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Sources of advice and financial support for UK farmers exporting agricultural products to the EU and beyond
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
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If you’re bringing in plants or plant-based products from the EU,…
If you’re bringing plants and plant-based products (like wood) from…
A ‘phytosanitary’ (plant health) certificate proves your plants: have been…
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Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Check the tariff classification for articles and equipment for general physical exercise and other sports or outdoor games.
Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Placing a veterinary medicine on the market, including non-medicinal products, medicinal words and phrases, how to obtain advice, report non-compliance.
Exporters of groups of products of animal origin (POAO) to the EU and Northern Ireland can join the groupage export facilitation scheme (GEFS) to use 30-day support attestations.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other animal products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other animal by-products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export hides, horns and trophies to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
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