EU-UK SPS Agreement explained: how regulatory alignment will transform Post-Brexit trade

This webinar recording explains the new EU-UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement and what it will mean for post-Brexit trade compliance and cost, making it directly relevant to customs and trade compliance professionals handling animal- or plant-origin goods between the UK and the EU.

Topics covered:

• The pre-Brexit single market position versus the current EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement controls on SPS goods (documentary checks, identity checks, physical inspections)
• Export health certificates, phytosanitary certificates and private attestations, and Border Control Post (BCP) procedures
• The Windsor Framework's red lane and green lane (Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme) and their labelling requirements
• What the new EU-UK SPS agreement is expected to change: elimination of identity/physical checks and most certification requirements for qualifying goods
• Rules of origin under the agreement: "wholly obtained" goods, and sufficient processing for non-qualifying ingredients
• Previously restricted products expected to be unlocked (e.g. seed potatoes, fresh minced meat, certain shellfish)
• Estimated financial impact per consignment and potential supply-chain savings
• Related upcoming regulatory changes: ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) and the EU customs reform for e-commerce, including the removal of the de minimis threshold and a new fixed duty charge on low-value postal consignments

For a broader overview of the topic, please watch the full recording. The slides are available in the Resources section.

Please note that this summary was generated using AI, based on the recording and available slides.