Written questions

Animal Health Certificates: Fees and Charges

2026-06-21 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 11732 · Official question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to regulate the cost of Animal Health Certificates issued to pet owners travelling to the EU.

Answer

All Animal Health Certificate (AHC) fees are set by veterinary surgeons or veterinary practices and are a private matter between individual practices and their clients and neither the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the UK regulator of the ve...