Markets / 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Selling into the 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Since leaving the EU, Great Britain sets its own rules. Many limits still match the EU, but the paperwork, the import system and some deadlines differ. Here is everything Passmark tracks for exporters from Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria.

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rules tracked

17

products covered

NEXT CHANGE · FOREST RISK

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What the UK asks for your product

Shea butter → United Kingdom

HS 1515.90 · 2 REQUIREMENTS

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UK Phytosanitary Certificate (GB import)

Ghana PPRSD (to UK APHA conditions)

Required

Certificate of Origin (UK preference / DCTS)

Ghana National Chamber of Commerce / GEPA

Required

“If it applies” items depend on how you sell, for example as organic or under a preferential tariff.

UK FOREST RISK COMMODITIES

TBC

Set by secondary legislation under the Environment Act 2021. Not yet in force.

UK buyers may soon need proof your produce was grown on land used legally

Large UK businesses will have to show forest risk commodities were produced in line with local laws. Passmark keeps the land and permit records they will ask for.

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UK rules we track

RULE	WHAT IT CHECKS	PRODUCTS	STATUS
Forest risk commodities	Legal land use where grown	Expected first: cocoa, palm oil, soy, cattle	Coming soon
GB pesticide residue limits	Maximum residue per substance	All food products	In force
GB contaminant limits	Aflatoxins, heavy metals and others	Nuts, seeds, oils	In force
Import pre-notification (IPAFFS)	Advance notice for controlled goods	Higher-risk food and plants	In force
GB organic	Certification for organic claims	Any sold as organic	In force
Rules of origin (UK agreements)	Proof of origin for tariff preference	🇬🇭 Ghana and 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire goods	In force

How Passmark gets you UK-ready

01

Check

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02

Fix

Upload documents and collect plot data on a phone. We flag what is missing or expiring.

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Prove

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