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This guidance provides an introductory guide to the standards and regulatory requirements that businesses may need to meet, to import and sell goods in the UK.
Sources of advice and financial support for UK farmers exporting agricultural products to the EU and beyond
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Food grown, sold and consumed; farm productivity, management and commodity prices; health and welfare of farm animals; control of animal and plant diseases.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
What you need to do as a farming business to trade with the EU.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Find out how to make fertiliser from processed ABPs including bonemeal, and if you need approval to manufacture, store or transport it.
How to provide enough storage and keep storage records of organic manures in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
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.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
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