Lifting of restrictions due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD): France

Following an assessment, Great Britain has lifted the import restrictions that were implemented in June 2025 due to an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in France. This means that imports of the following bovine commodities from France can resume:

live animals
germplasm
offal (except diaphragm and masseter muscles)
raw milk and raw dairy products, including raw colostrum
certain animal by-products (including hides and skins) unless processed to mitigate the risk of lumpy skin disease (read the safeguard declaration)

Read the ‘live ungulates’, ‘bovine embryos’, ‘bovine semen’, ‘fresh meat of ungulates’ and ‘milk and milk products’ lists of EU and EFTA countries approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain.

See: Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues - GOV.UK.