Pigmeat quota licences: applications open 1-7 October 2026

Importers of pigmeat seeking quota licences under Notice to Traders 77/26 have a one-week windowGOV: applications for a licence may be submitted between 1 October 2026 and 5pm on 7 October 2026GOV. Each applicant is responsible for checking that the application is correct at the time of submissionGOV, so errors or omissions at submission sit with the trader, not the licensing authorityGOV.

Earlier notices in the same series opened comparable short windows — 1 to 7 April 2025 under Notice to Traders 26/25, 1 to 5 April 2024 under Notice to Traders 27/24, and 1 to 7 August 2024 under Notice to Traders 66/24 for the 1 August to 30 September sub-period, with the quantities for that sub-period detailed in an attached Annex 1. The October 2026 window is the route to quota licences for its sub-period.

The operative terms are narrow and exact. The window opens on 1 October 2026GOV and closes at 5pm on 7 October 2026GOV — the 5pm deadline on the final day is the cut-off that determines timely submissionGOV. The notice's wording places the burden of correctness on the applicant at the time of submission: traders should verify product, quantity and supporting details before filing, because a licence application that is wrong when submitted is the applicant's riskGOV.

For traders planning quota use, the practical consequence is diary management: prepare and check licence applications under Notice to Traders 77/26 in advance so they can be filed within the 1–7 October 2026 window, with the final-day 5pm cut-off observedGOV.

The 77/26 terms set the application window and the correctness obligation described aboveGOV. Legal basis: Notice to Traders 77/26 — Pigmeat Import Quota (application window 1 October to 5pm 7 October 2026; applicant responsibility for correctness), read against the equivalent windows in Notices to Traders 26/25 and 66/24.