Guidance

Plant imports: border control posts at UK airports

Updated 17 December 2024

A list of authorised border control posts (BCPs) for plant imports at UK airports.

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AGS Glasgow 

Glasgow Airport
Abbotsinch
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2SW

Telephone: 0844 4815 555

Open 24 hours

Visit the Glasgow Airport website

Inspection centre

A Dnata
Unit 7-8
Cargo Terminal
Campsie Drive
Glasgow Airport
Abbotsinch
Paisley
PA3 2SG

Telephone: 01418 474 576

Visit the dnata website

Open 24 hours

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO

Heathrow Airport - Air Canada (ACS)

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit the Heathrow Airport website 

Inspection centre 

Air Canada (ACS)
Building 553
Shoreham Road East
Heathrow
TW6 3RG

Email: enquiries@aircanada.com
Telephone: 08712 243 600

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP

 Heathrow Airport - ASC Cargo (JZC)

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit the Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre 

ASC Cargo (JZC)
Building 582
Sandringham Road
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
TW6 3SN

Email: dutymanager@asccargo.com
Telephone: 0208 738 1800

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP

Heathrow Airport - BA World Cargo Ascentis

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit the Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

BA World Cargo Ascentis
Ascentis
Ascentis House
Building 1236
Sealand Road
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
TW6 2JS

Email: ascentisrecovery@iagcargo.com 

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP 

Heathrow Airport - British Airways World Cargo - Premia

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre 

British Airways World Cargo - Premia
IAG Cargo S122
Premia, Building 1236
Sealand Road
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
TW6 2JS

Telephone: 0208 562 0094
0870 240 1020
0208 562 7038

Categories of plants and plant products

PPP

Heathrow Airport - Dnata Cathay Pacific

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Dnata Cathay Pacific
Dnata (CPS) Unit 521a
Stirling Rd
Heathrow Airport
Middlesex
TW6 3JJ

Email: contactcentre@dnata.com
Telephone: 01784 425 160

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP 

Heathrow Airport - Eurobip

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website 

Inspection centre

Eurobip
Unit 2, X2
Hatton Cross Centre
Eastern Perimeter Road
Middlesex
TW6 2GE

Email: info@eurobip.co.uk
Telephone: 0208 759 6887

Categories of plants and plant products

PP 

Heathrow Airport – Heathrow Perishable Centre (HPC)

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Heathrow Perishable Centre
Building 588
Sandringham Road
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
Middlesex
TW6 3SF

Email: hpcinfo@swissport.com
Telephone: 07704 686760

Categories of plants and plant products

PP

Heathrow Airport - Live Fish Border Inspection Post

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Live Fish Border Inspection Post
Beacon Road
Heathrow Airport
TW6 3JF

Email: lhr@apha.gov.uk
Telephone: 0208 745 7894

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP

Heathrow Airport - Menzies Aviation (UK) Ltd

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801 

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Menzies Aviation (UK) Ltd
MW1 Building
557 Shoreham Road
Heathrow Airport
TW6 3RT 

Email: importcargo@menziesaviation.com
lhr.mw1-posspvr@menziesaviation.com
Telephone: 0208 750 3101/3084 

Open 24 hours

Imp. Supervisor: 02087 503 094 

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP

Heathrow Airport - Swissport Cargo Services (HCH) 

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801 

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight 

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre 

Swissport Cargo Services (HCH) 
Building 558 
Shoreham Road West 
Hounslow 
TW6 3RN 

Email: lhr.hchshiftmanagers@swissport.com 
lhr.hchimports@swissport.com
lhr.hchcustomerservices@swissport.com

Telephone: 0208 750 4183
0208 750 4193
0208 750 4184

Categories of plants and plant products 

P, PP

Heathrow Airport - Swissport GB Ltd

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Swissport GB Ltd
Building 521b
Heathrow Airport
Middlesex
TW6 3LW

Email: LHR.CargoDutyManagers@swissport.com
Telephone: 0208 976 5417 

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP 

Heathrow Airport - WFS 551

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

WFS 551
Building 551
Shoreham Road East
Hounslow, London
TW6 3UA

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP

Heathrow Airport - Worldwide Flight Services Ltd, Building 549

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Worldwide Flight Services Ltd
Building 549
Shoreham Road East
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
TW6 3UA

