Biosecurity control - risk classification
Biosafety screening - risk classification.
Reminder! From 31 January, animals, animal products, plants and plant products subject to biosecurity checks will be classified according to risk.
Based on the inherent risk (high, medium or low) that the commodity poses to food safety and biosecurity, combined with any specific country of origin risk.
Animals, animal products, plants and plant products subject to biosecurity controls will be classified in terms of risk assessment:
● High risk
● Medium risk
● Low risk
(based on the inherent risk (high, medium or low) that the commodity poses to food safety and biosecurity, combined with any specific risk associated with the country of origin).
31 January 2024. there has been the introduction of health certificates for EU imports of medium-risk animal products, plants, plant products and high-risk food (and feed) of non-animal origin.
30 April 2024. there will be the introduction of documentary and risk-based identification and physical checks on products of animal origin, plants, plant products and food (and feed) not originating from EU medium-risk animals.
31 October 2024. declarations on the safety and security of EU imports will come into force. In addition to this, the government will introduce a limited data set on imports.
- Medium-risk animal products: Export Health Certificates (EHCs) will be required for exports from the European Union to the UK.
- Plants and plant products of medium risk: Phytosanitary (PC) certificates will be required for European Union exports to the UK
- Low-risk animal products: pre-declaration of exports from the European Union to the UK will continue; products will still need to arrive through points of entry with a Border Inspection Post, but will not be required to have an EHC.
- Low-risk plants and plant products will not require pre-notification or a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) for export from the European Union to the UK.
Simplified EHC (Export Health Certificate) certificates for the export of animal products from the European Union to the UK will be available from the end of April 2023. With a view to supporting the trade and certifiers, we will extend and develop the existing facility to use digital certification.
- Medium-risk animal products: 100% documentary checks and 1% - 30% indicative physical and identification checks to take place at UK Border Control Points (BCPs) for exports from the EU to the UK.
- Medium-risk plants and plant products: risk-based documentary, physical and identity checks carried out at border crossings and UK checkpoints for EU exports to the UK.
- Inspections of high-risk plants and plant products will be carried out from the point of destination to border crossings or control points for exports from the EU to the UK.
- Start piloting trusted trader schemes for animal products and authorised trader status for plants and plant products.
High-risk live animals exported from the EU to the UK will continue to require pre-notification, EHC testing and inspection. In 2024, inspections will move to Border Inspection Posts as infrastructure readiness allows. High-risk plants and plant products will continue to require pre-notification, phytosanitary certificate and inspection.
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