As of 31/01/2024, this is what’s changing !
Brexit requires special attention from a regulatory and compliance point of view. With the help of our customs experts, we offer you a summary of the changes that have taken place and will take place in 2024 for the import and/ or export of your goods.
Please contact us, our customs experts will be happy to help you !
The risk categories of the goods
The UK authorities have introduced a new system for identifying and classifying products and goods.
In this respect, there are 3 categories according to the risks of entry of the goods into the territory, respectively:
High Risk (Risque élevé)Moyen Risque (Risque moyen)Faible Risque (Risque faible)
To find the risk level of your goods, you must refer to/ the corresponding HS codes.
➡️ What documents should be provided depending on the type of risk of the goods ?
The risk table is available below with the documents to be provided :
| Risk level | High Risk | Medium Risk | Low Risk |
| Pre-notification | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sanitary certificate | Health Certificate Mandatory* | Health Certificate Mandatory* | ❌ |
| Need an approved point of entry into the territory | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| % control | 100 % | 1 to 30 % control | ❌ |
*The Health Certificate templates will be available from 31/01/2024 on the UK government website :
Model health certificates (templates) for competent authorities and exporters in EU and non-EU countries that show import requirements for Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/health-certificates-for-animal-and-animal-product-imports-to-great-britainSandrine’s trick:
Now, to notify the arrival of your goods in TRACES it takes a delay of 48 hours, then a delay of 24 hours for the pre-notification on IPAFFS. To save time, we advise you to make the pre-applications at the same time! Indeed, for the IPAFFS pre-notification it is 24h minimum. You can therefore do both at the same time, which will save you from waiting 24 hours extra.
FBO Labels
As of 1 January 2024, goods will be required to have a FBO label that ensures product traceability for English consumers. At present, there is no border control, but controls may be carried out on arrival at the point of sale or place of release.
These labels must have many information such as the name of the exporting company, the date etc... do not hesitate to contact us for any questions !
As of 31/10/2024, this is what’s changing!
All the sanitary formalities should be dematerialised in the EU direction towards GB thanks to the software TRACES.
However, in the UK to EU direction documents must be provided in original format upon arrival in France.
We will get back to you with more details.
