Any questions or in the need to be compliant with your import and export declarations please email: CDS@chamberelancs.co.uk

Arne Mielken from Customs Manager has produced this extremely comprehensive and very informative briefing. To cut red tape and costs for importing and exporting with the EU, the UK will align with EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation.

If you touch food, plants, or animals, this is for you.
• Small Producers: Who previously gave up on the EU because the £200 vet fee was more than their profit.
• Logistics & Ports: Who needs to rethink their border infrastructure?
• Veterinarians: Who will see their role shift from “signing forms” to “overseeing high-level standards.”

The “Forbidden” Foods Return

Since Brexit, certain items have been outright banned from being sent to the EU. This agreement reopens the door for:
• British Sausages and Burgers: Fresh “chilled meats” can finally be exported again.
• Seed Potatoes: A huge win for Scottish and Northern English farmers.
• Shellfish: Certain types of bivalves were stuck in regulatory limbo.

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How to Get Involved:

All interested stakeholders but mainly: businesses of all types and sizes across agri-food sectors, producers, farmers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, veterinarians, logistics companies; business representative organisations (BROs); professional advisers; trade bodies; local authorities and Port Health Authorities (PHA); commercial ports and Border Control Post (BCP) operators; border enforcement; non-governmental organisations; third sector organisations. Duration This Call for Information will run for 6 weeks opening on 9 March 2026 and closing on 23 April 2026.

https://consult.defra.gov.uk/eudp-evidence-and-analysis/uk-eu-sps-agreement-call-for-information/