Skip to main content
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Comhshaoil agus Gnóthaí Tuaithe Depairtment o' Fairmin, Environment an' Kintra Matthers

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Topics
  • Publications
  • Consultations
  • Contact

Translation help

Translate this page

Select a language

  • Arabic — عربي
  • Chinese (Simplified) — 中文简体
  • Chinese (Traditional) — 中文繁體
  • Dutch — Nederlands
  • Filipino — Filipino
  • French — Français
  • German — Deutsch
  • Hungarian — Magyar
  • Irish — Gaeilge
  • Italian — Italiano
  • Latvian — Latviešu
  • Lithuanian — Lietuvių kalba
  • Polish — Polski
  • Portuguese — Português
  • Romanian — Română
  • Russian — Русский
  • Slovak — Slovenčina
  • Spanish — Español
  • Ukrainian — Українська
  • Background Certificates and Guidance to Support Onward Trade via GB / EU to Third Countries (Dairy Products)

    Topics:
    • Animal Health, Welfare and Trade, 
    • Exporting Animals, Animal Products and By-Products

    Date published: 22 February 2023

    Last updated: 9 February 2026

    DAERA Background Certificates (BC) and Guidance.

    On issue, the certificates listed below do not display a unique 12-digit number or Dithered Watermark features. A unique certificate number will continue to appear at the ‘Number’ section, in the format: 26/3/123456.

    This page provides access to DAERA Background Certificates and Notes for Guidance in relation to the export of Dairy products.

    For DAERA Background and Supplementary Certificates, and Notes for Guidance in relation to the movement of Germinal Products please see Background Certificates - Germinal Products

    For DAERA Background Certificates and Notes for Guidance in relation to the movement of products of animal origin (POAO), please see Background Certificates - POAO

    Documents

    • BC 0001 – Background Certificate Dairy Products to GB & EU for onward export to a Third Country – V19 (12/03/25)Adobe PDF (1.38 MB)
    • BC 0001 – Notes For Guidance – V13 05/06/24Adobe PDF (352.64 KB)
    • BC 0015 – Background Certificate Raw Milk to ROI – V6 (03/07/24)Adobe PDF (2.39 MB)
    • BC 0015 – Notes For Guidance Raw Milk to ROI – V4 (03/07/24)Adobe PDF (132.34 KB)

    Help viewing documents

    Share this page Share on Facebook (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share on X (external link opens in a new window / tab) Share by email (external link opens in a new window / tab)

    Department footer links

    • Crown copyright
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy
    • Cookies
    • Accessibility
    • The Northern Ireland Executive
    • The Executive Office
    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
    • Department for Communities
    • Department for Education
    • Department for the Economy
    • Department of Finance
    • Department for Infrastructure
    • Department for Health
    • Department of Justice
    • nidirect.gov.uk — the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens