Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102895

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 8 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Andrew Griffith

ConservativeArundel and South Downs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) per-consignment fees and (b) inspection charges on the retail price of sanitary and phytosanitary goods imported

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), imported consignments of products of animal origin (POAO), and plant and plant products (P&PP), are subject to per-consignment requirements including health certification, pre-notification and inspection...

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