2026

25 March

SCPHA Easter opening hours 2026

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23 February

Outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in Cyprus 23/02/2026

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20 February

Illegal Imports – Failure to Pre-Notify POAO Consignments or Removal…

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04 February

SCPHA Routine Product Sampling – February 2026

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21 January

Import Requirements for High Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin…

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2025

27 November

Port Health Stakeholder Forum 21 January 2026

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26 November

New legislation effective 1 January 2026 introduces updated…

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25 November

Important Update: EU 2026 IUU Regulation Changes and Implications for…

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27 October

SCPHA Festive and New Year opening hours 2025

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08 October

Lumpy Skin Disease: Import of Milk and Diary Products from Spain…

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27 June

From 30th June 2025, all relevant submissions must be made via the…

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19 June

Transition to New Official Laboratory Service Provider

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13 June

Digital Border Services issue now resolved 13/06/25

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12 June

Digital Border Services Disruption Impacting Trade

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15 May

Lifting of Import Restrictions on Commodities from FMD-Affected Zone…

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25 April

Guidance for Importing Animal By-Products (ABPs) into Great Britain

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25 April

Important Update – Changes to Quick Resolve Online Form (Live from…

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17 April

Further information for Germany FMD 17th April 2025

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14 April

Ban on personal imports extended to cover all EU countries

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11 April

Temporary Suspension of General Import Advice Services

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24 March

Regionalisation of Germany for imports of commodities from…

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07 March

Foot and mouth disease in Hungary 7th March

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07 February

FMD in Germany: Suspension of commercial imports of hay and straw and…

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04 February

Hungary: Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) outbreak

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30 January

SCPHA Press Release 30/01/2025

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30 January

Foot and Mouth Disease Controls and Measures to Ease Delays

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23 January

Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany – Imports update 22nd January 2025

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17 January

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany: Import Restrictions and…

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16 January

Port Health Stakeholder Forum 28th February 2025

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13 January

Germany Loses Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Free Status

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10 January

Latest Updates on Importing Animals and Animal Products into Great…

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2024

04 December

The Current List Of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin…

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22 November

High-risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin (HRFNAO) changes from…

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20 November

SCPHA Festive opening hours announced 2024

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01 November

Update on SPS Controls and CHED D Process Changes for Fish and…

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15 October

DEFRA Issues Guidance on Completion of Poultry Meat and Meat Product…

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14 October

Port Health Stakeholder Forum New Date 8th November

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04 October

New Certificates for Poultry Imports from China and Thailand…

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01 October

Important Update for Importers and Agents: GVMS Holds Resolution…

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19 September

BTOM Updates/Reminders September 2024

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03 September

Notice of changes to IPAFFS from 3rd September 2024

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29 August

Maritime Declaration of Health - Reporting Suspected Cases or…

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28 August

Importing High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin

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22 August

Important Updates on BTOM and New Import Controls

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21 August

Common IPAFFS Notification Errors

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20 August

Ensuring Compliance at the Border

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14 August

Port of Felixstowe Bolsters Operations with Arrival of New AeRTG…

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01 August

Temporary Allowance for Scanned Export Health Certificates Ends…

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26 July

Supporting New Ministers with the Border Target Operating Model

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10 July

Port Health Stakeholder Forum 26th July 2024

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02 July

Introduction to New Import Controls

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21 June

Essential Updates on the New BTOM

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18 June

DEFRA Tightens Regulations on Fish Import Documentation to Combat…

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18 June

New Import Controls Implemented Under Border Target Operating Model…

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10 June

New Import Controls Implemented Under Border Target Operating Model…

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04 June

Operational Border Target Operating Model information 

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28 May

Navigating New Import Controls

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28 May

Histamine Canned Fish - Update

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15 May

SCPHA BTOM Guidance Since Going Live

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15 May

BTOM update – getting it right at the border 

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13 May

Importing high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU…

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13 May

Summary of BTOM operational learnings and commonly asked queries…

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13 May

BTOM update – Getting your CHED import notification right

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03 May

Guidance for Agents - IPAFFS Transport Identification for CHEDS

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02 May

The BTOM is now live – CHED completion reminder and no-match…

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02 May

Implementation of IUU Documentation Requirements for Wild Caught Fish…

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29 April

One day to go – are you ready for the new import controls?

