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How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
If you buy a pet dog or cat, it’s important that you make checks to help combat the illegal trade in pet animals.
How to trade or move CITES-listed specimens through designated UK ports and airports.
How to import or move animal by-products from the EU to Great Britain.
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from the rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
How to get approval to transport pet cats, dogs and ferrets, and when you must transport assistance dogs with their owners.
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