Verification required to trade
Get your business accepted.
To enquire, make offers or list surplus, verify your UK food business first. Most applications clear within 2 working days.
1
Tell us who you are
Registered business name, Companies House number, site address, contact. Sellers and buyers both verify.
2
Prove food compliance
FSA / FSS hygiene rating, HACCP summary, allergen labelling process. Meat & dairy add ABP Cat3 paperwork.
3
Get accepted
Review within 2 working days. Accepted accounts can message sellers, make offers and list lots.
Business verification application
Takes about 5 minutes. We'll reply within 2 working days.
Why verification exists
- • Keeps BBE grading and batch traceability honest
- • Confirms chilled chain + allergen paperwork before collection
- • Required for Cat3 animal by-products (meat, dairy, fish)
- • This is guidance only, not legal advice. Always follow FSA rules.
What happens next?
- 1. Pending review badge on your account
- 2. Document check, we reply within 2 working days
- 3. Accepted → message sellers, make offers, list surplus