Imports of live animals and products of animal origin are controlled to prevent the import of disease into Northern Ireland. These pages give information on how the animal health import controls work.
Subtopics
- Introduction to importing animals and animal products
- Requirements for equine imports from GB and additional end of EU Exit transition FAQs
- Cattle imports from GB
- Pig imports from GB
- Poultry imports from GB
- Moving other animals from GB to NI
- Points of Entry (PoE)
- Return of NI cattle, sheep and goats from approved show or sale in GB
- Imports of feathers, treated feathers and down
- Zootechnical rules and standards - FAQs
- Import of genetic material for breeding
- Moving hay and straw from GB
- Sheep and goat imports from GB
- Brexit transition Q&As - Points of entry
- Importing material for diagnostic and research purposes
- Imports of animal by-products
- Return of NI cattle from an approved show or sale in the ROI
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Access to information
How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.