USDA Reminds Exporters of Upcoming UK Import Control Changes

USDA last week urged U.S. exporters to review the U.K.’s post-Brexit system of import controls on animals, animal products, plants and plant products before it goes into force Jan. 31 for the EU and April 30 for the rest of the world. The new system will introduce new export health certificate requirements for certain U.K. imports, the agency’s Foreign Agricultural Service said, and some import checks may be conducted remotely through new trusted trader schemes. The agency also said the U.K. is hoping the new regime will “reduce routine checks for some” low-risk products.