TSS User Guides Live animal movements - Great Britain to Northern Ireland - Published: July 2021
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TSS User Guides
Live animal movements –
Great Britain to Northern
Ireland
Published: July 2021
OFFICIAL
TSS User Guide [ Live Animal Movements – GB to NI]
Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................2
2. SFD controlled goods – additional SPS requirements .....................................................2
3. End-to-end journey for live animal movements from GB to NI .......................................4
4. Export Health Certificates (EHCs) ..................................................................................5
5. Endangered animals .....................................................................................................5
6. Documentary and physical inspections .........................................................................5
7. I need to know more ....................................................................................................6
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TSS User Guide [ Live Animal Movements – GB to NI]
If there are any words or acronyms in this document that you don’t know, visit the jargon
buster here or use the search tool on the NI Customs & Trade Academy (NICTA) website to
find a definition.
1. Introduction
Goods are controlled if they are subject to special health, licensing or environmental controls
and as such must be placed under customs control at the border.
Controlled goods must be presented at the border for specific pre-clearance or Border
Inspection Post controls.
Goods shown as restricted in the Northern Ireland (EU) Tariff must be entered as controlled
goods and be accompanied by full supporting documentation such as Home Office licences,
veterinary certificates and phytosanitary certificates.
If you are moving controlled goods, you are required to provide information at consignment
and item level when completing an ENS Safety & Security declaration.
This guide focusses specifically on the movement of live animals as controlled goods using
TSS-supported declarations.
2. SFD controlled goods and additional SPS requirements
Controlled goods include not only those monitored by HMRC, such as excise goods or
firearms, but also those which are regulated by other government departments such as
DEFRA. These can include goods subject to SPS controls such as live animals, food, meat,
dairy, plant products and ozone-depleting gases.
For more information, please visit our data requirements and user guide for completing ENS
Safety and Security declarations.
To find out whether your goods are controlled, you can use the NI Trade Tariff Tool which
will provide you with the relevant conditions & documents required.
The relevant document codes can then be added into the TSS portal when completing your
ENS declaration – example as shown below.
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You can also find additional guidance on using the online tariff tool here and a
demonstration video for consignments with controlled goods.
If you are moving SPS goods such as livestock, products of animal origin or plants/plant-
based products, the NI buyer needs:
o to have registered on TRACES before your movement begins
o to notify TRACES of your movement at least 24 hours in advance of arrival at port of
departure
o this notification includes raising the relevant Common Health Entry Document
(CHED) form on TRACES and updating it with either an Export Health
Certificate/Phytosanitary Certificate
In order for TSS to generate your SFD, you will be required to submit:
o CHED reference
o Any other licences (e.g. CITES authorisation)
If you have not done this before you commence your goods move, your goods may be held
at port until an inspection can take place.
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3. End-to-end journey for live animal movements from GB
to NI
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4. Export Health Certificates (EHCs)
You will need an EHC for each animal product you’re moving to NI and/or each product type.
This is true even if you’re exporting a consignment which includes a mix of products.
If you’re moving live animals or animal products to NI, you do not need to pay for them to be
inspected and certified. The certifier can invoice the government for these costs as part of
the Movement Assistance Scheme.
Find out more about how to complete supplementary declarations here.
5. Endangered animals
You must follow additional rules when exporting endangered animals and follow this
process:
• use the Species+ tool to search for your animal
• if Species+ says the animal is banned, you cannot export it
• if the species is listed, you may need a Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES) permit to export the animal from the UK
• If you regularly take endangered animals abroad, you could use a travelling exhibition
certificate instead of a permit
Contact APHA for further information https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-
exports
6. Documentary and physical inspections
Get your goods checked at a NI point of entry
You must route via a Border Control Post (BCP) in NI if you are moving live animals from GB.
This is a legal requirement.
There are currently two Border Control Posts in NI:
o Belfast
o Larne
As part of your TRACES NT entry you will have specified at which port you will enter NI.
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Please ensure you route to the specified BCP at that port.
Please note these are not always located directly within the port but sometimes nearby.
Please make your way to the BCP after disembarking from the ferry.
You must get your animals and animal products checked at a point of entry in NI
These checks are made to protect animal health and welfare as well protecting public health.
If your animal fails inspection because of risks to animal or public health, action will be taken
at the port resulting in death of the animal.
If your consignment is rejected at a point of entry in NI, you should email APHA’s Centre for
International Trade (CIT). You must state in your email that you wish to return your animal to
GB.
If your animal is rejected at a point of entry in NI and includes cattle from NI, you must
submit a notification on IPAFFS.
You must make sure you meet animal welfare standards when transporting animals.
7. I need to know more
TSS Customs Declaration:
In case you have not registered for TSS, you can do so here.
For more TSS How-To Guides please see here, where you will find GB:NI trade guides on
import, declaration, tariffs and transit journeys that will help you complete these processes.
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