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United Kingdom

Last Modified: Jun 2, 2020

Animal PRODUCTS

Notice: If you have any questions or concerns regarding the procedures and requirements for exporting animal products, or to obtain a zoosanitary certificate for an animal product, you should contact the VS Field Office covering the area from which the product will be exported, the area in which your office is located, or the area in which the product is manufactured.

Animal Products to United Kingdom

The United Kingdom (UK) has left the European Union (EU) but continues to follow EU harmonized import requirements, and have indicated that they will do so until at least the end of 2020. For the EU harmonized import requirements for certain animal origin products (for commodities not listed below) please refer to the general information file for the European Union.

***Alert - Advisory Regarding REISSUES - August 2019

Contact information for UK government (for questions from UK importers) - September 2017 (pdf 59kb)

Bee pollen (for uses outside of apiculture) - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Biodiesel (finished fuel which could be derived from animal-origin materials) - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Blood products derived from livestock other than equidae

General information - September 2017 (pdf 58kb)
Supplementary manufacturer's declaration - June 2014 (pdf 234kb)

Cuttlefish bones - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Educational materials (animal by-products imported for use or resale as educational tools) - September 2017 (pdf 1022 kb)

Egg shell membranes (hydrolyzed) for human consumption - September 2018 (pdf 309kb)

Fishing baits - July 2013 (pdf 18kb)

Game trophies - July 2013 (pdf 17kb)

Intermediate products (information on how to determine if a particular consignment may be exported to the UK as an “intermediate product”) - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Lanolin (wool grease) intended for technical purposes - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Non-human primate materials - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Nutraceuticals for pets - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Peritoneal fluid and derivatives - September 2017 (pdf 12kb)

Rodent and other "laboratory animal" materials for research purposes - September 2017 (pdf 13kb)

Sponges (animal-origin) - July 2013 (pdf 13kb)

Trade Shows - January 2012 (pdf 35kb)

Yellow grease (used vegetable oil) for biodiesel production - July 2013 (pdf 12kb)