Supporting the growth of the Fresh Produce Industry

Seasonal Worker visa numbers released for horticulture

The Seasonal Worker visa route has been confirmed today for 2025, with a total of 43,000 Seasonal Worker visas available for horticulture and 2,000 for poultry next year. Click here for a link to the Defra notification: Read more...

New Policy recommendations for removing packaging from fresh produce

Back in March 2023, WRAP published The Pathway to Selling More Un... Read more...

Phytosanitary Certificate for Trees less than 3m

If you are importing cut conifer trees less than 3m in height or foliage from the EU, Switzerland or Liechtenstein to GB, you will need to obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) for your goods before they enter GB. This is alongside the need to p... Read more...

NCTS Slow Service Monday 21st October 2024 between 07.30am- 08.30am.

Planned maintenance activities will be undertaken on the NCTS live service on Monday 21st October 2024:

NCTS XI 7:30am-8:00am

NCTS GB 8:00am-8:30am

The service will be available, however, during this time, users may experienc... Read more...