Since 3rd September, HMRC has made several changes to the SPS check notification system to make the process easier. For traders with Landbridge movements of products of animal origin (POAO) consignments entering or exiting Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) or imported POAO consignments ending the Common Transit Convention (CTC) movement in Great Britain, there will be changes in the way you will be notified if checks are required.   

The improvements in the system are outlined below. 

1. For Landbridge Movements 

Checks on entry will be notified by the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) where this is being used by the carrier.  

• From 3rd September 2024, POAO goods in transit, entering Great Britain via carriers with GVMS, will no longer be notified of SPS checks by IPAFFS. You should choose ‘Yes’ to the question ‘Is this a GVMS movement?’ when creating the notification in IPAFFS. 
• The driver must check on GVMS to see if their load is called for SPS checks at a named Border Control Post (BCP).  
• See below for further details on how to register for the Goods Vehicle Movement Service and how the system works.  

Checks on exit will continue to be notified by IPAFFS messaging.  

• The system for POAO goods in transit exiting Great Britain will remain the same. There will be no change, and you will still be notified by IPAFFS in the usual way if called for inspection.  

2. For Common Transit Convention (CTC) movements ending in GB 

• From 3rd September 2024, for POAO CTC movements ending in Great Britain via carriers with GVMS, the driver will need to check GVMS to see if their load is called for SPS checks. IPAFFS will not notify you.  

3. The system will remain the same for POAO transit movements not using GVMS carriers. 

• Goods moved via non-GVMS carriers will continue to be notified by IPAFFS messaging.  
• If you are transiting POAO goods and your carriers are not using GVMS (i.e., you selected ‘no’ to the question in the CHED (Common Health Entry Documents) 'Is this a GVMS movement?’), the system will remain the same. You will still be notified by IPAFFS if called for SPS checks, as usual.   

Change to Single CHED-D  

The High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin (HRFNAO) CHED-D import notification on IPAFFS will be updated from 00:01 on 3rd September 2024. This change aligns the import notifications for the European Union (EU) and Rest of the World (RoW) countries.   

Action to take if you use the CHED-D import notification: 

If you had any HRFNAO import notifications in draft on IPAFFS, you should have completed and submitted the notifications before midnight on 2nd September. You cannot submit draft notifications created before this time and date after the update has taken place.   

From 00:01 on 3rd September, continue to create and submit HRFNAO import notifications as normal. IPAFFS will automatically create the updated version of the notification, which you can amend and submit as usual.  

Changes to new CHED D  

There are some important changes to the new CHED D:  

• For the first time, imports from the Rest of the World (RoW) countries will receive notification messages if the consignment is called for SPS inspection.  
• A new question asks if the consignment is travelling via a carrier that uses Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS).  
• If the carrier does use GVMS and ‘Yes’ is selected for this question, hauliers moving consignments on a GVMS route will be informed via GVMS if their load has been called into a BCP for SPS checks.    
• Following user feedback, HMRC has revised the contacts page to clarify where your contacts should be added.   

Information on importing HRFNAO from non-EU countries is available on GOV UK.

  

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