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Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
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).
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.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
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 how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
How to register to use the Procedure for Electronic Application for Certificates (PEACH) system to comply with regulations when importing plants or fresh produce.
Information on notifiable pests and diseases in fruit and vegetables.
Results of the orchard fruit survey.
Find out about the Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme.
Results from the government’s pesticides residue monitoring programme in 2015 to 2016 for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.
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