 1 January 2022, all other POAO and ABP from the EU to the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland by means of Great Britain will require to be pre-notified on IPAFFS a minimum of 24 hr prior to they get here into Great Britain.
You should inform Defra when the consignment leaves Great Britain. Email: [email protected].
Use the subject line ‘Confirmation that a consignment has left Great Britain territory’.
To discover how the details you send out to the mail box will be utilized, you can request for a copy of the personal privacy notification.
Your email needs to consist of the following details:
- IPAFFS alert recommendation number
- information of methods of transportation
- date the consignment has actually left Great Britain area
- copy of business files (costs of lading or air passage costs)
These items can get in and leave Great Britain through any point of entry.
From 1 January 2022, all other POAO and low-risk ABP moving from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to EU nations by means of Great Britain do not require to be pre-notified.
EU to Great Britain to non-EU nations transits
The SPS requirements you should satisfy for EU items moving from the EU to Great Britain to non-EU nations will depend upon the items you’re sending out.
Live animals
Live animals transiting through Great Britain should:
- be pre-notified on IPAFFS
- have an Intra Trade Animal Health Certificate (ITAHC) produced in TRACES
You do not require a Great Britain transit health certificate.
You should connect a copy of the ITAHC to the IPAFFS alert. IPAFFS pre-notification will not change your intra EU motion on TRACES.
High health status horses moving in between France and the Republic of Ireland will take a trip on a DOCOM (produced in TRACES).
Animals can get in and leave Great Britain through any port without any identity or physical examinations performed at entry or exit to Great Britain.
You should email APHA at [email protected] to verify that the consignment has actually left Great Britain area. Use the subject line ‘Confirmation that a consignment has left Great Britain territory’.
The email requires to consist of the following details:
- IPAFFS alert recommendation number
- information of methods of transportation
- date the consignment has actually left Great Britain area
- copy of business files (costs of lading or air passage costs)
You should follow animal well-being requirements for animals transiting Great Britain.
All live animals will require:
- transporter authorisation provided by APHA
- certificates of proficiency
- vehicle approval certificates from the appropriate bodies in Great Britain or Northern Ireland
You require an EU and UK journey log if you’re moving livestock, sheep, pigs, goats or unregistered horses for trade:
- from Great Britain to the EU
- from the EU to Great Britain
- if your journey is more than 8 hours
You cannot utilize EU-issued files (that includes the Republic of Ireland) in Great Britain.
To look for a transporter authorisation from APHA, the transporter needs to be represented in Great Britain. For more details, contact:
The optimum allowed journey time differs by types and life phase. A consignment of animals might require to be rested for 24 hr. There are authorized control posts where animals can be unloaded.
Germinal items and POAO topic to secure steps
Germinal items or POAO topic to secure steps transiting through Great Britain should:
Goods can get in and leave Great Britain through any port without any physical or ID checks needed on entry or exit.
High-danger ABP just – (Category 1 and 2 product and Category 3 processed animal protein)
High-danger ABP transiting through Great Britain should:
- be pre-notified on IPAFFS
- have a business file
You should inform Defra when the consignment leaves Great Britain, by emailing [email protected]. Use the subject line ‘Confirmation that a consignment has left Great Britain territory’.
Goods can get in and leave Great Britain through any port without any physical or ID checks needed on entry or exit.
Products without any requirements for EU to Great Britain to non-EU transits till 1 January 2022
There are no requirements for transit throughout Great Britain for POAO exempt to secure steps.
No alert is needed and the items can get in and leave Great Britain through any port, without any physical or ID checks needed on entry or exit.
EU to Great Britain to non-EU nations transits from January 2022
POAO exempt to secure steps and ABP
POAO exempt to secure steps and low-risk ABP transiting through Great Britain should be pre-notified on IPAFFS.
You should inform Defra when the consignment leaves Great Britain. Email [email protected].
Use the subject line ‘Confirmation that a consignment has left Great Britain territory’.
