.gov doesn't refer to
livestock but
animals and
insects and so on, and the single mention of bees excludes them as animals.
The page
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/importing-or-moving-live-animals-animal-products-and-high-risk-food-and-feed-not-of-animal-origin#import-non-harmonized-animals-such-as-reptiles-amphibians-except-salamanders-and-invertebrates-except-bees-molluscs-and-crustaceans suggests it's complicated:
Import non-harmonized animals such as reptiles, amphibians (except salamanders) and invertebrates (except bees, molluscs and crustaceans)
Imports of non-harmonized animals such as reptiles, amphibians (except salamanders) and invertebrates (except bees, molluscs and crustaceans) must be:
- pre-notified by the importer using IPAFFS one working day in advance of arrival at the point of entry
- accompanied by the relevant commercial documents - including an invoice and packing list containing details of species, number of animals, premises of origin and premises of destination
- accompanied by an exporter declaration that the animals are ‘fit to travel’ for commercial moves
There is a specific mention of insects further down that page:
Check if you need to notify APHA
You need to notify APHA if you plan to import live animals that do not need a health certificate or official documentation, but do have to be notified under Trade in Animals and Related Products regulations (TARP). For example, insects, reptiles and amphibians.
If you’re importing to NI, contact DAERA for advice about what you need to do.
Another paragraph states:
Movements from NI to GB
You can move animals, animal products and HRFNAO from NI to GB if they are qualifying NI goods.
Qualifying NI goods are goods:
- in free circulation in NI - which means they are not under customs supervision (except when that supervision arises from the goods being taken out of NI or the EU)
- which have undergone processing operations in NI under the inward processing procedure, and only incorporate inputs which were in free circulation in the UK
These arrangements will not apply to goods covered by specific rules such as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Outcome may rest on the definition of bees; as they are not defined as
animals it looks straightforward, but if they are classed as
insects then APHA must be notified.
Best piece is at the end: Contact
APHA’s Centre for International Trade Carlisle if you’re not sure about anything.