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IPAFFS : Import pre-notification

IPAFFS is used to generate UK CHED declarations. There are four types of CHED:

  • CHED-A - Live Animals
  • CHED-D - High Risk Food and Feed Not of Animal Origin
  • CHED-P - Products of Animal Origin
  • CHED-PP - Plant and Plant Products

An IPAFFS pre-arrival notification is required for the import of certain product types shown below :-

01

Products of Animal Origin (POAO)

02

Plants and Plant Products

03

Live Animals

04

High Risk Food and Feed Not Of Animal Origin (HRFNAO)

05

Animal By-Products (ABP)

06

Composite Products

The products are then further broken down into risk categories (low, medium or high) and this risk category determines what documentation you will need to accompany the goods and what the likelihood is of them being checked at a UK Border Control Post (BCP).

 

NOTE : Goods transiting GB (eg FR to IE via GB) still require an IPAFFS. Goods from NI directly to GB do not.

What else is required?

The requirements differ slightly depending on the product type. However, generally, the below applied:

  • Low Risk - Commercial Documents only and all relevant statements supporting production of the goods to prove eligible for low risk
  • Medium Risk - Export Health Certificate and Commercial Documents plus any additional supporting documents proving the production of the goods
  • High Risk - Export Health Certificate and Commercial Documents. Please do all relevant checks on high-risk goods before shipping them to make sure you have specific documents

Plants and Plant Products deviate slightly in that Low Risk Plants and Plant Products do not require pre-notification. Medium Risk Plants and Plant Products can be split further into two categories, Medium-Risk A and Medium-Risk B. 

  • Medium Risk A - Commercial Documents only 
  • Medium Risk B - Phytosanitary Certificate and Commercial Documents required
  • High Risk - Phytosanitary Certificate and Commercial Documents required

For High Risk Food and Feed Not Of Animal Origin, it is important to check which annex the goods fall into as per Regulation 2019/1793 this will dictate whether you need to provide lab analysis checks, sampling results, and a official Export Health Certificate as part of the pre-notification.

EORI (UK) Limited are registered to complete IPAFFS declarations on your behalf. Please ensure you leave enough time for us to notify the goods. This should generally be done at least 24 hours in advance of arrival into the UK, especially where the goods are high risk. 

Once completed, the IPAFFS system will return a 'CHED' reference which should then be lodged on the accompanying GB import declaration. This will then link up and reference with the port entry model (GVMS or Inventory) to inform the haulier if they should report for inspection or not. Inspection information will be available on the GMR and the IPAFFS declaration. As the submitter of the IPAFFS declaration, EORI (UK) are able to input additional contacts so that you can keep up to date with any additional notifications for that specific CHED. 

 

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Need an IPAFFS declaration?


 

Option 1 only

Useful information
  • For a list of BCP's (Border Control Posts) in GB, click HERE.
  • Model health certificates for exports to GB, click HERE.
  • Importing composite goods (some are exempt), click HERE.
  • POAO products that you CANNOT import to GB, click HERE.

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