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Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
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).
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
Find out if you need a UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP) licence to become an importer/exporter of agricultural produce and how to apply.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export or move plants and plant products.
Information on OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products and resources for consumers, businesses and regulators.
Find the correct economic code to explain what you'll do with your goods under an inward processing authorisation.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Rules for importing, exporting and moving fresh fruit and vegetables to, from and around the UK.
Documents to help suppliers when investigating palm oil in your supply chain, and your options for sourcing sustainable palm oil
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