UK Border Target Operating Model: Safety and Security Declarations, SPS Controls, Trusted Trader Pilots and the Single Trade Window: Compliance Requirements and Key Dates for EU and Non‑EU Imports
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This Practice Note delivers practical guidance on the final Border Target Operating Model for EU and non‑EU goods entering the UK. It sets out the key features of the Border Target Operating Model alongside the timetable for their rollout, and also provides guidance on the UK Single Trade Window.
- Sanitary and phytosanitary controls
- Safety and security controls
- Timelines for implementation
Introduction
Following the UK’s departure from the EU customs union in 2020, the UK was required to create its own border framework for handling imports from the EU. That requirement took effect on 1 January 2021. From that date, UK goods moving into the EU have been subject to the EU’s full border formalities. By contrast, the UK deferred applying border controls to EU imports until 1 January 2022. For guidance on the measures that were introduced at that point, see Practice Note: New UK border control with the EU as from 1 January 2022. The UK’s policy was to phase in EU-related border controls gradually, providing UK businesses with time to adjust to the new arrangements...
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