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Monthly Archives: April 2017

A quick round trip to the Republic of Ireland

Animalcouriers is finding that many pets are moving between England and the Republic of Ireland, so we've set up a regular route. Courier Richard made the most recent trip, taking a cat on the way out, and coming back with a dog. We also received news of Maggie, a rescue dog who travelled with us from Greece four years ago. Herman We collected friendly tabby cat Herman in Leeds from Weronika. With a busy job as a radiographer, Weronika felt that Herman wasn't getting the attention he deserved. So Herman is off to live with Andrzej, Weronika's former housemate who's [...]

By |2017-04-28T17:28:02+01:00Friday, April 28, 2017|pet transport, pet travel by road|28 Comments
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Pets fly to Kuwait, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia

Animalcouriers recently organised for pets to fly to Kuwait, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia. Bridget the Midget to Kuwait On a wet morning in London, Animalcouriers met tiny Yorkshire Terrier Bridget and her owner Jody off the train from north-east England. We arranged for Bridget’s Defra export certificate to be completed, then her paperwork was whisked into London to be legalised by the Kuwaiti Embassy. Jody got in touch to say: "Legislation changes / documentation requirements etc, an absolute nightmare of paperwork to be sorted. I left all of this to the Animalcouriers team. No problems at all, and Bridget [...]

By |2017-04-26T11:11:36+01:00Wednesday, April 26, 2017|pet air travel, quarantine services|24 Comments
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Pets travelling to and from Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden

Courier Richard recently undertook two whistlestop tours with pets travelling to and from Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. His first trip took in Berlin, The Hague and Schiphol airport. A few days later, he travelled to Denmark and Sweden, then home via Hamburg. Juno and Bob This stunning pair of Bengal cats travelled to Berlin, where owners Delia and Craig have relocated from Newcastle upon Tyne. Both cats were perfect — even regal — passengers. Snow marbled Juno Gold brown Bob Delia and Craig's sweet daughter Annabel was delighted to have her playmates back [...]

By |2017-04-17T15:31:44+01:00Monday, April 17, 2017|animal transportation, channel hopping, pet transport|26 Comments
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When is VAT payable on pets entering the UK from outside the EU?

For the latest information about VAT relating to pets being repatriated or imported into Great Britain, see our post-Brexit blog. If you import a pet into the UK from a non-EU country, VAT may be payable on the pet's value. This isn't a new regulation, but since 1 April 2017 these VAT payments are being more rigorously enforced than before. This blog post gives an overview of the different criteria that mean you will or won't have to pay VAT. For more details, see the notice on www.gov.uk If you're moving to the UK from a non-EU country You won't have [...]

By |2021-02-10T10:06:45+00:00Monday, April 3, 2017|channel hopping, pet transport|42 Comments
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