Clarifications on the certification of animal products for imports of medium risk animal products, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Animal Plant Health Agency
- Anniversary Statement: G-DJMD, Discus B, and G-DCTB, Standard Cirrus
- Independent report: Semi-synthetic cannabinoids related to tetrahydro-cannabinol and cannabidiol
- Guidance: Clarifying information for imports of animal products - IIN GEN/4
- Guidance: Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes
- Transparency data: AGO, GLD and HMCPSI GPC transactions over £500: Feb 2023–Apr 2025
- Transparency data: Workforce Management Information 2025-26 - AGO, GLD, HMCPSI
- Independent report: Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body: Fifty-Fourth Report 2025
- Guidance: Find a professional to certify export health certificates
- Guidance: Bird flu: rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones
- Research: Sheep and goat pox in Europe
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox in Europe since September 2022.
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
How to manage game birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Details of poultry establishments that are approved members of the Poultry Health Scheme (PHS).
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
A single case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Essex, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirmed today (Tuesday 20 May).
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Confirmed cases of wild birds with highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) in Great Britain.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Animal and Plant Health Agency calls for Colorado beetle vigilance from home gardeners, allotmenteers and farmers who grow potatoes
Check the air, sea and rail carriers registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency to transport assistance dogs with their owners.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
Institutes, centres and premises in Great Britain approved to move animals, semen and embryos covered by the Balai Directive.
Details of premises in Great Britain approved to operate as cattle, sheep, pig and horse embryo collection and production teams.
Veterinary risk assessment on the risk of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus spreading from the European Union to Great Britain.
Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
Current cases of foot and mouth disease, trade restrictions and risk level.
Confirmed cases of wild birds with highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) in Great Britain.
A list of places where you can bring consignments of plants, seeds and produce into the UK, including ports and airports.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
Find out if your ivory item may qualify for the pre-1918 outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value exemption, how to apply and what to do if it is refused or revoked.
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
Personal imports for travellers from the EU remain banned
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
A list of places where you can bring consignments of plants, seeds and produce into the UK, including ports and airports.
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
When you need to use movement licences.
Details of poultry establishments that are approved members of the Poultry Health Scheme (PHS).
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe, Russia and the UK.
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