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SPS agreement: preparing your business

Prepare your business for the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement if you trade or move plants, plant products, animals, animal products, feed and food.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 9 March 2026
• Last updated: 9 March 2026 — See all updates

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The government is forming a new strategic partnership with the EU on the trade and movement of plants, plant products, animals, animal products, food and feed. This is called a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement.

This SPS guidance will help you understand what you need to do to get your business ready.

Published 9 March 2026

Last updated 9 March 2026 + show all updates

1. 9 March 2026

   Added the Welsh translation.

2. 9 March 2026

   First published.