COMPLYZARD
Try 1 month free

Export or move composite food products

Document preview7 pages
Download
Cover of Export or move composite food products
Page 1 of 7

Download this document free

Get this document with your free trial. Choose from the full Complyzard library.

Try 1 month free30 days free, then $19/month. Trial terms apply. Card required. Cancel anytime.
Document information
ByDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairsmaple_river_ca49ed

Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.

Adapted edition

Food safety
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
7
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-17
Category
Safety & operations
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • Check what documents you need to export or move composite food products to the EU and Northern Ireland
  • EHCs you can use
  • Private attestations
  • Documents for products containing honey, gelatine or snails
  • Catch certificates for composite food products containing fish and fishery products
  • Residue plans
  • Checks at EU border control posts or points of entry in Northern Ireland
  • Find the correct BCP for your products
  • Give advance notice to EU BCPs or point(s) of entry in Northern Ireland
  • What happens if your composite food products are rejected at a BCP
  • Return rejected composite food products
  • Composite food products exempt from border controls
  • Sending small quantities from Great Britain to individuals in Northern Ireland
  • Arrangements for authorised traders moving food from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
  • Trusted suppliers
Source and licence
Export or move composite food products

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, ‘Export or move composite food products’ (updated 19 May 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.017/09/2026
Report this document