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<p>The Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System (IPAFFS) was ready for use
in advance of the last withdrawal date of 12 April. Since then, work on IPAFFS has
continued to further develop and stabilise the system, improving the user experience
and increasing functionalities for imports from countries outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p>IPAFFS
is currently available for businesses to register and begin familiarising themselves
with the system. Businesses importing goods from outside the EU are able to use the
system from Day 1. IPAFFS replicates the same functionality as the Trade Control and
Expert System (TRACES) currently used by importers to notify authorities about imports
of animal products, high-risk food and feed from non-EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>For
an interim period, businesses importing goods from the EU will follow a separate process
whilst this functionality is built into IPAFFS.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our programme’s
nationwide business readiness activities we have been engaging with businesses, stakeholders
and users of IPAFFS (including Port Health Authorities) to ensure they can familiarise
themselves with the system ahead of 31 October.</p><p> </p><p>The current IPAFFS contingency
process is mostly unchanged from the one proposed for the previous departure date
in March and follows a similar process to that used by TRACES if it were to stop working
today. The National Clearance Hub has accepted the contingency as workable.</p>
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