Border Operating Model Updates
The Border Target Operating Model sets out a new approach to security controls (applying to all imports), and sanitary and phytosanitary controls (applying to imports of live animals, animal products, plants, and plants products) at the border.
Controls will be applied to goods as per the below timeline proportionately based upon their risk categorization, you can check the category of your products on the link below.
Timeline for implementation
From the 31st January 2024
• The introduction of health certification on imports of medium risk animal products, plants, plant products and high risk food and feed of nonanimal origin from the EU.
• The removal of pre notification requirements for low risk plant and plant products from the EU.
From the 30th April 2024
• The introduction of documentary and risk-based identity and physical checks on medium risk animal products, plants, plant products and high risk food and feed of non-animal origin from the EU.
• Existing inspections of high risk plants/plant products from the EU will move from destination to Border Control Posts.
• The removal of health certification and routine checks on low risk animal products, plants, plant products from non-EU countries as well as reduction in physical and identity check levels on medium-risk animal products from non-EU countries.
From the 31st October 2024
• The requirement for Safety and Security declarations for imports into Great Britain from the EU or from other territories where the waiver applies will come into force from 31 October 2024 as set out in the original Target Operating Model.
Timeline for Implementing the new Sanitary and Phytosanitary model
From the 31st October 2023
• Accept submission of simplified export health certificates for Rest of World trade. The new simplified export health certificates for products of animal origin have been published and certificates for animal by-products will be available shortly.
From the 31st January 2024
• Introduce simplified export health certificates and phytosanitary certificates for medium risk animal products and phytosanitary goods imported from the EU.
• Begin sample documentary checks on medium risk goods from the EU, but there will be no new routine controls undertaken on these goods at the border, so initially there will be no charges for documentary checks or holds for inspection.
• The removal of pre notification requirements for low risk plant and plant products from the EU.
• Introduce pre-notification requirements for EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary goods that enter Great Britain via West Coast ports.
• The trail of Certification Logistics Pilots and Accredited Trusted Trader Pilots Schemes as outlined above. 179 .
From the 30th April 2024
• The new checks at the border on medium risk EU origin goods will be introduced (except at West Coast GB ports).
• All goods to which import health controls apply will be required to enter via a point of entry that has the relevant Border Control Post or in the case of plants or plant products a Control Point designation for those goods.
• Health certificates and routine checks at the border will no longer be required for low risk animal products for import from non-EU countries with the exception of intelligence-led interventions on low risk animal products.
• The requirements for import controls on certain low risk plants and plant products from non-EU countries will start to be removed, where supported by risk assessments. Health certificates and routine checks at the border will not be required for such products.
• Medium risk animal products will be subject to reduced levels of intervention at the border with identity and physical check levels being lower than now for imports from non-EU countries.
• The introduction of Common Health Entry Documents (CHEDs) for all live animal, HRFNAO and animal product imports from the EU is required to support the introduction of identity and physical checks from the end of April 2024. CHEDs will Border Target Operating Model 56 replace the Import Notifications (IMPs) currently required for live animal, HRFNAO and animal product imports from the EU. There is currently no HRFNAO of EU origin listed so this requirement refers to where HRFNAO from outside the EU has been placed on the EU market and not been subject to any further processing. CHEDs for live animal and HRFNAO imports from the EU will be implemented by the end of November 2023, with CHEDs for animal product imports from the EU implemented by the end of January 2024. 180.
From the 31st October 2024
• Check requirements for EU SPS goods that enter Great Britain via West Coast ports3
• Simplify traders’ management of Sanitary and Phytosanitary requirements, with the introduction of the UK Single Trade Window that will remove duplication across pre-arrival datasets where possible.
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