Guidance: The import of live amphibians of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts)

Find out how to import live amphibians of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts)

This guidance applies only to imports of live amphibians of the order Caudata (salamanders and newts), as required under The Aquatic Animal Health (England and Wales) Regulations 2009, entering Great Britain (England and Wales) from outside of the United Kingdom, as required by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/320 on certain animal health protection measures for intra-Union trade in salamanders and the introduction into the Union of such animals in relation to the fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, as amended by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, part 3, Regulation 67.

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To import live Caudata (salamanders and newts) into England and Wales from outside of the UK, you need access to a registered appropriate establishment. An appropriate establishment is a facility under the supervision of the Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI), where the animals can be quarantined for up to 6 weeks after the import.

To apply to register an appropriate establishment, you need to complete a BSAL1 application form and produce a quarantine and biosecurity measures plan.

Submit both to the FHI allowing a minimum of 15 working days to process the application and complete the registration. An inspection may be required.

Importing live amphibians of the order Caudata

To import live amphibians of the order Caudata (such as salamanders and newts) the animals must be accompanied by the correct health certificate and be quarantined in an FHI registered appropriate establishment.

You must notify the FHI using form BSAL2 of all imports of live Caudata (salamanders and newts).