Guidance

Category 1 goods for freight capacity framework

The list of critical goods that can be transported on government-secured freight capacity.

• From: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for Transport, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Ministry of Defence and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 11 March 2019
• Last updated: 15 March 2021 — See all updates

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Critical goods for government-secured freight capacity: a list of category 1 goods

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The government’s freight capacity framework, awarded on 20 September 2019, will be in place for 4 years and provides improved national resilience if the flow of Category 1 goods (such as medicines and medical products) is disrupted for any reason.

Category 1 goods have been identified as those essential for the preservation of human and animal welfare and national security. The list of Category 1 goods has been agreed by ministers across government.

Extensive work has been undertaken to inform the list of Category 1 goods. This list will be kept under review and will be amended as necessary.

Published 11 March 2019
Last updated 15 March 2021 + show all updates

1. 15 March 2021

   Removed '(for import only as required)' from 'chemicals for water purification and treatment' (Defra) from the list of goods which are category 1 but are not considered to require access to government-secured freight capacity at this stage.

2. 1 February 2021

   Added essential veterinary clinical consumables (for import only) under Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and removed out-of-date PDF.

3. 11 March 2019

   First published.