The trade of domestic animals is the source of UECBV. The restructuring of farms and of the meat industry has contributed to the development of this trade whose key is a safe medical environment and the strict compliance with the animal welfare regulations. The section of livestock trade brings together experts from the national federations of livestock traders and livestock markets. The section members meet three to four times a year, under the chairmanship of Mr Paul Berghuis. 

The working group goal is to follow, update, discuss, exchange information and prepare UECBV positions on livestock related issues, such as Animal Health (e.g. Animal Health Law, diseases and disease outbreaks in the EU and in neighboring countries), Animal Welfare (e.g. protection of animal during transport, at the farms, EU animal welfare strategy), Intra Community and international trade (e.g. Council Directive 64/432/EEC, electronic identification, export to Russia and Turkey), trade distortions and legislation related to livestock and any other concern related to the livestock sector.

The Meat Industry Section is one of the three main sections in the UECBV organisation chart. Its president is Troels Venslid. The section meets around four times a year. It approaches topics such as labelling, research, cloning, image of meat, etc. Moreover, it oversees the work performed by a number of working groups in view of ensuring the coherence of actions and positions. These groups are: The Working Group on Veterinary Issues, the Meat Sector TaskForce on Sustainability, and the Meat Committees (beef, pork, sheep- and goat meat, veal, offal).

In the era of globalization, international trade plays a pivotal role in the supply to and the balance of the markets. Many trading and industrial companies are dependent upon international trade. Therefore UECBV has set up an International Trade Section that is split into two working groups i.e. the Import Working Group and the Export Working Group.

The UECBV Import working group brings together UECBV experts from EU MS two/three times a year under the chairmanship of Mr Calle Ramvall. The working group goal is to follow, update, discuss, exchange information and prepare UECBV positions on meat import-related issues such as Access to third country markets, Import regimes, meat quotas, International negotiations (bilateral and multilateral), TRACES, Review of Directive 97/78, modernization of the Customs code, veterinary issues related to import and any other concerns related to the EU meat import sector.