Apply for PDO or PGI protection on a food or drink name
Apply for protected designation of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indication (PGI) of a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI scheme.
Documents
Details
Before you apply, you must follow the guidance on how to protect a geographical food or drink name.
Download and save each template to your desktop to fill in electronically. Remember to save your template after you鈥檝e filled it in.
Complete your:
- product specification template
- summary single document template (up to 2,500 words)
Email your PDO or PGI application
Email both templates and any supporting evidence to: [email protected].
Add 鈥楶rotected food names鈥� to the subject field of your email.
Northern Ireland applicants must state if they鈥檙e applying to the EU scheme, UK scheme, or both schemes.
If you cannot email your documents, you should send them to:
Protected food names
Defra - SW Area
2nd Floor, Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
See Defra鈥檚 privacy notice for how it uses and collects your data.