Guidance: Pet travel: checks on pets by transport carriers

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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 
  • 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). 

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