STREAMLINED PROCESS THROUGH IPAFFS FOR IUU DOCUMENTATION SUBMISSION

Regulations mandate the submission of IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated) documentation for the importation of wild caught fish and fishery products from both EU and non-EU countries. 

We have updated guidance in the SCPHA document, covering topics such as adding Catch Certificates (CC) to IPAFFS and providing reference numbers for Catch Certificates by country.

Which can be found below:

• Adding CC to IPAFFS 
• Catch Certificates – Reference Number Per Country 

The required information from the IUU documents be inputted to IPAFFS as part of the same CHED-P declaration.

You no longer need to do the following for imports through Felixstowe and Harwich:

• Create a separate IUU notification on PHILIS DES – all IUU documentation must be on IPAFFS.
• Send in original IUU documentation – all IUU documentation must be on IPAFFS.
• The importer’s declaration will no longer need to be completed provided that all the correct IUU documents are uploaded to and declared on IPAFFS.

Please note that IUU documentation includes the following: catch certificates, processing statements (aka Annex IV), proof of storage documents (aka Article 14(1)) and statistical documents (only applicable to specific species, for example Bluefin Tuna, Swordfish).

Here are the key points:

• Most wild-caught fish and fishery products from both EU and non-EU countries require IUU documents.
• These IUU documents must be uploaded to IPAFFS as part of the CHED-P notification process.
• The necessary information from the IUU documents must also be entered into IPAFFS as part of the same CHED-P declaration.

For further information on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, please visit our website at https://www.porthealth.uk/import-guidance/iuu/.

Please send any questions or queries to questionsto@scpha.gov.uk