Question: We have been advised that all organic shipments arriving in to the UK after the 1st Jan will require a specific organic certificate for each arrival - this must be notified to Port Health 6 hours prior to the truck arriving in to the UK and the original certificate must be lodged with Port Health within 5 working days. Having spoken to European organic growers it appears that they are not aware of this situation and do not have to supply a certificate for shipments going to Switzerland or Norway but just provide a copy of their organic approval that covers all shipments.
Answer:
The UK will be waiving the requirement for organic goods imported from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland and will not require a certificate of inspection until 1 July 2021. This will provide additional time for GB ports to adjust to the new GB organic importing process from 1 January 2021. However, the EU is requiring all GB exports to the EU have a certificate of inspection. Guidance on trading and labelling organic food from 1 January 2021 can be fiund here.
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