Great Britain

Great Britain

The UK left the EU on 31/01/2020 at 2300 UK time.

We just want to advise that, despite now being officially out of the EU, the UK and EU have now entered what is being called the Transition Period – where both parties try to negotiate what kind of relationship, they will have moving forwards.  The Transition Period is currently set to last until 31 Dec 2020.

During this time, it is business as normal for pet travel.

We have confirmation from both DEFRA and the European Commission that for now, nothing changes the Pet Travel Scheme rules still apply, UK issued EU Pet Passports remain valid and UK vets can still issue EU Pet Passports.  The rules for pet travel between the UK and the EU have not changed at all.

We may see some changes during the Transition Period, but it has been indicated that hopefully these will be minor as the UK is applying for Listed status.