📋 Tender Overview
In August 2023, the UK government prepared a document detailing the timetable for the introduction of official controls on the import of consignments of animals, food of animal origin and animal by-products, and the categorization of animals and goods according to the risk of disease transmission to humans and animals.
In the document entitled The Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), categories of goods are described and defined according to risk and related import requirements and procedures (low risk, medium risk, high risk).
Exporters should check the categorization of goods to be exported to the UK on the UK Government website (in English) , as the risk categorization may change over time.
The UK government has prepared a series of webinars (in English) to facilitate the transition to the changes .
It is important that operators work with their trading partners in the UK to prepare as well as possible for the new system.
Information on the timetable for the transition to the new control regime and conditions for importing into the UK can be found in the topic Exporting animals, food of animal origin and other products of animal origin to the UK (excluding Northern Ireland).
