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Fruit and veg import checks postponed again

[ September 17, 2024   //   ]

The government has re-extended the deadline for introduction of import checks on medium-risk fruit and vegetables from the EU which were due to be introduced in January 2025 to 1 July 2025.

Products will not be subject to import checks at the GB border or charged the associated fees until this date.

It described it as “a temporary measure to ensure that new ministers have a full and thorough opportunity to review the planned implementation of further border controls, and an opportunity to listen to businesses across import supply chains”.

Defra has also changed the categorisation of seven commodity groups (including apples and pears) from medium to low risk, allowing them to move freely into GB from the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. from 30 January 2025.

Head of trade at Logistics UK, Nichola Mallen, said the announcement “will be welcome news for those responsible for moving these goods into the country. It is vital that the movement of fresh food is undertaken as swiftly and seamlessly as possible to ensure goods in our shops are of the best possible quality, and this is something that the logistics industry has been pressing for for some time. It is good to hear that the government is listening to the concerns of our sector and taking action.”

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