Abrafrutas wows the West End!
A Taste of Sustainability at The Embassy of Brazil on June 10th was a hit with guests and organised by The Chefs’ Forum. The special event highlighted the new ...
News & Views
Latest news and views across the fresh produce industry.
Expiry of the approval of the active substance myclobutanil in GB
The approval of myclobutanil was not supported for GB renewal. The approval of myclobutanil has now expired as a pesticide active substance in GB. The statutory...
URGENT: Importing High Risk Food not of Animal Origin- an update from the Port of Dover.
With reference to the 'Operational Border Target Operating Model Information' Defra circulated on 03/06/2024 which contained a significant inaccuracy regarding ...
CIPC Store Testing Data Required by CIPC Residues Monitoring Group
The CIPC Residues Monitoring Group (CRMG) is a cross-industry body which has been set up by the UK potato industry to satisfy the data submission requirements o...
Preparing your load for inspection & getting it right at Sevington
There are several things you can do to help reduce the amount of time your goods may spend at a Border Control Post (BCP). 1. Place goods that have 100% or hig...
Claim back Import Duty and VAT on Damaged Imports
A new online service for repayment or remission claims for declarations made in the Customs Declaration Service has been added. Use the Customs Declaration Serv...
Defra Farm Business Survey results 2022
An overview of the horticultural industry in the United Kingdom (UK) using external data, including government published statistics and information from the pre...
BTOM SPS charges explained
There are two standard charges associated with imports of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) goods and the BTOM: a Border Control Post (BCP) charge by point of en...
Contact Points for Port Health Authorities
Contact points for consignments held at a BCP If you receive notification about a consignment or load that has been called for checks or has been held at the B...
Guidance on CDS / IPAFFS 'No Match'
HMRC and Defra have developed the attached technical comms products – the products provide technical detail on how to prevent and resolve ‘no match’ scenarios b...
Ripened Banana Exemption for Certificate of Conformity
Defra have now confirmed that those businesses who wish to import bananas for human consumption on which the ripening process has been initiated can be declared...
NCTS 5 - Preparatory Webinar 19th June 13.00pm
As you may be aware the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) Phase 5 (NCTS5) is to be introduced shortly. To prepare users for this change, HMRC are conductin...