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Change description : 2026-07-15 13:18:00: Updates made to include new available tags for Tynedale, Millbry and Shearwell. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Approved cattle ear tag suppliers

Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Details

Approved suppliers of cattle ear tags for cattle, bison and buffalo keepers.

Updates to this page

Published 27 February 2020
Last updated 2215 MayJuly 2026 href="#full-history">+ show Show all updates
  1. Updates made to include new available tags for Tynedale, Millbry and Shearwell.

  2. 'EA Typifix' removed from Earlsmere record. Denimex record removed.

  3. Added new secondary tags for Shearwell Data Ltd BOS Dual EID and Datamars UHF Z2 Large Flag.

  4. Removed EA Typix and Neoflex Button EID from approved cattle eartag list.

  5. Removed cattle tags which are no longer approved.

  6. Removed Schippers UK Ltd from the approved suppliers list.

  7. Removed Farmrite Animal Health Ltd from the available list of ear tag manufacturers.

  8. ULTRA tags removed from list of available tags from Countryside Services ltd as requested by the supplier

  9. Added "UHF Z2 Large Flagto" under the secondary ear tags under the Datamars heading.

  10. Nordic Star ear tag manufacturer address updated

  11. Added Allflex Senior EID to be supplied as secondary only to Markrite Limited.

  12. Update to Shearwell Data Ltd adding BOS UHF Flag Tag available as a secondary tag only

  13. New Ear tag added to page for – Shearwell Data Ltd SDL EID Button Tag To be supplied as secondary only

  14. Ear tag suppliers updated.

  15. New tags added.

  16. New ear tags added for Shearwell

  17. New tags added for Tynedale Farm Services

  18. Removed Shearwell Data Ltd 'SDL Large Flag' Primary and Secondary tag

  19. New ear tags added for J&M Anderson.

  20. Shearwell SDL Large Flag Primary and Secondary tags added

  21. changing address for Caisley Eartag ltd Unit 22 Sycamore Business Park Copt Hewick Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 5DF

  22. Update to available cattle tags

  23. Updated available eartags

  24. Z Tag TST added to Primary and Secondary tags and MF13 tag removed for Datamars company.

  25. New tag added for Datamars Livestock - F5Z large HDX flag tag

  26. added new ear tag MF13 Tissue Tag Datamars

  27. Added new primary ear tag for J & M Anderson

  28. New tag added: Ear tag Manufacturer – Datamars Agri UK LTD, name of tag – Z2 Medium (this is a Primary and Secondary ear tag)

  29. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-15 13:18
Updates made to include new available tags for Tynedale, Millbry and Shearwell.

2026-05-22 15:54
‘EA Typifix’ removed from Earlsmere record. Denimex record removed.

2026-01-28 13:59
Added new secondary tags for Shearwell Data Ltd BOS Dual EID and Datamars UHF Z2 Large Flag.

2025-12-16 12:16
Removed EA Typix and Neoflex Button EID from approved cattle eartag list.

2025-10-01 10:32
Removed cattle tags which are no longer approved.

2025-07-28 14:52
Removed Schippers UK Ltd from the approved suppliers list.

2025-06-10 11:38
Removed Farmrite Animal Health Ltd from the available list of ear tag manufacturers.

2025-04-04 13:59
ULTRA tags removed from list of available tags from Countryside Services ltd as requested by the supplier

2025-03-11 15:21
Added “UHF Z2 Large Flagto” under the secondary ear tags under the Datamars heading.

2024-11-15 15:54
Nordic Star ear tag manufacturer address updated

2024-03-11 09:30
Added Allflex Senior EID to be supplied as secondary only to Markrite Limited.

2024-02-22 13:41
Update to Shearwell Data Ltd adding BOS UHF Flag Tag available as a secondary tag only

2024-02-12 14:19
New Ear tag added to page for – Shearwell Data Ltd SDL EID Button Tag To be supplied as secondary only

2023-08-22 12:28
Ear tag suppliers updated.

2023-08-03 16:52
New tags added.

2022-12-23 14:04
New ear tags added for Shearwell

2022-11-30 14:48
New tags added for Tynedale Farm Services

2022-09-20 12:49
Removed Shearwell Data Ltd ‘SDL Large Flag’ Primary and Secondary tag

2022-08-22 09:44
New ear tags added for J&M Anderson.

2022-07-21 11:41
Shearwell SDL Large Flag Primary and Secondary tags added

2022-07-06 14:07
changing address for Caisley Eartag ltdUnit 22 Sycamore Business ParkCopt Hewick RiponNorth YorkshireHG4 5DF

2022-06-28 12:44
Update to available cattle tags

2022-06-21 11:48
Updated available eartags

2022-06-16 10:57
Z Tag TST added to Primary and Secondary tags and MF13 tag removed for Datamars company.

2022-05-13 14:04
New tag added for Datamars Livestock – F5Z large HDX flag tag

2022-05-06 12:17
added new ear tag MF13 Tissue Tag Datamars