Brexit

Are you ready for changes in trading with the EU from 1 January 2022?

Remember you will have to make a customs declaration on your imports to Great Britain. You will also need to pre-notify your consignment for plant health if it is a regulated plant or plant product.


We have published two guides for FPC members:

The FIFTH edition of the FPC Guide to Importing Fresh Produce into the UK in 2022 (published December 2021) and the FIFTH edition of the FPC Guide to Exporting Fresh Produce from the UK in 2022 (published December 2021).

Several trade agreements are still under discussion with key trading partners, without which certain UK imports face UK global tariffs. You need to be aware of the impact of the UK tariffs on your products.

We will keep members advised of developments in our regular updates. We ask members to continue to feedback on issues and concerns. You can also check for the latest advice here and in the news section below.

A distillation of updates provided to FPC members during December 2021 following the publication of the FPC guides is available below.

Latest Brexit advice and guidance

FPC member only content

Distillation of FPC members updates during December 2021

23 December 2021

Brexit

FPC member only content

FPC Guide to Importing Fresh Produce into the UK in 2022 - fifth edition published December 2021

9 December 2021

Trade Brexit Plant Health Food safety Regulation

FPC member only content

FPC Guide to Exporting Fresh Produce from the UK in 2022 - fifth edition published December 2021

9 December 2021

Trade Brexit Plant Health Food safety Regulation

FPC member only content

FPC Guide to Importing - 4th Edition (May 2021)

21 May 2021

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FPC member only content

FPC Guide to Exporting 2021 - 4th edition (April 2021)

29 April 2021

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Brexit Campaigns

UK Immigration Policy and issues with labour shortages

Brexit News

10 Mar 2022

Find sites where HGV and coach drivers can get free COVID-19 tests and check their documents to transport goods to the EU.

24 Feb 2022

HMRC UK Tariff and Quota Legislation Updates & Customs Agents updated

21 Feb 2022

Customs Declaration Service (CDS) maintenance - Hauliers information

21 Feb 2022

Customs Declaration Service (CDS) maintenance - Carriers Instructions

16 Feb 2022

Further updates on service downtime for NCTS, GVMS and CHIEF

14 Feb 2022

Updates to GVMS / NCTS IT Maintenance and possible disruption

11 Feb 2022

HMRC updates lists for Customs Agents, CDS / CHIEF software providers and Authorised Economic Operator status

11 Feb 2022

How to access and use the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) to submit electronic transit declarations.

10 Feb 2022

Moving to the Customs Declaration Service from CHIEF: new guidance and simplifications available

10 Feb 2022

Publication of the EU Exit: UK Border Post Transition - Committee of Public Accounts

4 Feb 2022

MEMBERS' UPDATE 07, 2022

3 Feb 2022

Removal of country code ‘EU’ for Country of Origin, Country of Dispatch and Country of Preferential Origin

21 Jan 2022

MEMBERS' UPDATE: 05-2022

11 Jan 2022

MEMBERS' UPDATE: 02-2022

5 Jan 2022

MEMBERS' UPDATE: 01-2022

24 Dec 2021

SUPPORT OVER FESTIVE PERIOD - HMRC AND APHA

24 Dec 2021

Pre-notifying mixed consignments on PEACH

22 Dec 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 161: COVID-19 ADVICE AND SUPPORT PACKAGE; DEFRA PLANT HEALTH IMPORTS ADVICE

21 Dec 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 160: Check you are ready for 1 January 2022

21 Dec 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 159

9 Dec 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 158: Covid update; Check you're ready for 2022 EU import changes

9 Dec 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 157

9 Nov 2021

EU adopts new rules on conformity of marketing standards for UK checks

27 Oct 2021

FPC Members' update 154

14 Oct 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 153

13 Oct 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 152

6 Oct 2021

Freshfel requests trade facilitation for EU exports on marketing standards

1 Oct 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE: 150

1 Oct 2021

Dedicated hotline and online service for UK exporters

29 Sep 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 149

28 Sep 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 148: Importing and exporting

14 Sep 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 146: UK Government revises timetable for next phase of controls for trading between GB and EU

10 Sep 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 145: Training on the Customs Declaration Service

10 Sep 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 144: Brexit and Covid-19

7 Sep 2021

Trading with Northern Ireland - STAMNI easements to continue beyond 1 October 2021

3 Sep 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 143: Brexit

31 Aug 2021

MEMBERS UPDATE 142: Brexit

31 Aug 2021

Future pest control measures on certain GB imports

27 Aug 2021

FPC joins UK food and drink industry to evidence impacts of labour availability issues in industry report

20 Aug 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 139: BREXIT AND COVID-19

16 Aug 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 138: Brexit and Covid-19

13 Aug 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 137: Brexit and Covid-19

13 Aug 2021

Temporary relaxation of enforcement of drivers' hours rules in Great Britain

10 Aug 2021

Future of Operation Brock

9 Aug 2021

Members' update 136: Brexit and Covid-19

9 Aug 2021

EU establishes centralised point for complaints on unfair trading practices with UK

