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Live Animals, excluding Horses
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Since 1 January 2021, consignments of live animals exported to the UK (excl. NI) must be pre-notified to the new UK IT system - Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System IPAFFS and the relevant Export Health Certificate, issued by the Department to be provided for the consignment.
The process for exporting live animals, excluding horses is outlined below:
1. The exporter must secure the services of a the UK (excl. NI) based importer who will need to register with IPAFFS and submit advance notification of import to IPAFFS. This notification must be submitted a minimum of 24 hours before arrival of the animal/s in the UK (excl. NI).
2. Following pre-notification on IPAFFS by the UK importer, a Unique Notification Number (UNN) is generated. The UK importer will have to give this UNN to the Irish exporter who must in turn submit it to the certifying official veterinarian (OV) in Ireland for inclusion in the Export Health Certificate (EHC).
3. Exporters will continue to apply for Export Health Certificates (EHCs) through the Department’s Regional Veterinary Offices (RVOs).
4. Live animals will require residency since birth, or at least 40 days before dispatch, in the holding of origin.
5. Poultry for slaughter will need to have been kept since hatching, or for at least the previous 30 days, in the establishment of origin.
6. There will be no change to the advance notification that Food Business Operator (FBOs) must provide to Regional Veterinary Offices (RVOs) for the certification of livestock to the UK (excl. NI) or EU member states (including NI)post 1 January 2021. This remains one working day. It is important to note that transporters of live animals that require journey logs will require 48 hours advance notice prior to travelling.
7. The exporter will need to provide the necessary information to the certifying official veterinarian (OV) to allow them to generate the EHC.
8. Once the EHC is generated, signed and stamped by the certifying OV, the relevant Export Health Certificate is then provided for the consignment.
9. The IE exporter should email a scanned copy of the signed EHC to the UK (excl. NI) importer.
10. The the UK (excl. NI) importer must upload the EHC to IPAFFS.
11. The UK (excl. NI) mport documentary checks will occur remotely, with identity and physical checks being undertaken at the point of destination on a risk basis.
12. There will be no change to the current fees for export certification. Levies apply to all exports of livestock from Ireland.
Details on fees payable on animals exported live from the State are listed here
In the event that you have further queries, please contact: VIT@agriculture.gov.ie