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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.
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 may 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,…
The MDC was the levy board for milk production in Great Britain. The income generated by the levy was used to improve competitiveness and profitability of the British dairy industry. It was replaced by a new levy board, DairyCo in...
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 dairy and milk to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Find out what milk you can use in farm animal feed, and how to process it for general sale or register to supply it to farms unprocessed.
Monthly statistics on milk used by dairies.
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 where you can source milk or milk products to feed to animals on your farm, and if you need to be on the national milk register.
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