Guidance

Application fees for veterinary medicines

Fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.

This guidance applies in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Fees for marketing authorisations

The details of fees charged for Northern Ireland applications are set out in Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines regulations 2013.

The details of fees charged for Great Britain are set out in Schedule 7 of the GB Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended.

The fee payable will be confirmed upon successful validation of your application.

Paying your invoice

  • payment should not accompany an application, or be paid in advance of an activity

  • you will be sent an invoice for the fee following receipt of your application, or whilst the activity is underway

  • the invoice will be sent via email, so you must provide a valid email address with your application or request

VMD bank account details

Account name : Veterinary Medicines Directorate Defra – VMD
Account number: 10001867
Sort code: 60-70-80
Swift code: NWBKGB2L
IBAN: GB84NWBK60708010001867

  • payment information can be found at the bottom of your invoice for UK and overseas payments

  • payments to the VMD can be made either by Cheque or BACS, quoting the Customer Code and Invoice number quoted on the invoice

  • cheques made payable to Veterinary Medicines Directorate Defra - VMD

  • payments from outside the UK must be made in Sterling without deduction of charges

  • remittances confirming payments to the VMD should be sent to finance@vmd.gov.uk

  • if you have a query relating to an invoice email financepost@vmd.gov.uk

Non-payment of fees

Where any fee is not paid, the Secretary of State may, after giving one month’s written warning, suspend the processing of any application from the person or any authorisation held by the person who has not paid the fee.

Non-refundable fees

The application and annual fees are not refundable or transferable.

Published 26 November 2014
Last updated 16 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated to reflect changes to the VMR

  2. Amendment to VMD bank account name

  3. First published.