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26 April

Amendment to HRFNAO Controls From 7th March 2024

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26 April

SCPHA Releases BTOM Requirements for Felixstowe and Harwich Ports

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24 April

1 week to go - New import controls are coming on 30th April

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22 April

2 weeks to go - New import controls are coming on 30th April

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19 April

IUU notifications from 30th April 2024

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17 April

Port Health Stakeholder Forum 26th April 2024

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10 April

New Certificates For Import / Transit Required

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09 April

3 weeks to go - New import controls are coming on 30th April

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08 April

Suffolk Coastal Port Health Finance Accounts and Fees

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04 April

Simplifying Consignment Release with our New Quick Resolve E-form

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03 April

4 weeks to go - New import controls are coming on 30th April

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03 April

Imported American pickles potentially not compliant with GB food…

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27 March

5 weeks to go - New import controls are coming on 30th April

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21 March

6 weeks to go - New import controls are coming on 30th April

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18 March

SCPHA Easter opening hours announced 2024

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13 March

7 weeks to go - New import controls are coming on 30th April

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07 March

8 weeks to go – Additional import controls are coming on 30 April

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07 March

Do you import plastic kitchenware from China or Hong Kong to GB via…

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06 March

List of products requiring a CHED-D

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01 March

New Border Controls for High-Risk Food Not of Animal Origin (HRFNAO)…

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27 February

New Controls Implemented for Organic Turmeric Imports from India

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26 February

NEW NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN IMPORTS REQUIRE HEALTH CHECKS FROM 07 MARCH 2024

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23 February

DEFRA Identifies Common Errors in Health Certificate Checks; Issues…

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02 February

Requirements for Consignments Requiring IUU Checks

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30 January

SCPHA Operations Update: Streamlining Trade Correspondence and Import…

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29 January

Changes to DES

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29 January

Important EU Import Requirements for POAO & HRFNAO Effective 31st…

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17 January

Important Update PHILIS Software

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15 January

Port Health Stakeholder Forum 19th January 2024

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11 January

Authenticated Copy Health Certificates

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09 January

Prepare for the BTOM Starting 31st January 2024!

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02 January

New Analytical Sample Charges Effect from 1st January 2024

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2023

05 December

SCPHA Christmas opening hours announced 2023

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30 November

Oyster Sauce

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02 October

Help us to help you!

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18 September

MCP reminder that LPD printing no longer supported through Destin8

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31 August

DEFRA announces changes to organic food and feed import requirements

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29 August

Ingredients and labelling of soft drink imports into Great Britain

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25 August

Importing confectioneries, soft drinks, cereals and fine bakery wares…

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25 August

PHILIS DES update expands IUU notifications

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16 August

Port health services close for August bank holiday

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26 July

Salmonella subspecies causing multi-country outbreaks found and…

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30 June

Logistics community joins Suffolk port health authority for insight…

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22 June

Plastic food contact materials comprising bamboo and similar…

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26 April

Delays expected for port health services amid bank holiday closures

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25 April

NEW IUU FORMAT REQUIRED FOR PHILIS DOCUMENT ENTRY SYSTEM

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28 March

Your invite to the first Port Health Stakeholder Forum

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17 March

Easter closure dates for Suffolk port health

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16 March

Suffolk port health fees rise amid increased costs

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13 March

DEFRA reiterates Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing…

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08 March

One tonne of illegal pork seized to combat African Swine Fever

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25 January

Environment Secretary tours Suffolk port health authority upholding…

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17 January

PHILIS DES update creates clearer import notifications for port…

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16 January

Digital import documents now accepted by Suffolk Coastal Port Health…

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13 January

New non-animal origin imports require health checks from 17 January…

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06 January

Legislation changes what food and feed are considered high risk

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2022

13 December

PHILIS receives major update to Document Entry System notifications

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07 December

Suffolk port health authority takes gold in leadership competition

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05 December

SCPHA Christmas opening hours announced

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29 November

SCPHA fights spread of African Swine Fever in joint operation with…

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24 November

Importers advised to contact HMRC over consignments not showing as…

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18 November

Irradiated prawns and undeclared seafood targeted by SCPHA for OPSON…

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10 November

Now accepting electronic Plastic Declaration Documents

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31 October

Sampling costs and delivery times reduced for plastic products

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12 October

Charges increase for ship sanitation inspections

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29 September

Introducing NEOMA – the technological revolution for port health…

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21 September

SCPHA statement on proposed strike action at the Port of Felixstowe

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16 September

“Rest in peace boss” – SCPHA remembers Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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27 July

