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Guidance: How to register for export health certificate (EHC) online

Animal Plant Health Agency

August 30
14:00 2024

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Guidance for exporters, official vets and health inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales on registering for EHC Online, the new digital service for applying for and certifying export health certificates.

Find out how to:

  • create a Government Gateway user ID and password and Defra account
  • add and remove users on your Defra account
  • add and remove related organisations on your Defra account
  • apply for an export health certificate using EHC Online
  • apply for an export health certificate for an EU country using EHC Online
  • certify an export health certificate using EHC Online

Webinars

Watch webinars on YouTube for help with registration and exporting using EHC online.

Exporter registration

This webinar is for exporters on how to register for EHC Online.

This webinar has taken place. You can watch the video of the session on YouTube:

Exporter registration

Certifier registration

This webinar is for official vets and health inspectors on how to register for EHC Online as a sole trader.

This webinar has taken place. You can watch the video of the session on YouTube:

Certifier registration sole trader

Poultry exports

This webinar is for exporters applying for an EHC to export poultry.

This webinar has taken place. You can watch the video of the session on YouTube:

Poultry exports

Fish exports

This webinar is for exporters applying for an EHC to export fish.

This webinar has taken place. You can watch the video of the session on YouTube:

Fish exports

Meat exports

This webinar is for exporters applying for an EHC to export meat.

This webinar has taken place. You can watch the video of the session on YouTube:

Meat exports

Dairy exports

This webinar is for exporters applying for an EHC to export dairy.

This webinar has taken place. You can watch the video of the session on YouTube:

Dairy exports

Equine exports

This webinar is for exporters applying for an EHC to export equine animals.

This webinar has taken place. You can watch the video of the session on YouTube:

Equines exports

Updates to this page

Published 13 October 2020
Last updated 30 August 2024 +show all updates
  1. Certificates for EU trade downloaded from EHC Online no longer include a copy in the language of the final destination. Certifiers will get certificates in English and in the language of the border control post (BCP) where the export will enter the EU.

  2. Export pre-checks by certifiers are no longer required for the export of pig meat to China using EHC 7006GB. After you submit your application for 7006GB, it will be received by APHA before being dispatched to your certifier. The guidance advising pre-checks were required has been removed.

  3. New guidance on how to cancel and replace an export health certificate.

  4. We've added links to a series of webinars about registering and applying for export health certificates using EHC Online, and updated the advice for certifiers about how to register for EHC Online.

  5. Added extra information for certifiers who want to make changes to the editable PDF version of the export health certificate.

  6. Added a guide for official vets and health inspectors certifying export health certificates using EHC online, and a guide for exporters on applying for an EHC for the EU.

  7. First published.

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