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Recent Small animal exports Instructions Updated

Subject: AHC20 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Slovenian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC21 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Spanish
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC22 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Swedish
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC17 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Portuguese
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC18 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Romanian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC19 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Slovakian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC15 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Lithuanian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC16 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Polish
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC14 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Latvian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC12 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Hungarian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC13 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Italian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC11 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Greek
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC09 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/French
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC10 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/German
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC08 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Finnish
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC07 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Estonian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC06 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC04 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Danish
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC05 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Dutch
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC03 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Czech
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC02 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Croatian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: AHC01 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Bulgarian
Date: 10 March 2026
Summary of Update:

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

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Subject: Small animal exports
Date: 28 January 2026
Summary of Update:

The OV instructions for Small animal exports have been released following the split of the OV Export instructions into individual documents to improve accessibility and ease of reference.

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Subject: 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance
Date: 23 January 2026
Summary of Update:

The 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Thirds Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes, has been updated to add a link to the APHA Contact form for Pet Travel enquiries, to replace the Pet Travel email address which is no longer in use.

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Subject: 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance
Date: 08 September 2025
Summary of Update:

The 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance has been updated.

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Subject: ET258 Guidance for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from UK to Australia
Date: 05 August 2025
Summary of Update:

The ET258 Guidance for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from UK to Australia, has been updated to remove the requirement for ID verification/ID declaration to be completed between 180 days-365 days prior to export. Information regarding validity of ID declaration added.

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Subject: 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance
Date: 11 July 2025
Summary of Update:

The 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance has been updated.

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Subject: PETS10 Pet Travel - Animal Health Certificate order form
Date: 09 May 2025
Summary of Update:

The Pet travel: Animal health certificate order form (PETS10) has been updated with hyperlinks to the Improve International website and the new APHA privacy notice.

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Subject: ET259 Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia
Date: 06 May 2025
Summary of Update:

The Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia (ET259) has been updated to correct an error in the footer.

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Subject: ET259 Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia
Date: 17 April 2025
Summary of Update:

The Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia (ET259) has been updated

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Subject: ET260 Rabies neutralising antibody titre test (RNATT) declaration for the export of dogs and cats from the UK to Australia
Date: 05 February 2025
Summary of Update:

The ET260 Rabies neutralising antibody titre test (RNATT) declaration for the export of dogs and cats from the UK to Australia has been updated to amend questions 16, 17, 24, 25 and 28, to remove UK from country box in question 19 and amend Section E to remove the pre-populated options for deleting Defra/DAERA.

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Subject: ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret
Date: 03 February 2025
Summary of Update:

Amendments have been made to the ET265 checklist to produce the checklist in black and white and create better quality images of the animals following feedback from Official Veterinarians.

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Subject: ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret
Date: 09 January 2025
Summary of Update:

The ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret has been added.

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Subject: 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance
Date: 28 November 2024
Summary of Update:

Updates have been made to the 8233NFG AHC guidance notes for non-commercial movement of dogs, cats or ferrets regarding the vaccination requirements.

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