Email: Imp549@wfsuk.aero
Telephone for Jet Airways: 0208 564 5549

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP

Heathrow Airport - Worldwide Flight Services Ltd, Building 550

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Worldwide Flight Services Ltd
Building 550
Shoreham Road East
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
TW6 3UA

Email: info@wfs.aero
Telephone: 0208 564 5550

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP 

Heathrow Airport - Worldwide Flight Services Ltd, Unit 578

Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit Heathrow Airport website

Inspection centre

Worldwide Flight Services Ltd
Unit 578
Heathrow Cargo Centre
Sandringham Road
Hounslow
Middlesex
TW6 3SF

Email: Lhr578.cargo@wfs.aero
Telephone: 0208 564 5558

www.wfs.aero

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP

Southampton Airport

Southampton Airport
Hants
SO18 2NL

Email: soumediacentre@southamptonairport.com
Telephone: 0344 481 7777

Opening times: Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm

Visit Southampton Airport website

Categories of plants and plant products

 PP(WP), OO

Stansted Airport - Swissport Cargo Services UK Ltd

Enterprise House
Stansted Airport
Essex
CM24 1QW

Telephone: 0808 169 7031

Opening times: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Visit Stansted Airport website

Inspection centre

Swissport Cargo Services UK Ltd
Cargo Terminal
Stansted
Essex
CM24 8QT

Email: STN.Cargodm@Swissport.com
Telephone: 01279 680 508

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP)OO

Stansted Airport - Federal Express World Services

Enterprise House
Stansted Airport
Essex
CM24 1QW

Telephone: 0808 169 7031

Opening times: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Visit Stansted Airport website

Inspection centre

Federal Express World Services
Pincey Road
Stansted Airport
Stansted
Essex
CM24 1HA

Telephone: 01279 666 575

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO

Birmingham International Airport - Dnata

Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham
B26 3QJ

Email: commercial@birminghamairport.co.uk
Telephone: 01217 679 900

Opening times: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Visit the Birmingham Airport website

Inspection centre

Dnata
The Argosy Building
Airport Cargo
Birmingham Cargo Airport
Birmingham
West Midlands
B26 3QN

Email: bhx.ops@dnata.co.uk

Categories of plants and plant products

PP

Birmingham International Airport - Swissport (UK) Ltd

Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham
B26 3QJ

Email: commercial@birminghamairport.co.uk
Telephone: 08712 220 072

Opening times: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Visit Birmingham Airport website

Inspection centre

Swissport (UK) Ltd
World Cargo Centre
Airport Cargo
Birmingham Airport
Birmingham
West Midlands
B26 3QN

Email: bhx.cargo@swissport.com
Telephone: 01217 822 448

Categories of plants and plant products

PP 

Cardiff International Airport

Cardiff International Airport
Vale of Glamorgan
CF62 38D

Email: info@cwl.aero
Telephone: 01446 711 111

Opening hours: 8am to 5pm

Visit the Cardiff Airport website

Categories of plants and plant products

PP(WP)OO

East Midlands Airport - UPS Ltd

East Midlands Airport
Castle Donnington
DE74 2SA

Opening times: 7am to 7pm

Visit the MAG website

Inspection centre

UPS Ltd
Cargo Terminal 2
Beverley Road
East Midlands Airport
Derby
DE74 2TG

Telephone: 01332 815 666

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO 

East Midlands Airport - DHL Aviation (UK) Ltd

East Midlands Airport
Castle Donnington
DE74 2SA

Opening times: 7am to 7pm

Visit the MAG website

Inspection centre

DHL Aviation (UK) Ltd
Cargo West
East Midlands Airport
Derby
Derbyshire
DE74 2TR

Telephone: 01332 697 929

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO

Gatwick Airport - Dnata Ltd Unit 5

Gatwick Airport Ltd.
Room 852
South Roof Office Block
London Gatwick Airport
RH6 0NP

Telephone: 03448 920 322

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit the Gatwick Airport website

