Exporting or moving fish from the UK
How to export or move fish for human consumption from the UK.
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export fish from the UK to the EU
move fish between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland (NI)
To export fish from the UK the EU and the 8 countries that require them (excluding NI to the EU), you’ll need a catch certificate.
It’s your responsibility to check specific requirements for non-EU countries.
You’ll need to follow customs and border inspection requirements.
You must meet:
There are no other requirements for consignments of fish and fishery products moving from:
The biggest challenges the food industry currently faces from Brexit include delays caused by the impenetrability of paperwork , the shortage of vets and customs officials and dealing with the island of Ireland.
That s according to trade bodies responding to questions from MPs in the latest meeting of the parliamentary committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union.
Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food & Drink Federation (FDF), said the new era after the end of the Brexit transition period would entail a complete overhaul of the UK-EU supply chain. What s going to end up happening here is that unless the deal changes in some material way, we re going to see the reengineering of almost all the EU-UK and GB-NI supply chains over the next six to nine months.
The Northern Ireland protocol is proving a “monumental” challenge for officials implementing EU rules at the ports, the chief vet said.
On New Year’s Day, following the end of the Brexit transition, some traders arriving did not pre-notify about their goods, meaning that had to be done retrospectively.
The Government’s senior vet, Dr Robert Huey, said he expected traffic through the ports next week to be busier and added companies wanted to comply.
He said: “Pieces are coming together, it is just a matter of time and giving the industry time to adjust to this monumental challenge.”
The Northern Ireland protocol means animal products arriving from Great Britain must fulfil EU standards and paperwork requirements.
Rejected goods are consignments rejected by the competent authority in an
EU country. Consignments rejected for commercial reasons cannot be returned as rejected goods.
There are certain documentary requirements to return rejected goods to GB from the
EU. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (
APHA) will notify you if the returned consignment needs to enter through a
BCP or can enter through any point of entry.
Rejected goods are consignments rejected by the competent authority in an
EU country. Consignments rejected for commercial reasons cannot be returned as rejected goods.
There are certain documentary requirements to return rejected goods to GB from the