2024 Commodity Code and HMI Conformity Certificate Updates: HM Revenue & Customs Announces Key Changes for EU Alignment and Fruit/Veg Certification

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Significant updates to the Commodity Code structure and the HMI Conformity Certificate coverage for fruits and vegetables. These changes are made to maintain dynamic alignment with the European Union. The update includes the absorption of specific commodity codes into broader categories, with four pairs of codes being consolidated. Additionally, the Department for Business and Trade has corrected their dataset, impacting measures under type 355 – the HMI Conformity Certificate for fruits and vegetables. This affects specific commodity codes, including ‘Plátano de Canarias’ and others. A notable inclusion is Certificate 920Y, which can be used if a certificate of conformity is not required.

Update to Commodity Code Structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU. The following commodity codes have been absorbed as of 1 January 2024:  

  • 8544200010 is being absorbed into 8544200090
  • 2931499055 is being absorbed into 2931499090
  • 2934999073 is being absorbed into 2934999090
  • 8544429015 is being absorbed into 8544429090

Updates to HMI Conformity Certificate (fruit and veg) coverage:

This update is due to the Department for Business and Trade correcting their dataset entry in respect of measures under type 355 – HMI Conformity Certificate (fruit and veg) issued in UK as of 12/01/2023 on the following commodity codes:

Commodity CodeDescription
0803901100Plátano de Canarias
0803901900Other

Certificate 920Y has been made available on these measures if the certificate of conformity is not required.

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