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鈥楶lant鈥� means a living plant or a living part of a plant at any stage of growth. This includes trees and shrubs.听

鈥楶lant product鈥� means a product of plant origin that is unprocessed or has had a simple preparation. This includes wood and bark.听

You should also use this guidance for goods imported for commercial purposes (to be sold onwards) by post or courier. Contact your post or courier service to find out if they offer an import service for commercial imports and for more information about the process.

Read separate guidance if you鈥檙e importing plant and plant products:听

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• from the EU, Liechtenstein or Switzerland to Great Britain听
• to Great Britain for personal use听

Plant health controls are managed by:听听

• APHA (the Animal and Plant Health Agency) in England and Wales听听
• SASA (Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture)鈥痠n Scotland鈥�听

Fruit and vegetables

If you鈥檙e importing fruit and vegetables from non-EU countries to Great Britain, you also need to:

• follow quality and labelling rules
• check if your goods need to go through marketing standards controls

Find your risk category

Plants and plant products imported from non-EU countries to Great Britain are categorised as:

• high risk
• medium risk A
• medium risk B
• low risk听听听

High risk, medium risk A, and medium risk B plants and plant products from non-EU countries move under plant health controls.

Low risk plants and plant products are exempt from plant health controls. 鈥�听听

The assessment of plant health risk is ongoing, and risk categorisations may change. 听

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High risk and medium risk A and B goods: plant health controls

If you import high risk and medium risk A plants and plant products, you need to:听

1. Register to import if you鈥檙e importing for the first time.听听

2. Get a phytosanitary certificate from your exporter.鈥�听

3. Meet the ISPM 15 international standard for any wood packaging material you use.鈥�听

4. Notify the relevant authorities about your import.

5. Comply with documentary, identity and physical checks.鈥�听

6. Pay fees for plant health checks.

If you import medium risk B plants and plant products, you need to:听

1. Get a phytosanitary certificate from your exporter.鈥�听

2. Meet the ISPM 15 international standard for any wood packaging material you use.鈥�听

Register to import听

You must听register to use听IPAFFS听(the import of products, animals, food and feed system)听to import high risk or medium risk A plants and plant products from non-EU countries to Great Britain.

After you complete your registration, you鈥檒l be officially registered as a professional operator to import plants and plant products.

If you need help with registering to use听IPAFFS, you can call the APHA听helpline on 03300 416 999 or email听aphaservicedesk@apha.gov.uk.

Read Forestry Commission guidance if you want to register as a professional operator to import timber, wood products or bark.听

Get a phytosanitary certificate听听

For high risk or medium risk A or B plants and plant products, your exporter must get a phytosanitary certificate for each consignment from the plant health authority in the country they鈥檙e exporting from.听听

A phytosanitary certificate is a statement from the plant health authority that the consignment:听听

• has been officially inspected听or tested, or both
• complies with legal requirements for entry into Great Britain听听
• is free from quarantine pests and diseases听听

Phytosanitary certificates for import purposes must have been issued no more than 13 days before or after the date the consignment left the country of export. There is no requirement for a consignment to arrive in Great Britain within 13 days of it leaving the country of export.听听

If you need a phytosanitary certificate for your consignment, check that your exporter has provided one before the consignment arrives in Great Britain. Make sure you get a scanned copy from your exporter.听听

If you鈥檙e importing high or medium risk A plants and plant products, you鈥檒l need to upload a copy of the phytosanitary certificate on IPAFFS when you notify APHA or SASA about your consignment.听

Notify the relevant authorities about your import

If you鈥檙e importing high risk or medium risk A plants and plant products, you must use IPAFFS to:听听

• let APHA or SASA know in advance when your goods will arrive (this is known as 鈥榩re-notification鈥�)听听
• upload any necessary documents - for example, a scanned copy of your phytosanitary certificate听and accompanying documents
• read any notifications about what documentary, identity and physical checks your goods will need听
• follow the progress of your consignments听听

You must give notice:听听

• at least 4 working hours before the goods land in Great Britain for air and 鈥榬oll-on-roll-off鈥� freight听听
• at least 1 working day before the goods arrive in Great Britain for all other freight听听

If you do not give enough notice, your consignment may be delayed.听听

After you鈥檝e submitted your import notification, you鈥檒l get a message on IPAFFS to tell you if your consignment has been selected for checks.听听

If you need help with import notifications, email planthealth.info@apha.gov.uk or phone 0300 1000 313.

