Border Inspection Post
East Midlands Airport is approved as a Border Inspection Post (BIP) on the European Union’s “List of Border Inspection Posts”. EMA became operational as a BIP in February 1995. A 4,500 sq.ft, state of the art facility, became operational in May 1999.
The DEFRA website has a very useful section dealing with Border Inspection Posts. Click here to link to the BIP page.
The EMA BIP is approved for Third Countries (non-EU members) imports of:
* All products for human consumption, ambient and chilled storage. Frozen consignments by pre-arrangement.
* All products not for human consumption, ambient and frozen only.
The facility is available H24 by contacting North West Leicestershire District Council, Environmental Health (BIP operators).
The EMA BIP is operated by North West Leicestershire District Council and manned between 09:00 and 11:00 every Tuesday morning. At other times a call-out procedure is operated by contacting North West Leicestershire District Council Environmental Health Department on the numbers below.
Products
Environmental Health - North West Leicestershire District Council
Enquiries Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm:
Tel: 01530 454 556
Fax: 01530 454 574
Email:
ehealth@nwleicestershire.gov.uk
karen.edmonds@nwleicestershire.gov.uk
Out of hours Tel: 01530 454 556
(a voicemail facility is in operation
for out of hours enquiries)
Official Veterinarian - Eville & Jones Ltd
Mrs Henrieta Bernardi
Mr Jose Arruga
Enquiries:
Tel: 0113 284 0400
Fax: 0113 284 0429
Email:
henrieta.bernardi@eandj.co.uk
The Leicester Animal Health Office
Tel: 0116 278 7451
Fax: 0116 277 0153
Mr Alastair Schofield MRCVS
Email: Alastair.Schofield@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk
Ms Kate Hodgkinson
Email: Kate.Hodgkinson@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk
Ms Catherine Donaldson
Email: Catherine.Donaldson@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk
Mr David Dewick
Email: David.Dewick@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk
Animal Health / Environmental Health can provide assistance on the types of products requiring BIP clearance as the list is expanding all the time.
Plants
EMA is also authorised as “a port of entry” for plants, fruit, vegetables and seeds. DEFRA are responsible for the inspection of such imports and the contact is:
Paul BRATBY
Plant Health & Seeds Inspector
DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Block 7, Chalfont Drive
Nottingham, NG8 3SN
Tel: 0115 900 5322 ( direct line )
Fax: 0115 942 5821
Mobile: 07789 653 909
Email: paul.bratby@defra.gsi.gov.uk
The Border Inspection Post is located airside in the Restricted Zone between the central and eastern aircraft parking aprons. However please note the BIP office is NOT permanently manned and the NWLDC Env. Health number should be contacted if there is no answer at the BIP:
BIP Tel/Fax: Direct Line 01332 852 919 (or 01332 852 852 ext.2919)
Email: eastmids@nwleicestershire.gov.uk
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| image A | The BIP is located "airside" within 100 metres of AN124 / B747F / MD11F size aircraft stands |
| image B | External view of the 4,200 sq.ft Border Inspection Post building at EMA |
| image C | The 40 cu.m cold store in the "for human consumption" side of the BIP |
| image D | Fully equipped to handle 88x125 inch aircraft ULDs |