30 Jul 2021

‘Tariffs on goods entering NI – what are my options?’ - TSS webinar

29 Jul 2021

Members' update 134: Brexit and Covid-19

27 Jul 2021

Members' update 133: Brexit and Covid-19

23 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 131: BREXIT AND COVID-19

20 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 130: BREXIT

19 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 129: URGENT CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON LABOUR SHORTAGES

16 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 128: BREXIT AND COVID-19

13 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 127: EVIDENCE ON LABOUR SHORTAGES

9 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 126: BREXIT AND COVID-19

8 Jul 2021

Goods arriving in Great Britain without an import declaration

7 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 125: DRIVER AND LABOUR SHORTAGES

5 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 124

2 Jul 2021

MEMBERS' UPDATE 123

25 Jun 2021

Members' update 122

22 Jun 2021

UK notifies WTO of ‘Risk Targeted Plant Health Import Inspections’

4 Jun 2021

BREXIT AND MORE UPDATE 118

1 Jun 2021

Covid-19 EU emergency measures on plant health certificates

10 May 2021

EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement ratified and in force

6 May 2021

EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement ratified and in force

12 Mar 2021

UK Government revises timetable for import controls

9 Mar 2021

European Parliament to threaten EU UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement ratification

17 Feb 2021

Extend derogation for plant health certification

8 Jan 2021

BREXIT UPDATE 86: Important Information on EU to GB goods using XW waiver on your Customs declaration

8 Jan 2021

Republic of Ireland – temporary facilitation for ENS

30 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE 80

29 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE 79

24 Dec 2020

Food chain exports and imports – compensation for losses

24 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE 78: UK-EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

24 Dec 2020

BREXIT: UPDATE 77

22 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE 74

22 Dec 2020

Plant health inspection fees

22 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE 73

21 Dec 2020

BREXIT AND COVID UPDATE 72

18 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE 71

18 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE: 69

15 Dec 2020

EU Advisory Group on Brexit Preparedness

11 Dec 2020

BREXIT: UPDATE 68

11 Dec 2020

BREXIT: UPDATE 67

11 Dec 2020

BREXIT AND COVID-19: UPDATE 66

11 Dec 2020

Regulating food safety in 2021

11 Dec 2020

Future Chemical Regulation

4 Dec 2020

BREXIT UPDATE 65: EU agrees to recognise UK organic control bodies

4 Dec 2020

COVID AND BREXIT - UPDATE 64

18 Nov 2020

Frequency Asked Questions – Border Protocol Delivery

18 Nov 2020

Plant Passporting Fact Sheet - update

13 Nov 2020

Completing customs import declarations – HMRC webinar

13 Nov 2020

Plant import and export guidance - be ready for 1 January 2021, says Defra

13 Nov 2020

Certificate of Conformity to EU Marketing Standards - change to UK requirement

12 Nov 2020

New Immigration System for 2021

12 Nov 2020

EU industry days – get ready to trade with the UK

11 Nov 2020

2021 Temporary easement for affixing plant passports to GB imports from EU

3 Nov 2020

UK trade agreement with Kenya

26 Oct 2020

Traffic management in Kent in 2021 - Operation Brock

26 Oct 2020

New rules and logos to protect British food and drink in 2021

26 Oct 2020

UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

16 Oct 2020

Food industry raises concerns about future trading with Northern Ireland

9 Oct 2020

Defining a Northern Ireland good

9 Oct 2020

Border Operating Model for GB trade with EU

5 Oct 2020

MAC completes review of the UK Shortage Occupation List

2 Oct 2020

Future pesticide regulation - What businesses need to know

2 Oct 2020

£200m fund for new port facilities

2 Oct 2020

Trading with the Gulf Countries

2 Oct 2020

Recruiting Seasonal Labour in 2020 – your feedback wanted

29 Sep 2020

NI Trader Support Service goes live

24 Sep 2020

Government warns of potential disruption to trade in January 2021

8 Sep 2020

EU Plant Health Standing Committee Summaries for July and August

25 Aug 2020

FPC responds to UK Government consultation on 2025 Border Strategy

21 Aug 2020

Enforcing Operation Brock in 2021

18 Aug 2020

Maintaining frictionless trade across UK internal markets

17 Aug 2020

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND BREXIT - UPDATE 42

28 Jul 2020

FPC calls on UK Government to avoid a ‘perfect storm’ in 2021

24 Jul 2020

2025 UK Border Strategy

20 Jul 2020

UK Internal Market – White Paper consultation

7 Jul 2020

Good Practice for the Seasonal Workers Scheme

23 Jun 2020

Bounce Back plan of trade measures to boost UK exports

22 May 2020

UK publishes its future global tariff for imported goods

20 May 2020

Establishing Freeports in England

10 Jan 2020

Official Controls Regulation – update