Inspection centre

Dnata Ltd Unit 5
Gatwick Cargo Centre
Cargo Road
West Sussex
RH6 0SQ

Email: ContactCentre@dnata.com
Telephone: 01293 602 551

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP 

Gatwick Airport - Aircare

Gatwick Airport Ltd.
Room 852
South Roof Office Block
London
Gatwick Airport
RH6 0NP

Telephone: 03448 920 322

Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight

Visit the Gatwick Airport website

Inspection centre

Aircare
Cargo Forecourt Rd
Gatwick Airport
Horley
Gatwick
RH6 0SQ

Email: office@animalaircare.co.uk
Telephone: 01293 555 580

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP 

GIP Edinburgh

GIP Edinburgh
Edinburgh Airport
Turnhouse Road
Edinburgh
EH12 9DN

Open 24 hours

Visit the Edinburgh Airport website

Inspection centre

Worldwide Flight Services Ltd.
Cargo and Consolidation Centre
Edinburgh Airport Cargo Village
Turnhouse Road
Edinburgh
EH12 0AL

Telephone: 01293 555 580

Opening times: Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Closed Saturday and Sunday

Visit the WFS website

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO 

Hurn (Bournemouth)

Bournemouth Airport
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 6SE

Telephone: 01202 364 000

Opening times: Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm as needed

Visit the Bournemouth Airport website

Categories of plants and plant products

PP(WP), OO 

Leeds Bradford International Airport

Leeds Bradford International Airport
Leeds
LS19 7TU

Email:LBA.cargo@servisair.com
Telephone: 01132 508 355

Open 24 hours

Visit the Leeds Bradford website

Categories of plants and plant products

PP(WP)OO 

Liverpool Airport Plc

Liverpool Airport Plc
South Terminal
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool
L24 1YD

Email: cargo@liverpoolairport.com
Telephone: 0871 521 8484

Opening times: 8am to 5pm

Visit the Liverpool John Lennon Airport website

Categories of plants and plant products

PP(WP), OO

Luton Airport

London Luton Cargo Centre
Building 200
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 9PD

Email: cargo@ltn.aero
Telephone: 01582 395 231

Opening times: 8am to 5pm

Visit the London Luton Airport website

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO

Manchester Airport - Dnata

Manchester Airport
Manchester
M90 1QX

Telephone: 01332 852 912

Opening times: 9am to 9pm as needed

Inspection centre

Dnata
2 Pinfold Lane
Manchester Airport
M90 5YF

Email: Lynzie.Shea@dnata.co.uk
Telephone: 01614 352 310

Categories of plants and plant products

PPPOO 

Manchester Airport - Swissport

Manchester Airport
Manchester
M90 1QX

Telephone: 01332 852 912

Opening times: 9am to 9pm as needed

Inspection centre

Swissport
Building 300
World Freight Terminal
Manchester Airport
M90 5UY

Email: man.ops@swissport.com
Telephone: 01614 996 700

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO 

Manchester Airport - WFS

Manchester Airport
Manchester
M90 1QX

Telephone: 01332 852 912

Opening times: 9am to 9pm as needed

Inspection centre

WFS
Building 300
World Freight Terminal
Manchester Airport
M90 5BA

Email: manofficespvsor@wfs.aero
Telephone: 01612 097 600

Categories of plants and plant products

P, PP, PP(WP), OO 

Newcastle International Airport

Newcastle International Airport
Woolsington
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 8BZ

Email: enquiries@newcastleinternational.co.uk
Telephone: 08718 821 121

Open 24 hours

Visit the Newcastle Airport website

Categories of plants and plant products

PP(WP), OO 

Plymouth City Airport

Plymouth City Airport
Roborough
Plymouth
PL6 8BW

Email: mail@flyplymouth.com
Telephone: 01752 242 628

Opening times: 9am to 5pm

Visit the Plymouth Airport website

Categories of plants and plant products

PP(WP), OO 

Teesside International Airport Limited

Hangar 3
Teesside International Airport
Darlington
County Durham
DL2 1NL

Email: cargo@teessideinternational.com
Telephone: 01325 332 811

Opening times: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Categories of plants and plant products

PP

Abbreviations

For plants, plant products and other objects referred to in Article 47(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 

P: plants

PP: plant products

PP(WP): wood and wood products

OO: other objects