Agrifood includes agriculture, horticulture and food and drink processing technologies.
Food (raw or processed) can be perishable and sensitive to temperature. Therefore, to avoid customs delays, having fast trade transactions of agrifood goods, requires accurate and on—time information exchange and may be subject to SPS requirements.
Regulators require significant amounts of information for facilitation and control (to reduce health and safety risks for consumers in a particular customs territory). Also, due to various religious restrictions and cultural practices, consumers require information about their food including production, ingredients and sustainability.
For further information, please refer to the Controlled Goods Guide.