Since 30 April 2024, for landbridge transit POAO consignments, entering or exiting Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales), or imported POAO consignments ending the CTC movement in Great Britain, the Person Responsible for the Load (PRFL) and five nominated contacts on the Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System (IPAFFS) were notified on the IPAFFS dashboard and by email or text, if SPS checks were required.

On 3 September there will be changes to this. 

For Landbridge Movements 

Checks on entry will be notified by GVMS only. 

• From 3 September 2024, for POAO goods in transit, entering Great Britain via carriers with GVMS will no longer be notified by 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.

For Common Transit Convention (CTC) movements

CTC movements ending in GB there will only be GVMS messaging.

• For POAO CTC movements ending in GB via carriers with GVMS, from 3 September 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.

For POAO transit movements (land bridge and CTC movements) not using GVMS carriers

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 ‘Will the transport use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service GVMS?’) the system will remain the same. You will still be notified by IPAFFS if called for SPS checks, as usual.