Below is an update following the latest developments of the UK Governments implementation of border controls for food imports. Borders Target Operating Model (BTOM): The Borders Target Operati...

We've shared industry views and observations with Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Cabinet Office Minister with responsibility for borders and trade, ahead of the implementation of new border checks and...

Below is an update following the latest developments of the UK Governments implementation of border controls for food imports. We will continue to be on hand to provide briefings and support thr...

The UK Government will be implementing full border controls for food imports by the end of 2023. This will have a significant impact on imports of food, and it is important your supply chain is...

The UK Government will be implementing full border controls for food imports from the EU by the end of 2023. Although this has been delayed several times and is already 2 years behind the EU thi...

We are now in the final countdown to UK border controls. From July food imports will require full paperwork and lorries will be stopped to check consignments. To avoid congestion and disruption...

Andrew Opie, Director of Food & Sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said: “We are pleased that the Government has listened to us and postponed border checks until the systems an...

Please see a link to details of a number of webinars Defra is running over the next couple of months for importers of poao. There are is a choice of dates for the webinar on general guidance on...

The Government has accepted a lack of preparation of ports and supply chains would cause major disruption for UK consumers and will now introduce border checks gradually in 2021. Read what this...

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Period Covered: 01 – 07 March 2024 Shop Price annual inflation eased to 1.3% in March, down from 2.5% in February. This is below the 3-month average rate of 2.2%. Shop price annual growth is it...

Responding to the latest CPI inflation figures which show headline inflation remaining at 4.0% and food inflation falling 1.1 percentage points to 6.9%, Kris Hamer, Director of Insight of the Br...

We met Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister in the Cabinet Office and Baron Douglas-Miller, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in Defra to discuss preparations for the new UK border controls for food fro...

Period Covered: 01 – 07 December 2023 Shop Price annual inflation was unchanged at 4.3% in December. This is below the 3-month average rate of 4.6%. Shop price growth remains at its lowest sinc...

Responding to the latest CPI inflation figures which show headline inflation falling to 3.9% and food inflation falling 0.9 percentage points to 9.2%. Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive of the Bri...

BRC caught up with Defra yesterday following the announcement on upcoming Forest Risk Commodities Regulations. See our explainer here.

Period Covered: 01 – 07 May 2023 Shop Price annual inflation accelerated to 9.0% in May, up slightly from 8.8% in April. This is above the 3-month average rate of 8.9%. This brings shop price...

This is our response to the Government's recent consultation on the new border controls on imports of food and plants which will be implemented in October

I just wanted to share some updates relating to the Target Operating Model that may be useful. DEFRA has now published the risk categories for EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) imports - see...

We meet the CEO of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to discuss current challenges in the supply chain and agree how we can work together to strengthen controls in the supply chain. A short report...