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Export or move animal bones, protein and other by-products

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This guidance applies to businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) exporting or moving animal by-products (ABP) to, or through:

Some countries may have import rules for certain goods. You can check by talking to your importer or getting help researching your export market.

In most cases, you’ll need an export health certificate (EHC) or model declaration form to export ABP.

There are some types of ABP you cannot export, and some cases where you do not need a certificate.

You need to follow different rules for exporting or moving:

  • ABP and derived products destined for incineration or landfill
  • ABP and derived products to third countries which are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, for use in a biogas or composting plant
  • category 1 and 2 ABP (except for a limited range of products)

    • Export or move ABP to the EU or Northern Ireland

    You may need an EHC or model declaration form to:

  • move ABP from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
  • transit through the EU and Northern Ireland
  • get your goods checked at an EU border control post (BCP) or Northern Ireland point of entry in the first country you enter
  • make sure your EU or Northern Ireland based import agent has notified the BCP or Northern Ireland point of entry that your consignment is arriving - check with the BCP or Northern Ireland point of entry for how much notice needs to be given

    • If you’re moving or exporting ABP from Great Britain to the EU or Northern Ireland, you must make sure:

  • mammalian processed animal protein has been processed in a region considered as posing a negligible BSE risk through method 1 (pressure sterilisation)
  • tallow for non-feed use has a marker using glycerol triheptanonate

    • To export or move ABP, you’ll need to check the EHC finder to get either:

    If you find an EHC, follow the EHC process to export.

    If you cannot find an EHC, you’ll need to contact the competent authority in Northern Ireland or the EU country you’re exporting to, in advance, to find out what:

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