Animal Plant Health Agency
October 24
15:00
2024
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This guidance provides information for sea, rail and air carriers on how to check pets entering Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Pet carriers and checkers are responsible for checking that the rules for bringing a pet into Great Britain are met, and dealing with:
- passengers with pets that do not meet the requirements
- suspected certification fraud
- suspect cases of disguised commercial activity
- suspect cases of smuggling, identified anytime between check-in and disembarking
- recording data of all pets that have travelled on their routes and any that are found to be non-compliant
Transport companies checking pets coming into Great Britain must be authorised by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Contact the pet travel helpline to apply for authorisation as a transport carrier for pets.