Edge Worldwide Logistics praises port health cooperation with the…

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18 July

Young gymnasts vault through 4km of mud for East Anglia’s Children’s…

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04 July

Japanese import controls revoked 11 years after Fukushima disaster

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21 June

Tongue-eating parasites caught entering Britain by SCPHA

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16 June

RAF veteran Jeremy wins gold in 150-person swim despite “Schoolboy…

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08 June

How SCPHA tackles illegal fishing on World Ocean Day

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20 May

East Suffolk Council tours the region’s vital port health function

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12 May

SCPHA's Mental Health First Aiders support colleagues…

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10 May

Food Standards Agency joins SCPHA to explore the future of import…

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29 April

EU import checks postponed to 2023

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05 April

Rate Increases 2022-2023

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04 April

Update to our charges 2022/2023

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02 March

Changes to DES

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2021

15 December

Problems with GB health certificates

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15 December

New health certificates required for imports from EU and rest of the…

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14 December

Christmas and New Years Opening Hours 2021/22

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04 December

HRFNAO and Plastic kitchenware imports from the EU: January 2022…

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05 October

Internet problems 05/10/21

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27 September

Change of our main contact telephone number to: 0845 646 1310

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09 September

Plastic Declarations - DES

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06 September

Minor updates to DES (Document Entry System)

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07 July

Organic Pre-Notifications - DES

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02 July

Importing Organic Products – update

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24 May

GB Health Certificate for imports of High Risk Food and Feed not of…

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06 May

Problems with GB health certificates

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28 April

'High Risk' list of food and feed

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23 April

Importing Organic Products into Great Britain - April 2021 update

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31 March

Pre-notifications for COI's and IUU's

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26 March

Easter Bank Holiday Office Closure

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17 March

Update to our charges 2021/2022

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10 March

Update: Maritime Declaration of Health Documents

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04 February

Scheduled maintenance of our email system 8th & 9th Feb 2021

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02 February

Updated: New GB Health certificates and requirement for import of…

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15 January

Latest advice from DEFRA regarding Organic Certificates of Inspection…

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2020

18 December

IMPORTING WILD CAUGHT FISHERY PRODUCTS INTO GREAT BRITAIN FROM 1ST…

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17 December

Importing High Risk Food and Feed Not of Animal Origin from 1st…

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11 December

Christmas and New Years Opening Hours 2020/21

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07 December

Importing Organic Products into Great Britain from 1st January 2021

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02 December

Transition of CHED-Ds from TRACES NT to IPAFFS

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27 November

Transition of CVEDs and CHED-Ds from TRACES Classic and TRACES NT to…

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20 November

DEFRA UPDATE: IPAFFS WEBINARS

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18 November

BPDG Weekly Bulletin 13/11/2020

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31 October

Sesame Seeds from India

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31 October

Trading and labelling organic food from 1 January 2021

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24 October

DEFRA Update: SPS import systems – end of transition update

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07 October

Importing Organic Food and Feed during the COVID-19 pandemic

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30 September

BPDG - UPDATE - 25/09/20

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07 September

BPDG - SEPTEMBER UPDATE - 07/09/20

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27 August

CHED-P Signatories

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27 August

Switch to IPAFFS no longer happening on the 7th September 2020

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26 August

Switch from CVED-P on TRACES Classic to CHED-P on IPAFFS on the 7th…

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19 August

How to import and export goods between Great Britain and the EU from…

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11 August

Imports of food and feed possibly affected by Caesium-137 following…

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27 July

COVID 19: Submitting Original Documents to Port Health during the…

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27 July

BPDG - JULY UPDATE - 22/07/2020

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21 July

Digitally signed Certificates of Inspection (CoI) for the Import of…

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16 July

BPDG - JULY UPDATE - 16/07/2020

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16 July

DEFRA Update: Border announcements

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01 July

Increased sampling – High Risk Food/Feed Not of Animal Origin (HRFNAO)

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23 June

BPDG - JUNE UPDATE - 12/06/2020

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22 May

Changes to High Risk Food and Feed list – 27th May 2020

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21 May

COVID 19: Port Health update - 21st May 2020

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02 May

Removed as per INC3090 COVID 19: Temporary measures for High Risk…

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02 May

PC 28/02: removed as per INC 3089 COVID 19: Temporary measures for…

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02 May

COVID 19: Temporary measures for imports of Plastic Kitchenware from…

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07 April

COVID-19: Updated guidance from DEFRA for submission of electronic…

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26 March

COVID-19: Change of opening hours

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24 March

COVID-19: Temporary acceptance of copy documents via email

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19 March

CHED-D: How to complete

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16 March

COVID-19

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03 March

Port Health Delays

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18 February

CED (Common Entry Document) becomes a CHED-D (Common Health Entry…

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17 February

TRACES New Technology (TNT) training for Forwarding Agents

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13 February

‘High-Risk’ Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin – Official Certificate…

