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Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
There are rules for bringing food or animal products into Great Britain…
The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend…
The rules on bringing fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds depend on the…
You’ll need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…
If you declare banned food products to Border Force officers at customs,…
Variety description forms for applications to add amateur vegetables to the national list.
Find out about the Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme.
Give information to consumers when selling food that is loose or hasn't been prepacked by another producer.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Information on notifiable pests and diseases in fruit and vegetables.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
How to use simplified procedure values to work out the customs value of consignments of whole fruit or vegetables imported into the UK if you're an importer or clearing agent.
Form to apply to add an amateur vegetable to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland variety list.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Malnutrition caused by lack of micronutrients in the daily diets of people in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is an urgent problem
The seeds which must be certified before you can market them, how to get them certified and how to get a licence for your seed business.
Vegetables are nutrient dense and important sources of micronutrients but postharvest losses in sub-Saharan African range from 20 to 80%
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