Guidance: Other live animals - Import Information Notes

This Import Information Note (IIN) must be read in conjunction with the IIN for general information for imports of live animals and germplasm, which provides information on pre-notifications, veterinary checks, risk categories and more. 

References to European Union (EU) legislation within this document are references to direct EU legislation which has been assimilated in Great Britain (assimilated direct legislation), as defined in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 and can be viewed on the United Kingdom (UK) legislation website. 

Import conditions for non-domestic ungulates. Ungulates are animals which walk on hooves.

The ungulates covered by this IIN are mainly cloven hoofed (artiodactyls) and include non-domestic species of bovine animals, sheep, goats and swine as well as camels, deer, antelopes and hippopotamus. It also covers odd toed ungulates such as rhinoceros and tapirs and extends to elephants.  

Ungulates of domestic livestock species and equidae are not covered by this IIN. For further information regarding the import of these animals please see:

Imports are permitted from approved trading partners listed in the documents for live ungulates.

The following ungulates can be imported from countries with RUM in column 4 in the documents for non-EU countries or in column 5 in the documents for EU and EFTA countries:

The following ungulates can be imported from countries with SUI in column 4 in the documents for non-EU countries or in column 5 in the documents for EU and EFTA countries:

During the period after loading in the country of origin, consignments of live animals shall not be: