Urgent action needed to tackle food and drink inflation
The Food and Drink Summit in Downing Street is a critical opportunity for government and industry to drive down food and drink price inflation.
This page contains all of our key updates on the Windsor Framework and the Border Target Operating Model including detailed views, analysis and reaction to policy developments in each of these areas.
Latest updates
The Border Target Operating Model: changes to future UK border controls
The government has now published the final version of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM). The key changes to the final version are the revised dates on the introduction of certification and check requirements for EU imports:
- 31 Jan 2024: the introduction of certification requirements on imports from the EU
- 30 April 2024: documentary and risk-based identity and physical checks on medium-risk products and on high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin imports from the EU
Key documents that we have produced for FDF members are available here:
The Windsor Framework: what does it mean for UK food and drink?
The Windsor Framework sets out updated processes for movements of goods from Great Britain (GB) into Northern Ireland (NI).
Key documents that we have produced for FDF members are available here:
FDF overview of the Windsor Framework
FDF Windsor Framework issues tracker
FDF Navigating the Windsor Framework slides
Defra have shared two letters with industry on enforcement and compliance. The first letter covers the overall approach in the initial months of the scheme with the second letter focusing on further exceptions to box level labelling requirements and conditions for moving Rest of World (Non-UK/EU goods).
Next steps
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NI Retail Movement Scheme |
UK Internal Market Scheme |
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January 2024- March 2024: Stricter approach to enforcement and compliance anticipated 1 October 2024: Product-level labelling extended to dairy products. At this stage, product level labelling is proposed to apply on a UK-wide basis July 2025: Product-level labelling extended to some composite products, fruit, vegetables, fish and pet food and all further goods subject to controls at EU BCPs |
1 October 2024: Full deployment of Customs Green Lane
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Your input is needed
We need your support to help us push back on the government's unnecessary and damaging plans to extend 'not for EU' product labelling on a UK-wide basis. More details are available for FDF members in these documents:
Impacts of UK-wide 'not for EU' labelling
UK-wide 'not for EU' labelling infographic
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