Following the Border Target Operating Model 1st Milestone Implementation on 31st January, The British Embassy is now nearly one month away from the implementation of the Second Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) SPS Milestone, 30 April 2024.
In addition to complying with the current controls that came into effect on January 31, from 30 April 2024 Traders must:
- Ensure goods from EU /EFTA enter GB through an appropriately designated Border Control Post (BCP) or Control Point (CP) for your commodity type and present the consignment for inspection when called where risk-based documentary, identity and physical checks may take place. Existing inspections of high-risk plants and plant products from the EU, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein will move from Places of Destination (PoDs) to BCP and CP’s.
- Upload IUU documents to the CHED import notification created in IPAFFS for a consignment containing fish or fishery products for human consumption before submitting the import notification.
In the attached documents “PR Goods Update” and “Common Errors”, please find additional guidance and an update on minced meats, meat preparations and mechanically separated meat.
Furthermore, enclosed below please find some useful links to:
1. DEFRA Online Training Sessions – These sessions will tell traders all they know about changes to import processes from 30 April 2024 under the Border Target Operating Model. They will provide a step-by-step guide to importing to GB from EU/EFTA and will provide information on entering through a port of entry with a border control post and outline what happens once you get there.
2. Resources and Links on BTOM
Technical questions and answers about Sanitary and Phytosanitary Controls (SPS) – GOV.UK.
Leaflets
Border control posts – plants and plant products
Composite food products decision trees
Health certificates
Import notifications using IPAFFS
Transiting goods through Great Britain to the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
Gov.uk and Plant Health Portal Guidance
UK border control posts: animal and animal product imports – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
TOM risk categorisations – UK Plant Health Information Portal (defra.gov.uk)
Authorised Operator Status (AOS) – UK Plant Health Information Portal (defra.gov.uk)
BCP and CP Maps
BCP, CP, and IC Locations for Plants – Google My Maps
Previous Webinars
Border Target Operating Model September Online Sessions/Webinars – YouTube