Get your goods inspected when they enter Great Britain听

If you鈥檙e importing high risk or medium risk A plants or plant products from non-EU countries, you must present your consignment to the authorities when it arrives in Great Britain if it has been selected for checks.听听

APHA (England and Wales) or SASA (Scotland) will carry out documentary, identity and physical checks to make sure your consignment:听

• includes all required documents听听
• contains the plants you have declared听听
• is free from pests and diseases听

The checks can take place at either a:听

• border control post (BCP) - a border inspection facility where goods first arrive听
• control point (CP) - an inland inspection鈥痜acility听听

All high risk and medium risk A plants and plant products imported from non-EU countries must enter Great Britain at an airport or a port with a BCP that can handle plants and plant products. You can then transport your goods to a CP, if you wish to.听听

Check a list of BCPs and CPs for plant imports.听听

It鈥檚 possible to use your premises as a control point. To do this, your premises must be:

• authorised as a temporary storage facility where plant health inspections can be carried out

You can apply for authorisation as either an:听

• authorised consignee temporary storage (ACTS) facility听
• external temporary storage facility (ETSF)听

Fees for plant health checks听听

These fees apply for plant health checks in England and Wales:听

• documentary checks - 拢5.25 per phytosanitary certificate听
• identity checks - 听听
• physical checks - 听听

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If you import a consignment of high or medium risk A plants and plant products through the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel, you鈥檒l need to pay the common user charge. Find out more about rates and eligibility for the common user charge.

Port health charges may also apply. You should contact the appropriate port of entry to find out more.

UK plant passport听听

You鈥檒l need a UK plant passport for onward movement of certain goods from the first place of destination if:听听

• they鈥檙e moved to another professional operator听听
• they鈥檙e sold to final users (those buying for personal use) under a distance contract - for example, online听听
• they鈥檙e moved to another one of your premises that鈥檚 more than 10 miles from the premises the consignment arrived at听听
• the phytosanitary status of the consignment changes - for example, if it鈥檚 reconfigured, such as 2 plants previously in separate pots planted in a new pot together听听

Read how to issue UK plant passports to move regulated plant material in Great Britain.听

What happens if your consignment fails plant health checks

If all or part of your consignment fails plant health checks, an inspector will advise you on what you need to do with the consignment.听听

If the inspector decides that the failed goods cause a risk to plant health, they may:听听

• destroy your goods听听
• ask you to return them听听

If you need to return goods to the country you imported them from, they鈥檒l be treated as an export. The plant health authority in the country you鈥檙e exporting to will explain how to do this.

Read more on how to export plants and plant products.听

Submit documents after your consignment arrives听听

If you鈥檙e importing high risk or medium A or B risk plants or plant products and the original phytosanitary certificate is a paper copy, you must post it to APHA (England and Wales) or SASA (Scotland) within 3 days of the consignment reaching Great Britain.

For consignments landing at Heathrow or Gatwick, send the certificate to:听听

For consignments arriving anywhere else in England and Wales, send the certificate to:听听

For consignments arriving in Scotland, send the certificate to:

For wood, wood products and bark, you鈥檒l need to provide the Forestry Commission with original phytosanitary certificates within 3 days (or as soon as possible) of the consignment arriving in Great Britain.听听

Your local forestry inspector will agree with you which address you need to send the phytosanitary certificate to. View contact details for inspectors at the main points of entry into Great Britain.听听听

Read more on how to import timber, wood products or bark.听

Importing from non-EU countries to Great Britain through the EU听听

If you import goods from a non-EU country to Great Britain through the EU, your goods may be treated as an EU import. While in the EU, they must have:听听

• entered into 鈥榝ree circulation鈥� (customs cleared and any VAT or duty paid)听
• passed EU plant health checks听听
• been issued with a phytosanitary certificate from an EU member state, if applicable

They will be treated as a non-EU country import if they did not enter into free circulation and pass plant health checks in the EU.听

Read more about importing plants and plant products from the EU.听听

Importing prohibited goods鈥�听

Some goods are prohibited from entering Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries if they cannot meet the import requirements for scientifically justified reasons.鈥�听

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It may be possible to import prohibited goods into Great Britain with scientific authorisation if they meet the qualifying criteria.

Read more about moving specified plants, plant pests, pathogens and soil.

Importing goods with wood packaging material鈥�听

If you import any goods using wood packaging material (WPM), or supply WPM to businesses, the WPM must meet the ISPM 15 international standard.鈥�听

Importing endangered and artificially propagated plants鈥�听

You must apply for a permit to import plants and plant products of species listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This includes artificially propagated plants listed on CITES.鈥�听

Use to find out if your plant or plant product comes from a species on the CITES list.鈥�听

You can email the APHA CITES team at wildlife.licensing@apha.gov.uk if you need more information.鈥�听

Complaints and appeals鈥�听

You can complain or appeal if you鈥檙e not satisfied with the service you receive from APHA.鈥�听

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For more information on plant imports in England and Wales, email planthealth.info@apha.gov.uk or phone 0300 1000 313.鈥�听

For contact details and more information on plant imports in Scotland, visit the .鈥�听

Help with your customs declaration

If you need help with your customs declaration, contact HMRC.