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What to do if you’re bringing your pet or pets to Great Britain: quarantine rules, documents you need, types of animal you can bring.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
How to report dead wild birds.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
Call for public and UK beekeepers to keep watch and report any sightings of Asian hornets this summer.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
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.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
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