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Form: Fish and shellfish (live): model health certificates

Animal Plant Health Agency

January 31
09:30 2025

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From 1 January 2021, live fish, shellfish or aquaculture products exported to Great Britain must be accompanied by the relevant health certificate. Exporters in EU and non-EU countries should read the guide on how to complete a health certificate

Certificate GBHC670

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries - accepted until 31 July 2025.

Model health certificate for the import of aquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities (AQO).

Certificate GBHC671

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries - accepted until 31 July 2025.

Model health certificate for the import of ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities (AQC).

Certificate GBHC672

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries. - accepted until 31 July 2025.

Model animal health certificate for transit/storage of live aquaculture animals, fish eggs and uneviscerated fish intended for human consumption (AQ-T/S).

Certificate 1251/2008 GBHC062X and GBHC062E.

Addendum for transport of live aquaculture animals by sea.

Certificate GBHC674

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for the placing on the market of aquaculture animals, from British Islands (non-GB) into GB, for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries, open ornamental facilities and restocking (AMO).

Certificate GBHC675

Must be used from 30 April 2024 by all countries.

Model health certificate for the placing on the market of aquaculture animals or products thereof, from British Islands (non-GB) into GB, intended for further processing, dispatch centres and purification centres and similar businesses before human consumption (AMP).

Certificate GBHC676

Must be used from 31 July 2025 by all countries.

Model health certificate for placing on the market of aquatic animals for farming, ornamental use, relaying or depuration, put and take fisheries and other purposes into GB, or live aquatic animals for transit via GB (AOOP).

Certificate GBHC203

Use this certificate from 21 June 2021.

Model health certificate for live fish, molluscs and crustaceans (NZ) from New Zealand.

Updates to this page

Published 24 November 2020
Last updated 31 January 2025 +show all updates
  1. Added model health certificate GBHC676 and updated the version history for certificates GBHC670, GBHC671 and GBHC672.

  2. All old versions of certificates have been removed.

  3. We have published new streamlined certificates which replace those currently in use:- GBHC670 AOO: Aquaculture and open ornamental (replaces GBHC059X and GBHC059E)- GBHC671 ACO: Ornamental aquatic for closed ornamental (replaces GBHC060X and GBHC060E)- GBHC672 A-T-S: Aquaculture for transit or storage (replaces GBHC061X and GBHC061E)- GBHC674 BI-OO: Placing on market aquaculture open ornamental from British Islands (non-GB) into GB (replaces GBHC158) - GBHC675 BI-FP: Placing on market aquaculture further processing from British Islands (non-GB) into GB (replaces GBHC159)

  4. Added clarification to the details section about not using certificates taken straight from GOV.UK.

  5. Updated the accepted until dates in the version history for GBHC059E, GBHC060E, GBHC158 and GBHC159.

  6. Updated certificates GBHC059E, GBHC059X, GBHC060E, GBHC060X, GBHC158 and GBHC159.

  7. We've updated certificates GBHC059X, GBHC060X, GBHC061X, GBHC062X, GBHC158 and GBHC159.

  8. Updated model health certificates GBHC059E and GBHC059X.

  9. Added a version history of changes to model health certificates.

  10. Published model health certificate: transport of live aquaculture animals by sea from EU countries 1251-2008 GBHC062E.Updated model health certificates: 1251-2008 GBHC061X, 1251-2008 GBHC061E, 1251-2008 GBHC062X, 1251-2008 GBHC159.

  11. Published model health certificate: live fish, molluscs and crustaceans (NZ) from New Zealand GBHC203.

  12. Updated model health certificate GBHC158.

  13. First published.

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