Upcoming Amendments to High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin (HRFNAO)
New legislation will change what NAO food and feed are classed as high-risk and therefore require health checks when being imported into Great Britain. Importers and agents should familiarise themselves with the below changes and ensure they submit accurate documentation for their consignments. The full legislative changes can also be viewed here:
Statutory Instrument 2025 No. 1162
Note: For products being imported into Northern Ireland, please refer to the responsible port health authority in Northern Ireland.
Main points:
- The updated list of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin (HRFNAO) will come into force from 1st January 2026.
- India and Uganda have commodities moving from Annex I to Annex II, requiring pre-export sampling at country of origin and the results of sampling sent with the CHED-D and an original Official Certificate.
Summary of amendments:
|
Imported High Risk Food and Feed Not of Animal Origin (HRFNAO) commodities that have been risk assessed and removed from control at the border as they are compliant with imported food safety requirements and no longer a risk to public health. |
||||
|
Commodity |
Commodity code |
Country |
Hazard |
Frequency of physical and identity checks. |
|
Sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) (Food – crushed or ground) |
0904 22 00 11 |
China (CN) |
Salmonella |
Delisted – no HRFNAO import control for consignments arriving from 1st January 2026. |
|
Imported High Risk Food and Feed Not of Animal Origin (HRFNAO) commodities that remain under control but have had checks reduced due improving compliance rates at the GB Border. |
||||
|
Commodity |
Commodity code |
Country |
Hazard |
Frequency of physical and identity checks. |
|
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) (Food – fresh) |
0810 90 20 20 |
Malaysia (MY) |
Pesticide residues
|
Reduce from 50% to 20% in Annex I |
|
Okra (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) |
0709 99 90 20 0710 80 95 30 |
Vietnam (VN) |
Pesticide residues |
Reduce from 50% to 20% in Annex I |
|
Imported High Risk Food and Feed Not of Animal Origin (HRFNAO) commodities that have had controls increased at the border due increased non-compliance and or risk to consumers. |
||||
|
Commodity |
Commodity code |
Country |
Hazard |
Frequency of physical and identity checks. |
|
Aubergines (Food – fresh or chilled) |
0709 30 00 05 |
Dominican Republic (DO) |
Pesticide residues |
Increase from 20% to 50% in Annex I |
|
Okra (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) |
0709 99 90 20 0710 80 95 30 |
India (IN) |
Pesticide residues |
Increase from Annex I 20% to Annex II 20% (health certificate and test results required) |
|
Drumsticks (Moringa oleifera) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) |
0709 99 90 10 0710 80 95 75 |
India (IN) |
Pesticide residues |
Increase from Annex I 20% to Annex II 20% (health certificate and test results required) |
|
Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms (Food – dried spices) |
0908 |
India (IN) |
Pesticide residues |
Increase from 10% to 50% Annex I |
|
Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway; juniper berries (Food – dried spices) |
0909 |
India (IN) |
Pesticide residues |
Increase from 10% Annex I to 20% Annex II (health certificate and test results required)
|
|
Ginger, saffron, turmeric (Curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices (Food – dried spices) |
0910 |
India (IN) |
Pesticide residues |
Increase from 10% Annex I to 20% Annex II (health certificate and test results required) |
|
Peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen) |
0709 60 99 20 0710 80 59 20
|
Uganda (UG) |
Pesticide residues
|
Increase from 50% Annex I to 20% Annex II (health certificate and test results required) |
|
Imported Food and Feed Not of Animal Origin (FNAO) commodities that have been identified as presenting a risk to public health and have brought under control at the border for the first time. |
||||
|
Commodity |
Commodity code |
Country |
Hazard |
Frequency of physical and identity checks. |
|
Papaws (Papaya) (Food)
|
0807 20 00 |
Brazil (BR) |
Pesticide residues |
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell (Food and feed) |
1202 41 00 |
Paraguay (PY) |
Aflatoxins |
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled (Food and feed) |
1202 42 00 |
Paraguay (PY) |
Aflatoxins
|
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved (Food and feed) |
2008 11 91 2008 11 96 2008 11 98
|
Paraguay (PY) |
Aflatoxins
|
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Groundnut flours and meals (Food and feed) |
1208 90 00 20 |
Paraguay (PY) |
Aflatoxins
|
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of groundnut oil (Food and feed) |
2305 00 00 |
Paraguay (PY) |
Aflatoxins
|
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Groundnuts paste (Food and feed) |
2007 10 10 80 2007 10 99 50 2007 99 39 07 2007 99 39 08 |
Paraguay (PY) |
Aflatoxins
|
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Peanut butter (Food and feed) |
2008 11 10 |
Paraguay (PY) |
Aflatoxins
|
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Pitahaya (dragon fruit) (Food – fresh or chilled) |
0810 90 20 10 |
Thailand (TH) |
Pesticide residues |
Insert into Annex I at 10% sampling rate. |
|
Imported High Risk Food and Feed Not of Animal Origin (HRFNAO) commodities that remain unchanged but have additional CN codes added to increase the commodities range the control is applicable to. |
||||
|
Commodity |
Commodity code |
Country |
Hazard |
Frequency of physical and identity checks. |
|
Sesamum seeds (Food) |
1207 40 2008 19 19 49 2008 19 99 49
|
Ethiopia (ET) Nigeria (NG) Sudan (SD) Uganda (UG) India (IN) |
Salmonella
(and pesticide residues from India) |
Extending the scope of control by adding commodity codes: 2008 19 19 49 2008 19 99 49
|
|
Sesamum seeds (Food)
|
1207 40 2008 19 19 49 2008 19 99 49
|
Türkiye (TR) Syria (SY)
|
Salmonella
|
Moving commodity codes 2008 19 19 49 2008 19 99 49 from tahini and halva to sesamum seeds entry.
|
|
Sesamum seeds (Food)
|
1207 40 2008 19 19 49 2008 19 99 49
|
Ethiopia (ET) Nigeria (NG) Sudan (SD) Uganda (UG) India (IN) Türkiye (TR) Syria (SY) |
Salmonella
(and pesticide residues from India) |
Extending the scope of control by amending the commodity code to 12 07 40.
|
BANNED PRODUCTS
There are no changes. Dried beans from Nigeria for food use continue to be banned from import into Great Britain. A CHED-D will be required and the product will be rejected from import.
IMPORTING HRFNAO FROM EU COUNTRIES INTO GREAT BRITAIN
Please ensure you are familiar with the requirements for importing HRFNAO from the EU into GB – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/import-high-risk-food-and-feed-not-of-animal-origin-from-the-eu-to-great-britain
If you have imported HRFNAO into the EU and had full CHED-D checks at the EU border and you simply store the products in the EU without further processing (note: repackaging does not count as processing) before shipping them to GB, you will need to go through the process again at the GB border (CHED-D on IPAFFS with required documentation, and sampling).
For example, if you import Dried Figs from Turkey into the Netherlands (CHED-D, health certificate, results report) and receive full clearance, and then export some/all of this consignment to GB you will need to create a GB CHED-D on IPAFFS, submit an original Netherlands issued health certificate along with a copy of test results for aflatoxin as well as commercial documentation to port health.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information on importing non-animal origin products into Great Britain can be found here https://www.porthealth.uk/import-guidance/non-animal-origin/
Stay informed about the latest Port Health news by registering at: https://www.porthealth.uk/contact/
