# The Animal Health (Import Controls) (Wales) Order 2025, Article 4: Exemptions from the prohibition in article 3


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the prohibition in article 3 does not apply to—
(a) powdered infant milk, infant food or special foods required for medical reasons, which—
(i) does not require refrigeration before opening;
(ii) is a packaged proprietary brand product for direct sale to the final consumer, and
(iii) is contained in unbroken packaging unless in the process of being consumed at the time of importation;
(b) pet food required for health-related reasons, which—
(i) is intended for the pet which accompanies the passenger at the time of travel;
(ii) is shelf stable at ambient temperature;
(iii) is a packaged proprietary brand product for direct sale to the final consumer, and
(iv) is contained in unbroken packaging unless in the process of being consumed at the time of importation;
(c) bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles, wafers, rusks, toasted bread or similar toasted product containing less than 20% of processed dairy products, and is—
(i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has clearly undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured;
(ii) for human consumption, and
(iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;
(d) chocolate or confectionary (including sweets) containing less than 50% of processed dairy products, if the product is—
(i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured;
(ii) for human consumption, and
(iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;
(e) food supplements packaged for the final consumer containing in total less than 20% of processed animal products (including glucosamine or chondroitin) not including meat products, and
(f) pasta or noodles containing less than 50% of processed dairy products, excluding pasta and noodles mixed or filled with meat product, which are—
(i) shelf-stable at ambient temperature or has undergone in its manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout its substance so that any raw product is denatured;
(ii) for human consumption, and
(iii) securely packaged or sealed in clean containers.
(2) The exemptions in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) do not apply where a person imports more than 2kg of those products in aggregate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/939/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-import-controls-wales-order-2025/article-4
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