Animals: Import Controls
(asked on 13th February 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what border control posts are available across the UK for the movement of animals for breeding purposes and horse racing.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 3rd March 2025
Border Control Post (BCP) facilities and suitability for receiving any given commodity are
dependent on designation and facilities. The following ports are currently listed as LA-E designated (suitable for equine movements):
- Heathrow Animal Reception Centre, Prestwick Airport, Stansted Airport,
To check the details of available BCPs for any commodity, details can be found at GOV.UK (see attachments).