Fresh meat of ungulates [EUR 2010/ 206]
Source: data.gov.uk (2025-11-21)

Non-EU countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain. Check if a non-EU country is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

Official veterinarians must comply with the certification requirements listed in these documents.

Recent Changes
Country
Description of Change
Date of Update 
Eswatini
Following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease that was confirmed on 19 May 2025, a closing date of 12/04/2025 has been inserted in column 7 
of SZ-1 and SZ-2. As a result, imports from Eswatini of fresh meat of ungulates covered by the BOV, RUF and RUW model health certificates, and 
processed on or after 12/04/2025, are suspended. 
16/06/2025
Japan
Specific Condition 1 has been added to Japan's entry, following an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease in a cattle herd that was confirmed on 6 
November 2024. As a result, imports from Japan of bovine offal (except diaphragm and masseter muscles) are temporarily suspended.
22/04/2025
Botswana
In August 2022, following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in a previously free region (6b), imports of fresh meat of ungulates from 
Botswana were suspended. Defra has reviewed the action taken by the Botswanan authorities and concluded that the outbreak has been 
successfully contained and controlled. As a result, the suspension on imports of fresh meat of ungulates has been lifted, with the exception of 
disease control zone 6b which still remains under restriction.
15/05/2023
Botswana
Due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in a previously free region (6b) of Botswana that was confirmed on 27 August 2022, fresh meat of 
ungulates covered by the BOV, OVI, RUF and RUW certificates is no longer approved for export to Great Britain. These restrictions apply to fresh 
meat processed after 28 July 2022.
28/09/2022
List of Non-EU trading partners approved to export fresh meat of domestic and wild ungulates to Great Britain
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Non-EU Countries
List of trading partners approved to export fresh meat of domestic and wild ungulates to Great Britain (a)
This document is published by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers and Welsh Ministers, in accordance with EUR 2010/206
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/206
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ISO code and 
name of third 
country
Code of 
Territory
Description of third country, territory or part 
thereof
Veterinary Certificate 
Model(s)
Veterinary 
Certificate SG
Specific 
Conditions
Closing Date 
(b)
Opening Date 
(c)
AL - Albania
AL - 0
Whole country
_
AR - Argentina
AR - 0
Whole country
EQU
AR - Argentina
AR - 1
The provinces of: Part of Buenos Aires (excluding 
territory included in AR-4), Catamarca, Corrientes, 
Entre Ríos, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, San Juan, 
San Luis, Santa Fe, Tucuman, Cordoba, La Pampa, 
Santiago del Estero, Chaco, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta 
(excluding territory included in AR-3)
BOV RUF RUW
A
1
01/08/2010
AR - Argentina
AR - 2
The provinces of: Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del 
Fuego, Part of Neuquén (excluding territory included 
in AR-4), Part of Río Negro (excluding territory 
included in AR-4)
BOV OVI RUF RUW
01/08/2008
AR - Argentina
AR - 3
Part of Salta: the area of 25 km from the border with 
Bolivia and Paraguay that extends from the Santa 
Catalina District in the Province of Jujuy, to the Laishi 
District in the Province of Formosa (the former high- 
surveillance buffer area)
BOV RUF RUW
A
1
01/07/2016
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ISO code and 
name of third 
country
Code of 
Territory
Description of third country, territory or part 
thereof
Veterinary Certificate 
Model(s)
Veterinary 
Certificate SG
Specific 
Conditions
Closing Date 
(b)
Opening Date 
(c)
AR - Argentina
AR - 4
The provinces of: Part of Neuquén (in Confluencia 
the zone located east of the Provincial road 17, and 
in Picun Leufú the zone located east of the Provincial 
road 17).
Part of province of Río Negro (in Avellaneda the zone 
located north of the Provincial road 7 and east of the 
Provincial road 250, in Conesa the zone located east 
of the Provincial road 2, in El Cuy the zone located 
north of the Provincial road 7 from its intersection with 
the Provincial road 66 to the border with the 
Department of Avellaneda, and in San Antonio the 
zone located east of the Provincial roads 250 and 2). 
Part of Buenos Aires (Partido (district) de 
Patagones).
BOV OVI RUF RUW
08/07/2019
AU - Australia
AU - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI POR EQU 
RUF RUW SUF SUW
BA - Bosnia and 
Herzegovina
BA - 0
Whole country
BOV
BH - Bahrain
BH - 0
Whole country
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BR - Brazil
BR - 0
Whole country
EQU
BR - Brazil
BR - 1
State of Minas Gerais, State of Espírito Santo, State 
of Goiás, State of Mato Grosso, State of Rio Grande 
Do Sul, State of Mato Grosso Do Sul (excluding 
territory included in BR-4).
