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SPS agreement: preparing your business

Prepare your business for the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement if you trade or move plants, plant products, animals, animal products, feed and food.

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
9 March 2026
Last updated
2930 April 2026 — See all updates

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The government is forming a new strategic partnership with the EU on the trade and movement of plants, plant products, animals, animal products, food and feed. This is called a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement.

This SPS guidance will help you understand what you need to do to get your business ready.

Updates to this page

Published 9 March 2026
Last updated 2930 April 2026 + show all updates

  1. Updated the Welsh translation to reflect that the call for information on the UK-EU SPS agreement is now closed.

  2. Updated the 'preparing for the changes' section as the call for information on the UK-EU SPS agreement is now closed.

  3. Added the Welsh translation.

  4. First published.

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