Notice of changes to IPAFFS from 3 September 2024

Notice of changes to IPAFFS from 3 September 2024  

Improvements in how you will be notified of SPS checks for POAO transits  

From 3 September, some changes changes have been made 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.

Take action now: check if these changes will affect you from 3 September and notify your team.

1. For Landbridge Movements

Checks on entry will be notified by GVMS where this is in use by the carrier. 

• From 3 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 will need to check on GVMS to see if their load is called for SPS checks at a named BCP. 

• For further details on how to register for  the Goods Vehicle Movement Service and how the system works, see below. 

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

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

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

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

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

• 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 '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 (CHED-D) import notification on IPAFFS will be updated from 00:01 on 3 September 2024. This change aligns the import notifications for both the European Union (EU) and Rest of the World (RoW) countries.

If you use the CHED-D import notification, take action now:

If you have any HRFNAO import notifications in draft on IPAFFS, complete and submit the notifications before midnight on 2 September. You cannot submit draft notifications created before this time and date, after the update takes place.

From 00:01 on 3 September, continue to create and submit HRFNAO import notifications as normal - IPAFFS will automatically create the updated version of the notification. You will be able to 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 Rest of the World countries will receive notification messages if the consignment is called for SPS inspection.
• There is a new question which 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, the contacts page has been revised to make it clearer where your contacts should be added.

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