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UK SPS Controls: TOM risk categories - searchable list with commodity codes (POAO & Live Only!)

May 12, 2024
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Download the official spreadsheet to find the risk category for the POAO good and live animal you are importing. You can search using a commodity code or browse a list of commodities.


2. TOM risk categories: searchable list with commodity codes

Use the spreadsheet on this page (‘TOM risk categories for animal and animal product imports from the EU to Great Britain: searchable list with commodity codes’) to find the risk category for a specific commodity you’re importing. You can search using a commodity code or browse a list of commodities.


The list includes live animals and POAO. It does not include all ABPs and composite products.


Download the sheet here:

Or visit the website to check for any updates


Tip: If this spreadhseet does not give the risk category for the commodity you’re importing, or indicates that it could be either medium or low risk, refer to the summary tables for more information about how that type of commodity will be categorised. See here: https://www.customsmanager.info/post/uk-sps-controls-risk-tables-for-imports-of-live-animals-poao-and-abps


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