BOV
A H
1
01/12/2008
BR - Brazil
BR - 2
State of Santa Catarina
BOV
A H
1
31/01/2008
BR - Brazil
BR - 3
States of Paraná and São Paulo
BOV
A H
1
01/08/2008
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ISO code and 
name of third 
country
Code of 
Territory
Description of third country, territory or part 
thereof
Veterinary Certificate 
Model(s)
Veterinary 
Certificate SG
Specific 
Conditions
Closing Date 
(b)
Opening Date 
(c)
BR - Brazil
BR - 4
Part of State of Mato Grosso Do Sul: The area of 15 
km from the external borders in the municipalities of 
Porto Murtinho, Caracol, Bela Vista, Antônio João, 
Ponta Porã, Aral Moreira, Coronel Sapucaia, 
Paranhos, Sete Quedas, Japorã, and Mundo Novo 
and the area in the municipalities of Corumbá and 
Ladário (the former designated high-surveillance 
area)
BOV
A H
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01/07/2016
BW - Botswana
BW - 0
Whole country
EQU EQW
BW - Botswana
BW - 1
The veterinary disease control zones 3c, 4b, 5, 8, 9 
and 18
BOV OVI RUF RUW
F
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28/07/2022
12/05/2023
BW - Botswana
BW - 2
The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 13 and 
14
BOV OVI RUF RUW
F
1
28/07/2022
12/05/2023
BW - Botswana
BW - 3
The veterinary disease control zone 12
BOV OVI RUF RUW
F
1
28/07/2022
12/05/2023
BW - Botswana
BW - 4
The veterinary disease control zone 4a, except the 
intensive surveillance buffer zone of 10 km along the 
boundary with the foot-and-mouth disease 
vaccination zone and wildlife management areas
BOV
F
1
28/07/2022
12/05/2023
BW - Botswana
BW - 5
The veterinary control zone 6a
BOV OVI RUF RUW
F
1
28/07/2022
12/05/2023
BW - Botswana
BW - 6
The veterinary control zone 6b
BOV OVI RUF RUW
F
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28/07/2022
BY - Belarus
BY - 0
Whole country
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BZ - Belize
BZ - 0
Whole country
BOV EQU
CA - Canada
CA - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI POR EQU 
RUF RUW SUF SUW
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CL - Chile
CL - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI POR EQU 
RUF RUW SUF
CN - China
CN - 0
Whole country
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ISO code and 
name of third 
country
Code of 
Territory
Description of third country, territory or part 
thereof
Veterinary Certificate 
Model(s)
Veterinary 
Certificate SG
Specific 
Conditions
Closing Date 
(b)
Opening Date 
(c)
CO - Colombia
CO - 0
Whole country
EQU
CR - Costa Rica
CR - 0
Whole country
BOV EQU
CU - Cuba
CU - 0
Whole country
BOV EQU
DZ - Algeria
DZ - 0
Whole country
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ET - Ethiopia
ET - 0
Whole country
_
FK - Falkland 
Islands
FK - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI EQU
GL - Greenland
GL - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI EQU RUF 
RUW
GT - Guatemala
GT - 0
Whole country
BOV EQU
HK - Hong Kong
HK - 0
Whole country
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HN - Honduras
HN - 0
Whole country
BOV EQU
IL - Israel (d)
IL - 0
Whole country
_
IN - India
IN - 0
Whole country
_
JP - Japan
JP - 0
Whole country
BOV
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28/03/2013
KE - Kenya
KE - 0
Whole country
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MA - Morocco
MA - 0
Whole country
EQU
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ISO code and 
name of third 
country
Code of 
Territory
Description of third country, territory or part 
thereof
Veterinary Certificate 
Model(s)
Veterinary 
Certificate SG
Specific 
Conditions
Closing Date 
(b)
Opening Date 
(c)
ME - Montenegro
ME - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI EQU
MG - Madagascar
MG - 0
Whole country
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MK - Republic of 
North Macedonia
MK - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI EQU
MU - Mauritius
MU - 0
Whole country
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MX - Mexico
MX - 0
Whole country
BOV EQU
NA - Namibia
NA - 0
Whole country
EQU EQW
NA - Namibia
NA - 1
South of the cordon fences which extend from 
Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east
BOV OVI RUF RUW
F J
1
NC - New Caledonia
NC - 0
Whole country
BOV RUF RUW
NI - Nicaragua
NI - 0
Whole country
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NZ - New Zealand
NZ - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI POR EQU 
RUF RUW SUF SUW
PA - Panama
PA - 0
Whole country
BOV EQU
PY - Paraguay
PY - 0
Whole country
BOV
A
1
17/04/2015
PY - Paraguay
PY - 0
Whole country
EQU
RS - Serbia (e)
RS - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI EQU
RU - Russia
RU - 0
Whole country
_
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name of third 
country
Code of 
Territory
Description of third country, territory or part 
thereof
Veterinary Certificate 
Model(s)
Veterinary 
Certificate SG
Specific 
Conditions
Closing Date 
(b)
Opening Date 
(c)
RU - Russia
RU - 1
Region of Murmansk, Yamolo-Nenets autonomous 
area
RUF
SG - Singapore (f)
SG - 0
Whole country
NZ-TRANSIT-SG (g)
SV - El Salvador
SV - 0
Whole country
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SZ - Eswatini
SZ - 0
Whole country
EQU EQW
SZ - Eswatini
SZ - 1
Area west of the ‘ red line ’ fences which extends 
northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with 
South Africa west of Nkalashane,
BOV RUF RUW
F
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12/04/2025
SZ - Eswatini
SZ - 2
The veterinary foot and mouth disease surveillance 
and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a 
Statutory Instrument under legal notice number 51 of 
2001
BOV RUF RUW
F
1
12/04/2025
TH - Thailand
TH - 0
Whole country
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TN - Tunisia
TN - 0
Whole country
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TR - Turkey
TR - 0
Whole country
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TR - Turkey
TR - 1
The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, 
Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, 
Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale
EQU
UA - Ukraine
UA - 0
Whole country
_
US - United States
US - 0
