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IMPORTING FOOD & PERISHABLES
TO THE UK

A GUIDE TO IMPORTING FOOD AND PERISHABLES TO THE UK

Alinea Customs specialises in customs clearance for food imports.

Our experienced and professional team handles all aspects of the administrative process on behalf of your company, ensuring compliance, at highly competitive rates.

Many clients have reported to us that it has taken them a long time to contact HMRC or the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and they are pointed to where they can find information, rather than receiving a comprehensive and direct answer to their query.

The team at Alinea Customs provides expertise in UK customs compliance with the food and perishables sector, and advice on exporting to international markets as covered in Exporting Food and Perishables from the UK.

In the articles below, Alinea Customs provides guides to:

For further information or to set up your customs clearance account and authorise Alinea Customs to handle IPAFFS administration on behalf of your company please contact our team.

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A 2024 guide to customs compliance and cross-border trade

Alinea Customs contributed an article to Trade Finance Global outlining customs compliance obligations, and areas…

CDS Mandatory for Exports from 30 March 2024

From 30th March 2024, CDS will be mandatory for all exports, and will be the…

Commodity codes – 2024 updates to the Combined Nomenclature

At the turn of each year, revisions are made to the Combined Nomenclature (CN) -…

Rice Quota Application Window 17 – 23 November 2023

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have announced within statutory notice Notice to Traders 105/23 -…

Sanctions on third country processed imports containing iron and steel originating in Russia

Guidance on third country processed iron and steel measures On 30 September 2023, legislation entered…

Products of Animal Origin Importers: Accredited Trusted Trader Scheme (ATTS) Pilot Scheme Open

From 31 January 2024 importers of medium-risk Target Operating Model (TOM) products of animal origin…