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13 February

Importing Organic Products – updates to legislation

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31 January

Port Health guidance on new fishery products health certificate

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30 January

DEFRA IMPORT & EXPORTS NEWSLETTER - 29/01/2020

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30 January

Coronavirus

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24 January

Update from DEFRA - Get ready for TRACES NT: important information…

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2019

19 December

Christmas and New Years Opening Hours 2019/20

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13 December

Official Control Regulations - DEFRA factsheet for importers

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11 December

NAO Legislation Changes

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11 December

TRACES-NT update from DEFRA - 11/12/2019

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03 December

How to log onto TRACES NT - Advice for freight forwarders

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02 December

Update from DEFRA

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29 November

New health certificates required for certain 'high-risk'…

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14 November

Revision to controls of imports of food & feed from Japan

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29 October

DEFRA IMPORT & EXPORTS NEWSLETTER - 29/10/2019

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23 October

BDG - OCTOBER UPDATE - 23/10/2019

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22 October

New health certificates required for certain products of animal…

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16 October

BDG - OCTOBER UPDATE - 16/10/2019

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02 October

BDG - OCTOBER UPDATE - 02/10/2019

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02 October

BDG - Get ready for Brexit

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01 October

Get ready to use IPAFFS

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25 September

DEFRA IMPORT AND EXPORT NEWSLETTER – 25/09/2019

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24 September

BDG - SEPTEMBER UPDATE - 24/09/2019

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17 September

BDG - SEPTEMBER UPDATE - 17/09/2019

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11 September

BDG - SEPTEMBER UPDATE - 11/09/2019

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09 September

DEFRA IMPORT AND EXPORT NEWSLETTER - 09/09/2019

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23 August

BDG - August Updates - 23/08/2019

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22 August

DEFRA IMPORT AND EXPORT NEWSLETTER - 22/08/2019

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13 August

New Vacancies

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09 August

HMG Day 1 No Deal (D1ND) RoRo Business Requirements

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01 August

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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01 August

Groundnut Flour

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29 July

We have a new website!

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26 July

Food and Feed Changes 26th July 2019

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11 June

Organic Imports - Additional Charges

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05 June

Changes to the Aflatoxin Controls Regulation

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05 June

Groundnuts from Gambia and Sudan

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03 June

External Stakeholder Enquiries - 03/06/2019

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28 May

New Certificates for certain Animal By-Products

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12 April

Continued use of TRACES

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09 April

BDG - April Updates - 09/04/2019

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02 April

BDG - April Updates - 02/04/2019

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26 March

BDG - March Updates - 26/03/2019

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22 March

2019 / 20 Charges Review

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20 March

BDG - March updates - 20/03/2019

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19 March

Defra Trade Associations Representing Importers / Exporters -…

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12 March

BDG - March updates - 12/03/2019

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11 March

2019 / 20 Charges Update

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05 March

BDG - March updates - 05/03/2019

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26 February

BDG - February Updates - 26/02/2019

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21 February

BDG - February updates - 21/02/2019

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12 February

BDG - February updates - 12/02/2019

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11 February

Border Delivery Group Leaflets

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11 January

Food and Feed Changes 14th January 2019

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2018

28 December

Organic and Imported Food and Feed Contols

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15 December

Changes to Import Controls Pesticide Risk - CIR 2018/1660

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12 November

Emergency controls for pesticide residues in food - changes…

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03 July

Food and Feed Control Changes 6th July 2018

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23 May

GDPR changes and Port Health newsletter updates

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2017

16 November

Lost Certificates for Products of Animal Origin and Food Not of…

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16 November

Revision to controls of imports of food & feed from Japan

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16 February

Betel leaves and sesame seeds from India, certification required from…

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2016

07 October

Controls Over Indian Farmed Fishery Products

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18 July

Importing Chilli products from India

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05 May

Plastic kitchenware and organic imports - new information requirements

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2015

16 September

Fig Jam - Import Conditions

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30 April

Charging arrangements for Organic Certificates

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15 March

Glazed Fishery Products

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12 January

Fishery products import process & ALVS

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2014

15 October

Health Certification Feed Controls Aflatoxin

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16 August

Advice on Document Requirements

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04 April

Ban on imports fish caught by Belize, Cambodia and Guinea fishing…

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19 February

Paan Leaves Banned due to Salmonella

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2013

15 November

Retesting Failed Laboratory Samples

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10 July

China GMO Rice/Rice Products

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24 March

Common Entry Documents to be entered on TRACES

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2012

15 November

Labelling

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15 March

Re-enforced checks of products of animal origin

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15 February

Notification of Products of Animal Origin to Port Health

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