Border Policy Guidance

UK Border Policy Guidance for Food and Drink Importers

Food and Drink Manufacturers importing goods through the UK border need to be aware of the UK's Border Policy. This page contains all FDF guidance relating to the operation of the UK border, how members can navigate existing requirements and find out about any upcoming changes.

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Border policy resources

The resources below contain links to Government and FDF member-only guidance on the operation of the UK Border and on the Windsor Framework for goods moving from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.

UK border policy

List of BCPs

Commodity Code Lookup Tool for Product Risk Categorisation

Countries Great Britain will accept pdf EHCs from

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme: General Requirements

Labelling guidance and commodity codes

Windsor Framework SPS legal text

UK Internal Market Scheme: Overview

Duty Reimbursement Scheme (At Risk Goods)

FDF member-only resources

We have produced some useful border policy resources for members:

SPS Agreement Impact on Imports, Exports and NI Movements

Comparison of UK and EU HRFNAO Legislation

FDF Guidance on Safety and Security Declarations

FDF Guidance on Duty Suspensions

FDF Proposals on Samples Imports

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