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Composite product definition

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• processed products of animal origin (POAO) for human consumption 
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Your composite product.product must meet certain standards to be imported from the EU to Great Britain. 

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• porka pies (withpremises processedthat’s meatapproved to export to Great Britain (this does not apply to wild-caught fish) 

If the composite product contains the following ingredients in the quantities specified, the ingredients must come from an approved country and dairy,an plusapproved wheat)establishment:  

• any amount of meat 
• pepperoniany pizza (withamount processedof meat,non-shelf-stable plusdairy 
• at tomatoesleast and50% wheat)of shelf-stable dairy 
• creamat liqueurs (withleast processed50% dairyof products,fish plusproduct 
• at whiskeyleast derived50% fromof plants)eggs  

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• list andof dairy,approved plusnon-EU wheat,countries 

You tomatoesmay need a catch certificate and peppers)processing statement or storage document if your product: 

• contains 20% or more marine-caught fish or fishery products 
• will be imported using tariff code 1604 or tariff code 1605 

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Commercial documents  

CertainLow animalrisk imports of composite products infrom compositethe productsEU must comehave from:a commercial document. Your exporter must complete this.  

The commercial document must travel with the consignment and must include the following information:  

• adescription countryof approvedwhat’s toin exportthe toconsignment, Greatfor Britainexample ‘cooked meat’, and volume or quantity details, or a copy of the food label  
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date the importconsignment informationwas notesent  

name forand compositeaddress products.

of the transporter and details on how the consignment will be transported

DocumentsResidue requiredcontrol plans 

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The commercialPOAO documentin ora composite product labelling must originate from a country with a residue control plan. Otherwise you will not be able to import the product to Great Britain.

You can check if there is a residue control plan in Englishplace andfor musta include: country at the following:

• thelist nature,of quantityapproved andEU numbercountries
• list of packagesapproved ofnon-EU countries 

Notify the compositeauthorities products 

thein countryGreat Britain 

You must submit an import notification on the import of origin products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS) for your composite products imported from: 

• the manufacturer EU 
• aIceland, listNorway, ofSwitzerland, ingredientsLichtenstein, San Marino, Faroes or Greenland 

LowGet risk importshelp 

CompositeIf productsyou areneed lowtechnical riskhelp ifwith theyIPAFFS areyou from:can:

• anycall EUthe countryAnimal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) helpline on 03300 416 999
• aemail non-EU APHAServiceDesk@apha.gov.uk

If country,you ifneed shelfhelp stableto complete import notifications for composite products, contact the Port Health Authority at ambientyour temperaturenominated andborder sterilised control post.

Checks at the border

LowUnless they are from Ireland, there are checks at the border on medium and low risk importsgoods from the EU. Unless they are from Ireland, all goods must travelenter withGreat Britain through a commercialpoint documentof entry that has the relevant border control post (BCP). 

Goods moving directly from the exporter.Republic of Ireland must enter England or Scotland through a point of entry with a relevant BCP, or through Heysham. Goods from Ireland can enter Wales through any named point of entry.

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There riskare imports

separate rules for qualifying Northern Ireland goods.

Find out if your consignment needs SPS checks 

CompositeIf you’re importing composite products from non-EUthe countriesEU thatto areGreat notBritain, shelfyou stablemust present the consignment at ambientthe temperaturerelevant andborder sterilisedcontrol arepost medium(BCP) risk.if it is called for SPS checks.  

If theyyou’re containimporting meat,the milk,goods eggsthrough oran fish,airport, the authorities will carry out any necessary checks before they needrelease the consignment for collection by your transporter.  

If you’re importing the goods through a compositeport, productthe healthway certificate.to find out if your consignment needs SPS checks will depend on whether your transporter is using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) to clear customs.  

If theyyour containtransporter anyis otherusing ingredientsGVMS, ofthey animalwill origin,use the check if you need ato specificreport healthfor certificatean forinspection eachservice ofto thesefind ingredientout (exampleswhat includethey honey,need gelatineto ordo. collagen). 

FindIf moreyour informationtransporter onis thesenot documentsusing inGVMS, the guidanceIPAFFS onwill importingprovide productsan initial risk assessment telling you if your consignment needs SPS checks when you submit your import notification. If your consignment does need checks, you’ll also receive a text and email message 2 hours before your driver’s estimated time of animalarrival origin.

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The message will confirm what you need to do.

YouIf IPAFFS tells you your consignment has not been selected for SPS checks, you should still check for messages until your consignment has cleared the port, because the authorities may needstill acall catchyou certificatefor andchecks processingbased statementon ortheir storagefinal documentrisk assessment. 

Read separate guidance if youryou’re producttransiting containsanimal fish.products through Great Britain under the Common Transit Convention.   

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ProductsExemptions exempt from import controlscontrols 

Some composite products are exempt from import controls.controls Thisat means:

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Products are exempt if they are all of the following: 

• shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have undergone complete cooking or heat treatment during manufacture so that any raw product is denatured 
• made without processed meat, meat extracts or powders 
• made with less than 50% of any other processed POAO (any dairy must come from an approved country and have hadundergone the correct heat treatment for that country) 
• labelled for human consumption 
• securely packaged or sealed in clean containers 
• labelled for human consumption 

Examples of exempt products are: 

• confectionery (including sweets) and chocolate that is heat-treated and contains less than 50% processed dairy and egg products 
• pasta and noodles not mixed or filled with a processed meat product, that have been heat-treated and contain less than 50% processed dairy and egg products 
• bread, cakes, biscuits, waffles,waffles and wafers, rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products that are heat-treated and contain less than 20% processed dairy and egg products 
• olives stuffed with fish 
• soup stocks and flavourings packaged for the final consumer that are heat-treated and contain less than 50% fish oils, fish powders or fish extracts 
• food supplements packaged for the final consumer that contain less than 20% in total of processed animal products (including glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan) other than meat products 
• products accompanied by a commercial document 

SeeA the list of exempt composite products is in  Annex 2 of the import information note for composite products (IIN - CP/1)CP/1. 

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You the import iscan expectedmove composite products from Northern Ireland to arrive.Great Britain if they’re qualifying Northern Ireland goods. 

Non-composite products 

ReadYou moreneed IPAFFSto follow guidance inon importing or moving food and drink from the general guidanceEU to Great Britain if your product: 

• is unprocessed POAO – for importingexample, animalraw chicken 
• contains small amounts of plant-based products added for humanprocessing consumption.