Procedure

The procedure to follow will be that the producer should get a buyer in the importing country who can then provide him/her with an import permit. This import permit stipulates all the requirements. These requirements then need to be discussed with the Directorate of Veterinary Services to determine whether the export can be done. All the requirements on the export permit should be adhered to in order to be able to export. The export of livestock is controlled by the Directorate of Veterinary Services.

The producer thus needs a veterinary import permit from the country to where the export will be done, a Namibian veterinary export permit, a Meat Board export permit and a livestock improvement permit in cases where livestock is exported for breeding purposes.

For animals that are exported for breeding purposes, permission should also be obtained from the various breeders associations.