Bananas from Ecuador entering the Port of Dover.

Amendments to Regulation 2019/1793 came into force on the 7th March 2024, which seeks to control high-risk food and food not of animal origin (HRFNAO) imported into Great Britain.

To view the latest changes please click here: The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (England) Regulations 2024 (legislation.gov.uk)

On this amendment bananas from Ecuador were added to Annex I (CN Codes 0803 90 10 and 0803 90 90). Dover BCP has now been approved to accept these products, so Dover is now a BCP for the products listed below.

• Pistachios from Iran, Annex II
• Pistachios from Turkey, Annex II
• Dried Figs from Turkey, Annex II
• Bananas from Ecuador, Annex I

If you import these products though Dover, please make sure you pre notify us on IPAFFS.

Any other HRFNAO being imported via Dover must be ‘EU cleared’ and have a validated CHED-D from the EU. Please see our BTOM updates for EU consigned HRFNAO changes.

Any question you may have regarding this please visit our website or drop us an email.