New rules on customs clearance in countries within the EU

On the web www.horseexport.com the following news report has been posted:

From January 1st 2011 those who intend to transport horses to the EU countries need to have custom numbers registered in their own names and in the country they are traveling to. So they have their horses are cleared through customs in their names. An example of this would be owners who are transporting horses to Sweden and then travel to Finland or Denmark. The safe thing to do is to ask for permission, so the transaction goes through without trouble. This process takes about three weeks.