Get your support attestations reimbursed when you move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
If you’re a trader and have been told by your certifying officer - an official veterinarian (OV), food competent certifying officer (FCCO) or other registered vet - to get a Support attestation (SA) you can be reimbursed for some of the costs.
Support attestations (SAs) are an assurance that animal health standards have been met at various stages of production and provide traceability information before traders move agri-food goods to Northern Ireland. Traders, suppliers or manufacturers may need a SA to be able to complete an export health certificate (EHC).
Types of support attestations you can be reimbursed for include, but are not limited to:
Support attestations (SAs) are an assurance that animal health standards have been met at various stages of production and provide traceability information before traders move agri-food goods to Northern Ireland. Traders, suppliers or manufacturers may need a SA to be able to complete an export health certificate (EHC).
Types of support attestations you can be reimbursed for include, but are not limited to:
- 30-day support attestations applied for under the Groupage Export Facilitation Scheme (GEFS)
- attestations that are part of risk based fish export certification (RBFEC)
- support health attestations
You will need to pay the invoice for the SA directly to the certifying officer, apply to be reimbursed and the government will reimburse you up to £150 excluding VAT for each SA.
You can only be reimbursed for SAs that:
You can only be reimbursed for SAs that:
- state ‘Valid for GB-NI trade use only’ - you cannot be reimbursed for SAs used to support exports to the EU
- include the certificate number of a GB-NI EHC the SA is supporting - you’ll need to get this from your exporter
Each unique SA can only be reimbursed once. If you use SAs regularly, you should apply to be reimbursed once a month.