Import, export and distribution of food

Services

Meat products: model health certificates

Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export meat products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Poultry meat: model health certificates

Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export poultry meat to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Fish products: model health certificates

Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export fish products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Petfood: model health certificates

Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export petfood to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
Other live animals: model health certificates

Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other live animals to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS)
- Detailed guide
- 30 April 2024
- Animal and Plant Health Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Check risk categories for animals and animal products imported from the EU to Great Britain
- Guidance
- 20 November 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Apply for plant export certificates and inspections
- Detailed guide
- 15 October 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Importing live animals, animal products and high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from non-EU countries to Great Britain
- Detailed guide
- 27 August 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Animal and Plant Health Agency, and Food Standards Agency
Import food and drink from the EU to Great Britain
- Detailed guide
- 27 August 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

British pork producers to bring home the bacon
- 9 December 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for Business and Trade
- Press release
Webinar: Screening for GMOs in consignments of rice and rice products originating from China
- 21 November 2023
- Government Chemist
- News story
UK’s agri-food and drink attachés backing British food and drink
- 20 November 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release
Japan opens doors to British cooked poultry meat
- 27 October 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Press release
Environment Secretary Speech to NASDA Conference
- 15 February 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Speech

Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Processing Report 2021
- 27 July 2023
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics
Enhanced controls for beef, poultry meat and poultry meat products from Brazil
- 21 July 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Research
Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Processing Report 2020
- 25 August 2022
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics
Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Processing Report 2019
- 30 July 2021
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
- National statistics

Charging arrangements at government-run border control posts
- 3 April 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 09 July 2023
ET209: Policy for authorisation of FCCOs in Great Britain by APHA
- 5 August 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Policy paper
Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: how the scheme will work
- 1 September 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Policy paper
Expedited Return Scheme (ERS)
- 29 January 2021
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Policy paper

Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme: annual report for 2023
- 5 November 2024
- Rural Payments Agency
- Corporate report
Scottish Seafood Exports Taskforce: Final Report 2021
- 26 August 2021
- Closed organisation: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Corporate report
Export of pig meat and offal to China in 2011 to 2012
- 25 June 2015
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Foi release
Contacts with Oxitec Ltd since 1 January 2013
- 21 January 2015
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Foi release
UK imports of marine and other fish
- 14 January 2015
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Foi release