Guidance

Confined establishments approved to export ungulates to the EU

Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move ungulates to the EU and Northern Ireland.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
9 December 2021
Last updated
1425 October 2022 — See all updates

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Confined establishments in Great Britain

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Confined establishments in the Bailiwick of Jersey

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Confined establishments in the Isle of Man

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Details

Your premises must be approved as a confined establishment by the competent authority in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man if you’re exporting or moving ungulates to the EU and Northern Ireland for:

  • exhibitions
  • education
  • conservation
  • research

Confined establishments are permanent premises, such as zoos or laboratories.

Ungulates covered by these lists are all hooved animals except equines, including:

  • alpacas
  • antelopes
  • camels
  • cows
  • elephants
  • giraffes
  • goats
  • hippos
  • llamas
  • pigs
  • rhinos
  • sheep
  • tapirs
  • wild pigs

The Animal and Plant Health Agency is the competent authority in Great Britain.

Guidance on exporting or moving ungulates from confined establishments in Great Britain will be published at a later date.

Published 9 December 2021
Last updated 1425 October 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated the list of ‘Confined establishments in Great Britain’: 1. Removed: Longleat Safari Park and Twin Lakes Park 2. Amended approval dates for: Ponderosa Zoo and Longleat Animal Adventure

  2. Updated approval date for Chessington world of adventures on list 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' to 10 Oct 2022.

  3. Updated the approval date for West Midland Safari Park.

  4. Updated the approval dates for Colchester Zoo, Highland Wildlife Park and Welsh Mountain Zoo.

  5. Updated the approval dates for Chester Zoo, Dudley Zoo and Castle, ZSEA Banham Zoo, Lakeland Wildlife Oasis and Cotswold Wildlife Park.

  6. Updated approval dates on table 'Confined establishments in Great Britain' for West Midlands Safari Park, Edinburgh Zoo and Five Sisters Zoo.

  7. We have added ZSEA Africa Alive Zoological Reserve to the Ungulate approval list and amended the approval dates for the Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Five Sisters Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Fife Zoo and Chester Zoo.

  8. Updated the list of confined establishments in Great Britain (new approval number for Flamingo Land Resort and new record for West Midland Safari Park).

  9. First published.