Storm Damage to Holyhead Port - Port Closure
Following weather damage caused by Storm Darragh, Holyhead Port has needed to temporarily close for urgent repair works and is not expected to open until at lea...
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NCTS5 Final State Rules - Information prior to 21 January 2025
22 November 2024
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FPC Technical Meeting Presentation and Minutes 14th November 2024
21 November 2024
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Further Advice - Safety and Security declarations – new requirements from 31 January 2025
21 October 2024
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FPC Interpretation Guide to Medium Risk A & B EU Fresh Produce Categories
18 September 2024
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Change to EU SPS inspection frequency for tomato, pepper, aubergine & cucumber plants
Import inspection frequencies are kept under constant review considering the current risk position. The UK Plant Health Risk Group has reviewed the position for...
Failed Transit Messages - B1890 NCTS5 Advice
HMRC have identified an increase in failed transit messages at Office of Transit and Destination due to the incorrect application and use of rule B1890 (as per ...
Change to customs rules for import duty repayment
The Customs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2024 were laid on the 3rd December 2024. This Statutory Instrument introduces a change to customs ru...
Conifer Import Reminder
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 Phytosanitar...
How to comply with the BTOM and the new import controls that are now in place
The following summary has been provided by Defra as a guide to meeting EU import controls1. Register for IPAFFS online on GOV UK if you haven’t already done s...
Update on physical and identity checks for non-qualifying goods moving from the island of Ireland to Great Britain
Defra have confirmed that physical and identity checks on non-qualifying goods moving from the island of Ireland to Great Britain will not start during 2024. D...
NCTS Outage Notification 18th November 7.30am
Monday 18th November 2024 between 07.30am- 08.30am. Planned maintenance activities will be undertaken on the NCTS live service on Monday 18th November 2024:N...
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...
Safety & Security EU waiver extended until 31 January 2025.
The waiver for import requirements for goods from the EU (and other territories that did not have requirements before 1 January 2021) has been extended until 31...
IT Disruption causing Delay at the borders - Defra Statement
Notification has been received today from Defra "There has been an IT incident relating to an external provider on the evening of 8 October. The issue has now b...
Introduction of PHEATS for Ware potatoes
Ware potato exporters can now use the Plant Health Exports Audited Trader Scheme (PHEATS) to help with their exports. PHEATS is a trade facilitation scheme for...
Salmonella umbilo Outbreak - UK distribution
There is a current and ongoing outbreak of Salmonella umbilo reported both in RASFF notifications as positive tests and as public health issues . As of late Sep...
Confirmation of Inspection Frequencies for Non-Woody Plants for UK Edible Horticultural Crops
FPC received confirmation from Defra on 25th September 2024 relating to the inspection frequencies for Non-woody plants being imported into the UK. The statemen...
Requirement for all ware potato growers to be registered with APHA in England and Wales
Over the coming weeks APHA will be working with key potato stakeholders across England and Wales to ensure all ware potato growers are aware of existing plant h...
Defra Call for Comments on Large Plants / Machinery inspection at BCP / IC's and CP's
We would like to notify you of a call for comments on the proposal to introduce a derogation from the minimum designation requirements at Border Control Posts, ...
Windsor Framework Update - Customs Requirements Delay until 31 March 2025
The Trader Support Service announced yesterday that the new arrangements under the Windsor Framework for parcels and freight movements that were envisaged to co...
FPC Interpretation Guide to Medium Risk A & B EU Fresh Produce Categories
The UK Government have now released all information relating to the finalised SPS controls of Medium Risk Fruit & Vegetables being imported into the UK from...
Defra Announce Changes to Medium Risk Fruit & Vegetable Products
After further scientific review of commodities across all plant and plant product risk categories, there will be changes to the risk categorisation of certain p...
Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Scheme Derogation Extended
The Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Standards derogation has been extended.The derogation on the requirement for marketing standards Certificates of Conformity...
Trader Support Service extended to end of 2025
A competitive procurement exercise for the free support service for businesses moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland will begin by early 2025....
Organics COI requirement extended to 1 February 2027
Defra Organics today announced that the derogation on the requirement for Certificates of Inspection for organic goods entering GB from the EU, EEA and Switzerl...
Defra Confirm extension of easement for Medium Risk Fruit & Vegetables to 1 July 2025
After many months of lobbying, FPc today received the following communication from Defra, "I am emailing to notify you of a change to the current BTOM timeline...
NCTS Maintenance 28th Sept - DOWNTIME
HMRC will be carrying out essential maintenance to the New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) XI & GB channels, on Saturday 28th September 2024, timings as ...
Tariff Suspension - Opportunity to comment until 25th Sept
The ‘objections window’ has now opened for four weeks to give opportunity for parties to raise concerns about any applications regarding the below. See the full...
Labelling requirements for certain products moving from GB to retail premises in NI under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme
On 9th June 2023, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published guidance on labelling requirements for certain products moving from Great Bri...
High Risk Plant dossiers for exports to the EU and Northern Ireland - DEFRA Update
Over the last 3 years Defra worked with a group of stakeholders to submit the technical dossiers required to initiate the process of obtaining derogations from ...
Northern Ireland Round Up of Information and Contacts
Please find an attachment which outlines a recent change to the NI HRFNAO amendments - there is a removal of a range of products from Annex 1, as well as a numb...
HMRC BSI Customs Intermediary Voluntary Standard - Technical Author Required
In December 2023, HMRC announced our intention to develop a voluntary standard for customs intermediaries Introducing a voluntary standard for customs intermedi...
NCTS5 Great Britain (GB) has gone live
HMRC recently confirmed that the GB NCTS4 service would cut over to the new NCTS5 service from 6am on 01 July 2024.They have just announced the GB service has...
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...
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...
Government Unveils Major Packaging of Farming and Food Sector Support
FPC's CEO Nigel Jenney attended the Farm to Fork summit at 10 Downing Street, where the Prime Minister laid out a clear ambition to grow our fruit and vegetable...