Plant imports: border control posts at UK airports
Updated 29 October 2024
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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
Inspection centre
A Dnata
Unit 7-8
Cargo Terminal
Campsie Drive
Glasgow Airport
Abbotsinch
Paisley
PA3 2SG
Telephone: 01418 474 576
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
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
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
Inspection centre
BA World Cargo Ascentis
Ascentis
Ascentis House
Building 1236
Sealand Road
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
TW6 2JS
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
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
P, PP
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
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 - Euro BIP Ltd
Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 5AP
Email: cargo@heathrow.com
Telephone: 0844 335 1801
Opening times: 6am to 12 midnight
Inspection centre
Euro BIP Ltd
Building 550
Shoreham Road East
Heathrow Airport
Hounslow
Middlesex
TW6 3UA
Email: Hounslowimports@hillingdon.gov.uk
Telephone: 01895 558 180
Categories of plants and plant products
P, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Categories of plants and plant products
PP(WP), OO
East Midlands Airport - UPS Ltd
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
P, PP, OO
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
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
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