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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,…
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Find out if the goods you're declaring to inward or outward processing are classed as sensitive goods.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Animal by-products (ABPs) you can use to make pet food, how to provide samples, and how to package your products.
Contact PHE's proficiency testing (PT) team about which schemes are available internationally through distributors and collaborators.
These documents cover the detail of Public Health England’s (PHE) review of the Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM).
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
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.
This toolkit helps both those who buy food and catering services for the public sector and potential suppliers.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.
For manufacturers and distributors of intermediate and final feedingstuffs containing a medicinal premix or specified feed additives.
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