Whole country
BOV OVI POR EQU 
RUF RUW SUF SUW
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UY - Uruguay
UY - 0
Whole country
BOV
A J
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01/11/2001
UY - Uruguay
UY - 0
Whole country
EQU
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ISO code and 
name of third 
country
Code of 
Territory
Description of third country, territory or part 
thereof
Veterinary Certificate 
Model(s)
Veterinary 
Certificate SG
Specific 
Conditions
Closing Date 
(b)
Opening Date 
(c)
UY - Uruguay
UY - 0
Whole country
OVI
A
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ZA - South Africa
ZA - 0
Whole country
EQU EQW
ZW - Zimbabwe
ZW - 0
Whole country
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Footnotes
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Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant agreement between the United Kingdom and third countries.
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Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 .
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No certificates are laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited (except for those species where indicated in the line comprising the entry for the whole country).
Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date set out in column 7 may be imported into Great Britain for 90 days from that date. Consignments carried on 
vessels on the high seas may be imported into Great Britain if certified before the date set out in column 7 for 40 days from that date.(N.B.: no date in column 7 
means that there are no time restrictions).
Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date set out in column 8 may be imported into Great Britain (no date in column 8 means that there are no time 
restrictions).
Upon entry into Great Britain, the consignments should be accompanied both by this model of veterinary certificate issued by the competent authority of Singapore 
and by the appropriate model of veterinary certificate for import of fresh meat issued by the competent authority of New Zealand.
Only for fresh meat originating from New Zealand, for which New Zealand is authorised for introduction into Great Britain, which is accompanied by the appropriate 
model of veterinary certificate issued by the competent authority of New Zealand, destined to Great Britain and being unloaded, with or without storage and reloaded 
in an approved establishment during transit through Singapore.
Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East 
Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.
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Information Keys
Specific Conditions
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Category restrictions: No offal is authorised for introduction into Great Britain (except, in the case of bovine species, diaphragm and masseter muscles).
Supplementary Guarantees
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Holdings or compartments recognised as applying controlled housing conditions in accordance with Article 8 of EUR 2015/1375.
Guarantees regarding the movement of bovine, ovine and caprine animals from holdings to the slaughterhouse, which allow them to pass via an assembly centre 
(including markets) before being transported directly to slaughter.
Supplementary guarantees required for Brazil concerning animal contacts, vaccination programmes and surveillance. However as the State of Santa Catarina in 
Brazil does not vaccinate against foot and mouth disease, the reference to a vaccination programme is not applicable for meat coming from animals originating and 
slaughtered in that State.
Guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to chronic wasting disease as referred to in the 
models of veterinary certificates RUF (GBHC373) (reference PH/D301) and RUW (GBHC374) (reference PH/D300).
Guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of veterinary certificates BOV (GBHC300) 
(reference AH/P002), OVI (GBHC320) (reference AH/P002), RUF (GBHC373) (reference AH/P002) and RUW (GBHC374) (reference AH/P002).
Guarantees regarding the laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat was obtained, certified according to the model of veterinary 
certificate SUW (GBHC378) (reference AH/P606).
Guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of veterinary certificates BOV 
(GBHC300) (reference AH/P002), OVI (GBHC320) (reference AH/P002), RUF (GBHC373) (reference AH/P002) and RUW (GBHC374) (reference AH/P002).
Guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified was obtained according to the model of veterinary certificate POR 
(GBHC310) (reference AH/E005 (d)).
Guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified was obtained, according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV (GBHC300) 
(reference AH/A603 (d)).
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Veterinary Certificates
BOV
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross- breeds).
EQU
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus , Equus asinus and their cross-breeds).
EQW
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (zebra).
OVI
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic ovine animals (Ovis aries) and domestic caprine animals (Capra hircus).
POR
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa).
RUF
RUW
SUF
SUW
NZ-TRANSIT-SG
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae 
families.
Model of veterinary certificate only for transit through Singapore with unloading, possible storage and reloading of fresh meat originating from New Zealand, for 
which New Zealand is authorised for introduction into Great Britain, which is eligible for introduction and destined to Great Britain.
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals 
(including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries , Capra hircus , Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and 
Elephantidae.
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals 
(including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus , Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and 
Elephantidae.
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