Exporting sheep & goats to Great Britain and EU Member States

This section of our website provides useful information and guidance in relation to sheep and goats being exported for breeding, production or slaughter from Northern Ireland to Great Britain or EU Member States.

Export certification for breeding/production sheep & goats to GB

Sheep & Goats being exported for breeding or production from Northern Ireland to Great Britain must be accompanied by an export health certificate. Within this category, there are 2 possible scenarios covered. Please click on each scenario for the relevant information and forms:

Export certification for slaughter sheep & goats to GB

Sheep & Goats being exported for slaughter from Northern Ireland to Great Britain must be accompanied by an export health certificate. Within this category, there are 2 possible scenarios covered. Please click on each scenario for the relevant information and forms:

Export certification for breeding sheep & goats to EU Member States

Within this category, there are 2 possible scenarios covered. Please click on each scenario for the relevant information and forms:

If using genotyping to fulfil Scrapie requirements for sheep exports, only sheep with the genotype ARR/ARR are eligible for export.  No other genotype results will be accepted.

Export certification for slaughter sheep & goats to EU Member States

Within this category, there are 2 possible scenarios covered. Please click on each scenario for the relevant information and forms:

Export certification for breeding / production sheep & goats to Isle of Man

Sheep & Goats being exported for breeding or production from Northern Ireland to Isle of Man must be accompanied by an export health certificate (EHC).

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The EHC application process is completed using DAERA Export Certification Online system (DECOL).

Guidance on using the tool is available in the DECOL exporter’s instructions at the link below:

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