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ARCHIVE: International trade: Importer Information Notes

Importer Information Notes (IINs) provide a summary of general conditions and veterinary checks for imports of live animals and products of animal origin from other Member States and from outside the EU (known as third countries).

While every attempt is made to keep information notes current, import conditions may change and importers are responsible for checking the current status of the requirements.

Situations where emergency safeguard action has been taken, at very short notice, to prohibit the importation of certain animals/products from certain countries following an outbreak of serious disease in those countries may not be covered. Importers are advised to contact Animal Health to check if any action has been taken:

Specialist Service Centre for Imports
Animal Health
Government Offices
Beeches Road
Chelmsford
Essex CM1 2RU
Tel: 01245 454860
Fax: 01245 351162
E-mail: AHITChelmsford@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk

Details of safeguard measures can also be found in our Declarations and Customer Information Notes.

• Declarations
• Customer Information Notes

Live animals	Animal by-products (not for human consumption)
General Bluetongue safeguard  measures Cattle Equidae (horses) (including animal feed for horses) Live birds, hatching eggs and SPF eggs Other live animals (Balai) Pigs Sheep and goats Genetic material (semen, ova and embryos)	Apiculture (honey beeswax/royal jelly/ propolis/ pollen) Blood and blood products Bones, horns and hoove products Bristles, feathers, fur, hair and wool Colostrum and colostrum products Egg products Fats Fish oils Fish maws Game trophies and other preparations Gelatine and collagen General by-products Hides and skins Hydrolysed proteins, Dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phoshate Intermediate products Manure, fertilisers and soil improvers Milk and milk products Pet food and feed for other animals Processed animal protein (PAP) Research/ Trade samples and display items Technical and pharmaceutical use
Animal products for human consumption	Miscellanous
Animal casings Composite products from third countries Egg and egg products Emu oil Gelatine and collagen Honey and royal jelly Meat (inc game meat) Milk and dairy products Snails/Frogs	Returns of goods to GB from outside the EU

Importers should note that the information given relates only to animal health conditions of import. It does not give guidance on other controls which may need to be met. An information page giving details of other organisations which importers may need to consult, is available.

• Information page

Consolidated texts, which integrate the basic instruments of European Union legislation with their amendments and corrections in a single, non-official document, are also available. Each consolidated text contains a list of all legal documents taken into account for its construction. Texts provided in this section are intended for information only, and have no legal value. For legal purposes please refer to the texts published in the 'Official Journal of the European Union'.

• Consolidated texts

Page published: 20 July, 2004
Page last modified: 23 September, 2011

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