How to get verifiable PDF GB health certificates for imports of live animals and animal products to Great Britain
Updated 1 May 2024
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Great Britain accepts verifiable PDF GB health certificates for imports of live animals and animal products, including germinal products, products of animal origin (POAO) and animal by-products (ABP), from the following countries:
- countries in the EU
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Norway
The table shows the approved system to use for each country.
Where the table says TRACES, you must use the . Otherwise, you must use the platform identified in the table. You can still use a paper GB health certificate.
If the exporter creates a GB health certificate using a system approved to produce verifiable PDF certificates, they do not need to send a paper version of the health certificate with the consignment.
| How to get verifiable PDF GB health certificates | |
|---|---|
| Austria | TRACES |
| Belgium | TRACES for live animals, Becert for animal products |
| Bulgaria | TRACES |
| Croatia | TRACES |
| Cyprus | TRACES |
| Czech Republic | TRACES |
| Denmark | TRACES |
| Estonia | TRACES |
| Finland | TRACES |
| France | TRACES |
| Germany | TRACES |
| Greece | TRACES |
| Hungary | TRACES |
| Iceland | TRACES |
| Italy | TRACES |
| Latvia | TRACES |
| Liechtenstein | TRACES |
| Lithuania | TRACES |
| Luxembourg | TRACES |
| Malta | TRACES |
| Netherlands | e-CertNL |
| Norway | Mattilsynet for POAO and ABP, TRACES for live animals and germinal products |
| Poland | TRACES |
| Portugal | TRACES |
| Republic of Ireland | TRACES |
| Romania | TRACES |
| Slovakia | TRACES |
| Slovenia | TRACES |
| Spain | CEXGAN |
| Sweden | TRACES |