To discover how the details you send out to the mail box will be utilized, you can request for a copy of the personal privacy notification.
Goods can get in and leave Great Britain through any port without any physical or ID checks needed on entry or exit.
Transits from non-EU nations
You’ll require to satisfy particular requirements for SPS items transiting:
- from a non-EU nation to Great Britain to a non-EU nation
- from a non-EU nation to Great Britain to the EU
- POAO, ABP and germinal items
POAO, ABP and germinal items from a non-EU nation transiting through Great Britain should:
- be pre-notified on IPAFFS a minimum of one working day prior to your consignment is because of get here
- have a Great Britain health certificate
The items should get in and leave Great Britain at a recognized point of entry with an authorised BCP (border control post) for documentary and identity checks. Physical checks are just performed in cases of believed non-compliance.
Live animals
Live animals transiting through Great Britain should:
- be pre-notified on IPAFFS a minimum of one working day prior to your consignment is because of get here
- have a Great Britain health certificate
The items should get in Great Britain at a recognized point of entry with an authorised BCP for file, ID and physical checks.
You should follow animal well-being requirements for animals transiting Great Britain.
Imports from non-EU nations to Great Britain that take a trip through the EU
This assistance covers the requirements for imports of live animals, germinal items and ABP, that come from a non-EU nation and transit the EU prior to being imported into Great Britain.
Live animals, germinal items and ABP
Live animals, germinal items and ABP topic to veterinary checks that come from a non-EU nation and transit EU area prior to showing up in Great Britain do not require to get in Great Britain at a recognized point of entry with an authorised BCP if:
- the items have a Great Britain health certificate accredited in the 3rd native land
- a Great Britain importer has actually pre-notified on IPAFFS a minimum of one working day prior to the anticipated time of arrival at the point of entry
- you can reveal evidence of an effective health examination – you can publish the typical health entry file (CHED) to the IPAFFS alert
On IPAFFS, pick the EU member state the items are taking a trip from as the ‘country of origin’.
If the items have actually not fulfilled these requirements then they should:
- be pre-notified on IPAFFS a minimum of one working day prior to the anticipated time of arrival at the point of entry – choose the non-EU nation the consignment stemmed from as the ‘country of origin’
- have a Great Britain export health certificate
- get in Great Britain at a recognized point of entry with an authorised BCP so they’re available for file, identity and physical checks
High-danger food and feed not of animal origin (HRFNAO)
HRFNAO are items which have particular import conditions on entry into Great Britain. See a list of goods with restrictions.
HRFNAO from a non-EU nation that transits the EU prior to import into Great Britain will require to get in Great Britain through a recognized point of entry with an authorised BCP for those HRFNAO items.
HRFNAO should:
- be pre-notified on IPAFFS a minimum of one working day in advance of the items’ arrival – choose the non-EU nation the consignment stemmed from as the ‘country of origin’
- get in Great Britain at a recognized point of entry with an authorised BCP so they’re available for file, identity and physical checks
HRFNAO noted in Annex 2 of 2019/1793 will require to be accompanied by:
- a main certificate from the native land
- lab analysis from the native land
Check if your item should be inspected at a BCP by trying to find the Combined Nomenclature (CN) code for the item in the following policies:
Products of animal origin (POAO)
Consignments of POAO stemming from a non-EU nation, transiting EU area, prior to being imported to Great Britain should get in Great Britain at a recognized point of entry with an authorised BCP.
Check if your item needs to be imported through a point of entry with an authorised BCP by trying to find the CN code for the item in Regulation 2019/2007.
POAO should:
If your consignment of POAO has actually gone through complete animal and public health checks and has actually been cleared for flow on the EU market, follow the assistance for importing POAO to Great Britain from the EU.
If you require aid with import notices
Call the APHA helpline on 03300 416 999, or email [email protected].
If you require aid with your custom-mades statement
Call the HMRC helpline on 0300 322 9434
Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm
Saturday and Sunday 8am to 4pm
