Several months after the implementation of new import controls on high risk goods coming into the UK from the EU, work has finally started on new port facilities at Holyhead which will eventually be used to check meat and other products coming in from the Republic of Ireland.
Since we left the EU in 2021 such physical checks (and the additional costs associated with them) have been waived. But the new facilities aren’t expected to be operational until some time in 2025, at which point a large proportion of Britain’s meat imports will start to be subject to expensive import checks and charges. We’ll monitor progress and report back.
We are the UKs largest trade body for the meat industry and provide expert advice on trade issues, bespoke technical advice and access to government policy makers
We are proud to count businesses of all sizes and specialties as members. They range from small, family run abattoirs serving local customers to the largest meat processing companies responsible for supplying some of our best-loved brands to shops and supermarkets.
We are further strengthened by our associate Members who work in industries that support and supply our meat processing companies.
We are the voice of the British meat industry.
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