A border control post is an EU-approved facility at a point of entry where consignments of animals, products of animal origin, and certain other regulated goods must undergo official documentary, identity, and physical checks before release.
In trade practice
Importers must pre-notify arrivals through the TRACES NT system and route consignments to a designated border control post equipped for the relevant product category. Officials verify that documents such as health certificates match the physical consignment and may take samples for laboratory analysis. Routing a regulated consignment through an entry point that lacks the correct border control post designation is a common and costly error, as goods cannot be cleared there.
In a specification
Shipping instructions and incoterms clauses for regulated animal-origin products should name an EU entry point that holds a border control post designation for the relevant commodity category.