Guidance

Animals, animal products and HRFNAO imports: authorised border control posts in the UK

Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
24 January 2019
Last updated
212 AugustOctober 2024 — See all updates

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Live animals, animal products and food and feed of non-animal origin border control posts at ports in the UK

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Live animals, animal products and food and feed of non-animal origin border control posts at airports in the UK

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Map: live animals, animal products and food and feed of non-animal origin border control posts in the UK

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Details

Most consignments of animals, animal products and products of non-animal origin from non-EU countries must come through a border control post (BCP), previously known as a border inspection post (BIP).

You must:

  • tell the BCP about your consignment in advance – if you don’t, you may be charged an additional fee or your checks could take longer
  • make sure the BCP you’re using is designated to check your shipment’s commodity

Use this list to check you’re using the right BCP, and to find its contact details.

This list includes:

  • live animal BCPs
  • animal products BCPs
  • products of non-animal origin BCPs

This information is also available as an interactive map.

If you’re a port or airport operator and interested in building new or modifying existing border control posts, read guidance on applying to set up a BCP.

Updates to this page

Published 24 January 2019
Last updated 212 AugustOctober 2024 + show all updates

  1. We have removed the entry for Heathrow Airport – Airport Perishable Handling Ltd (APH) as that is no longer operational. We have added Heathrow Airport – Heathrow Perishable Centre (HPC) as a newly designated border control post.

  2. Updated entry for Harwich, including update to BCP opening times and inspection centre opening times in the Live animals, animal products and food and feed of non-animal origin border control posts at ports in the UK attachment.

  3. Removed listings for Hull and Grimsby and Immingham (Fish Dock Road).

  4. Updated the additional specifications regarding the scope of the designation for Edinburgh Airport.

  5. Updated information for two entries in the Live animals, animal products and food and feed of non-animal origin border control posts at ports in the UK attachment.

  6. Updated the address for Grangemouth General Cargo Local Authority.

  7. Fixed the address format for Grangemouth Container Terminal and the postcode for Newhaven BCP.

  8. Updated categories of animals and goods and specifications for Grangemouth Container Terminal.

  9. Updated the additional specifications regarding the scope of the designation for the Port of Plymouth.

  10. The 3 BCPs in Felixstowe have been renamed to give them distinct headings so that they can be easily identified. Entries which said 'border control post' have been changed to 'BCP' for consistency.

  11. Kyleakin BCP and Scrabster BCP have been added to the list of approved UK border control post (BCP) at ports in the UK.

  12. First published.

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