You require a permit for the import, transit and, in individual cases, export and intra-Community movements of animals and animal products in accordance with Section 1 of the Ordinance on the Protection of the Internal Market against Epizootic Diseases (BmTierSSchV) and of goods that may be carriers of infectious agents. There is a ban on the movement of certain animals and goods.

An exception to the authorization requirement with regard to the intra-Community movement of certain animals and goods, the movement of which would be associated with a specific risk of spreading the disease, applies to animals and goods originating in a third country that are accompanied by a certificate in accordance with Section 30 (1) sentence 1 BmTierSSchV.

A permit may not be issued if there is a risk of spreading animal diseases.

Foodstuffs of animal origin may only be brought into Germany commercially via a border inspection post where they are subject to an import inspection.

Products and products that can be confused with foodstuffs that do not comply with the laws applicable in Germany, with the exception of

• Foodstuffs intended exclusively for scientific purposes, trade fairs, exhibitions or similar events,
• food samples and specimens in small quantities,

may not be brought into the country. Their transit requires customs supervision.