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SEE OUR LATEST NEWS

page for details of
important changes to UK
Government policy relating
to imports from the EU.
At the present time, Products of Animal
Origin and High Risk Food of Non-Animal
Origin imported from Rest of the World
Countries (outside of Europe/EEA) can
only be imported into the UK through an
approved Border Control Post (BCP).

The Port of Hull is a BCP (GBHUL1H)

designated for the importation of frozen,
packaged fishery products, high risk food
of non-animal origin and plastic
kitchenware's consigned from China and
Hong Kong ONLY.

A list of UK Border Control Posts and their

designations is maintained on Gov.UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications
border-control-posts-animal-and-animal-
product-imports

From the 1st January 2022, all EU

products of animal origin and high-risk
food of non-animal origin must also be
pre-notified on IPAFFS.

Illegal, Unreported &

Unregulated Fishing
Controls (IUU)
Port Health Authority's are responsible for
checking and verifying Catch Certificates
for consignments of fishery products
arriving into GB.

All requests for IUU catch certificate

verification made to this Authority should
be submitted using PHILIS DES. Please
contact us if you require further
information.

Details of our fee's for this service can be

found on OUR CHARGES page.

Please see our LATEST NEWS page for

further guidance on IUU requirements.

Imported Food of Non-

Animal Origin
Official Controls are undertaken by our
Officers on imports of high risk food
products of non-animal origin (controls on
high risk feed are the responsibility of
Trading Standards).

This can include the collection of food

samples for analysis and/or
microbiological examination to assist our
judgement or for local/national
surveillance purposes. Consignments may
be detained pending the receipt of
sample results and importers are
therefore advised to plan accordingly.

Rejected consignments may be destroyed

or re-exported, according to risk, at the
owner's expense.

Importers must pre-notify BCPs at least 1

working day before the physical arrival of
the consignment by completing Part 1 of
the Common Health Entry Document
(CHED-D) on IPAFFS. Costs incurred as a
result of the completion of controls will be
recharged by this Authority to importers.

A list of food products subject to current

import restrictions is maintained by the
Food Standards Agency and can be
accessed here :
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-
guidance/foodstuffs-with-gb-import-
restrictions

Our fees for this service are available on

the OUR CHARGES page.

Organic Imports
The Organic Products Regulations 2009
require that imports of organic produce
must be pre-notified to the Authority in
advance of arrival. Each consignment
must be accompanied by an organic
Certificate of Inspection (COI). This
certificate enables our Officers to check
and verify the provenance of such
consignments and endorse bona-fide
organic goods.

Importers and their agents are advised to

consult with our Inspectors before
proceeding.

All requests for the endorsement of

organic COI's should be submitted to the
Authority using PHILIS DES. Please
contact us if you require further
information.

Currently there is a national fee of £45 per

COI for this service.

Further information on the requirements

for the import of organic food and feed is
available here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/importing-
organic-food-to-the-uk

Hull & Goole PHA

Hull & Goole Port Health Authority
257 Hessle Road, Kingston-upon-Hull
(first floor offices - corner of
Boulevard/Hessle Road)
HU3 4BE

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