An IPAFFS notification is a pre-notification system for animal, product of animal origin (POAO), and plant material. It replaced the TRACES system after Brexit.
An easy tell that your goods fall under sanitary and phytosanitary regulations on entry into the UK is to check your commodity code on the HMRC Tariff Tool
From here you’ll see under “import controls” if your item requires a phytosanitary certificated (plant) or Export Health Certificate (EHC). If it does, you need a CHED.
If you’re unsure if your goods do or do not need to submit pre-notification, get in-touch and we’ll take a look for you.
We understand the pressure of moving goods quickly, that's why we aim to submit clearances within 4 hour of request.
We believe in supporting our clients to set up strong, compliant internal processes.
Due to increased risk, we spend 5 working days onboarding new clients to this service.
If we feel your shipments present a substantial risk, we will advise you immediately, during onboarding.
We will issue your CHED document to you, within 4 hours of submission.
30% of medium risk and 100% of high risk goods will go for inspection. We'll stick with you throughout this.
Use our calculator to better understand how much duty and vat you can expect to pay
It depends on the type of item you are importing. For the most part, a physical inspection is usually visual. It can include local or lab tests.
You will be charged by the port health authority for this.
There was a time where the UK Government leaned on a “maximum charge of £29 per commodity” as the charge for importing goods that require an inspection however, this is not completely true.
DEFRA will charge £29 for each medium risk commodity. And then port health will charge £200-£300 for a document check which occurs on every medium risk import. And then upto £500 for a physical check which occurs on 30% of shipments.
If you need a reliable partner for import clearance or export clearance – reach out to discuss our fast and reliable UK customs clearance service.
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