New import controls start from 00:01 tonight
Mersey Port Health Authority
Enforcing environmental, public and animal health controls across 53 miles of coastline in Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral.
From 00:01 30?April 2024 traders must:???
A summary of common errors?
Read DEFRA's summary of common errors that have been identified through the documentary checks undertaken since the import controls were implemented on 31 January.?? Ensuring you do not repeat these common errors can help reduce the need to undergo in-person documentary checks at the border.?
Common User Charge?
The Common User Charge guidance has been updated, including on billing details required for payment of Common User Charge invoices where an agent importing Animal Products or HRFNAO acts on behalf of more than one importer.?
In these circumstances, the agent will need to:?
Find out more about common user charge rates and how the charge will apply to imports entering Great Britain through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel from 30 April 2024.??
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Checks being implemented on 30 April 2024?
From 30 April, goods posing the highest biosecurity risk (across all BTOM risk categories) will be prioritised as the BTOM check rates are implemented. DEFRA will continually review the enforcement approach tracking compliance and disruption levels, adjusting the enforcement approach accordingly. This graduation of controls will support traders as they transition and adjust to the new regime.?
Liability for non-compliance?
With regards to matters of non-compliance with UK SPS controls when importing plants and/or plant products, liability will vary depending upon the type of non-compliance, but this may include action against breaches in of the regulatory requirements by the importer/their agent/the BCP/the port operator and others in the supply chain.?
If you are importing or transiting animal products into Great Britain, the operator responsible for the consignment - named in Box I.8 of the Common Health Import Document (CHED) import notification - will be liable for all associated non-compliance enforcement action. If an agent is named as the responsible operator on the CHED they will assume this liability. Contractual arrangements between the importer and their agent are a matter for those parties.?
Returning goods rejected at a GB BCP?
The European Union has procedures to accept returned feed and food products which have been rejected in another country, including Great Britain.?In some cases, a return will not be permitted by the GB inspectors and the consignment will be destroyed. Where a return has been permitted, it is important you consult the competent authority at the final point of destination in the EU for approval for return and for any specific local conditions.?
Returned feed and food must re-enter the EU via a designated Border Control Post for the commodity being returned. The consignment will be subject to documentary and other checks as deemed appropriate by officials at the EU BCP.?
Goods should return to the original establishment of origin. In exceptional circumstances the competent authority in the EU may permit return to an alternate destination or, where the goods pose a serious risk to public health, an approved disposal facility.?
The original documentation used to import the goods into GB should travel with the consignment and the importer will need to provide the local officials at the entry point in the EU with written confirmation why the products were refused entry to GB, a guarantee that transport and storage conditions have been met and confirmation that the goods have not been handled e.g. for unloading purposes in GB.?
Find general information on EU import conditions here:?EU entry conditions - European Commission (europa.eu)?