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Guidance: Animals, animal products and HRFNAO imports: authorised border control posts in the UK

Animal Plant Health Agency

October 9
11:19 2024

Most consignments of animals, animal products and products of non-animal origin from non-EU countries must come through a border control post (BCP), previously known as a border inspection post (BIP).

You must:

  • tell theBCPabout your consignment in advance if you dont, you may be charged an additional fee or your checks could take longer
  • make sure theBCPyoure using is designated to check your shipments commodity

Use this list to check youre using the rightBCP, and to find its contact details.

This list includes:

  • live animalBCPs
  • animal productsBCPs
  • products of non-animal originBCPs

This information is also available asan interactive map.

If youre a port or airport operator and interested in building new or modifying existing border control posts, read guidance onapplying to set up aBCP.

Updates to this page

Published 24 January 2019
Last updated 9 October 2024 +show all updates
  1. Updated entry in the border control posts at airports.

  2. We have removed the entry for Heathrow Airport Airport Perishable Handling Ltd (APH) as that is no longer operational. We have added Heathrow Airport Heathrow Perishable Centre (HPC) as a newly designated border control post.

  3. Updated entry for Harwich, including update to BCP opening times and inspection centre opening times in the Live animals, animal products and food and feed of non-animal origin border control posts at ports in the UK attachment.

  4. Removed listings for Hull and Grimsby and Immingham (Fish Dock Road).

  5. Updated the additional specifications regarding the scope of the designation for Edinburgh Airport.

  6. Updated information for two entries in the Live animals, animal products and food and feed of non-animal origin border control posts at ports in the UK attachment.

  7. Updated the address for Grangemouth General Cargo Local Authority.

  8. Fixed the address format for Grangemouth Container Terminal and the postcode for Newhaven BCP.

  9. Updated categories of animals and goods and specifications for Grangemouth Container Terminal.

  10. Updated the additional specifications regarding the scope of the designation for the Port of Plymouth.

  11. The 3 BCPs in Felixstowe have been renamed to give them distinct headings so that they can be easily identified. Entries which said 'border control post' have been changed to 'BCP' for consistency.

  12. Kyleakin BCP and Scrabster BCP have been added to the list of approved UK border control post (BCP) at ports in the UK.

  13. First published.

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