Export Requirements for plants, plant products and produce to the European Union

Introduction

This guidance is only valid from 01 January 2021. For further information see import and export guidance from 1 January 2021.

This guide provides guidance on the export regulations for plants, plant produce and other regulated objects which are subject to phytosanitary control. For full details please refer to European Union (EU) Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 and the EU’s Emergency Measures legislation.

This is the UK’s interpretation of the current import regulations to the EU. When you export regulated plants and plant products to the EU, you need to:

Check whether a phytosanitary certificate (PC) is required by contacting the plant health authority or a plant health inspector in the destination country (https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/all/list-countries);

Apply for a PC from the relevant GB plant health authority before export;

Check if your plants require laboratory testing of samples to ensure they are free from pests and diseases or inspections during the growing season - contact your local plant health inspector to find out if your plants need these tests before applying for a PC.

Plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, soil and other regulated objects (for example machinery) fall into 5 categories:

‘prohibited’ plants you cannot export to the EU unless you get a scientific research licence or an exception (‘derogation’) to the rules - these are labelled as ‘prohibited’
‘prohibited (pending risk assessment)’ plants you cannot export to the EU unless they have been risk assessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - these are labelled as ‘prohibited (pending risk assessment) - it does however exclude in vitro material, naturally or artificially dwarfed woody plants for planting of those genera
‘regulated and notifiable’ material you can only export to the EU with a phytosanitary certificate and must be notified in advance of landing to EU Member State - these are labelled as ‘regulated and notifiable’
‘regulated’ material you can only export to the EU with a phytosanitary certificate but may not require advanced notification of landing and could be subject to a lower frequency of checks - these are labelled as ‘regulated’
‘unregulated’ material you can export to the EU without any conditions - these are labelled as ‘unregulated’

Commodities covered by prohibitions include both commodities covered under Annex VI of 2019/2072 and the Commission Implementing Regulation 2018/2019 for High-Risk Plants.

The guide is divided into the following commodity groups:

plants for planting
fruit
seeds for planting
cut flowers, parts of plants and vegetables
tubers (including potatoes)
other

This guide will only refer to exports from Great Britain (GB), which includes England, Wales and Scotland to the EU. GB will be treated as a third country by the EU from the 01 January 2021. Where all third countries are stated in this guide this is inclusive of the geographical groupings mentioned below, unless otherwise exempted by a previous entry.

Geographical groupings in this guide:

‘European countries’ refers to the following countries:

● Albania

● Andorra

● Armenia

● Azerbaijan

● Belarus

● Bosnia and Herzegovina

● Canary Islands

● Faeroe Islands

● Georgia

● Iceland

● Liechtenstein

● Moldova

● Monaco

● Montenegro

● North Macedonia

● Norway

● Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug))

● San Marino

● Serbia

● Switzerland

● Turkey

● Ukraine

● United Kingdom

‘Euro-Mediterranean area (Euro Med)’ refers to:

● the countries covered by the definition of ‘Europe’

● Algeria

● Egypt

● Israel

● Jordan

● Lebanon

● Libya

● Morocco

● Syria

● Tunisia

‘All other third countries’ refers to:

All other countries not included in the categories above and that are not members of the European Union.

Switzerland is regarded as an EU country unless shown otherwise below or included as a European country above.

This document is only to be used for guidance and exporters should still contact the importing Member State in the European Union to confirm what the import requirements and processes are before exporting. The EU’s legislation, including emergency measures can be found on the EU’s website.

Plants for planting

All plants for planting are regulated. They’re either regulated and require pre-notification or are prohibited.

Plants for planting include, but are not limited to:

● Plants including aquatics and marginal aquatic plants

● bulbs

● tubers, corms and rhizomes

● rhizomes

● algae

A full definition of plants for planting can be found in Article 2 of the Plant Health Regulation 2016/2031.

Trees, shrubs and, annual, biennial and perennial plants may also be subject to special requirements.

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Poaceae – other than plants of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae and Panicoideae, and of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua, Calamagrostis, Cortaderia, Glyceria, Hakonechloa, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris, Shibataea, Spartina, Stipa and Uniola,	Grasses and cereals	European countries & Euro Med countries	Regulated and notifiable
Poaceae – other than plants of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae and Panicoideae, and of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua, Calamagrostis, Cortaderia, Glyceria, Hakonechloa, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris, Shibataea, Spartina, Stipa and Uniola,	Grasses and cereals	All other third countries	Prohibited
Poaceae – of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae and Panicoideae, and of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua, Calamagrostis, Cortaderia, Glyceria, Hakonechloa, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris, Shibataea, Spartina, Stipa and Uniola	Grasses and cereals	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Abies	Fir	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Abies	Fir	All other third countries	Prohibited
Acacia	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Acer	Maple	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Albizia	Persian silk	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Alnus	Alder	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Annona	Sugar apple	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Bauhinia	Mountain ebony	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Berberis	Barberry	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Betula	Birch	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Caesalpinia	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Cassia	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Castanea	Sweet Chestnut	All other third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Cedrus	Cedar	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cedrus	Cedar	All other third countries	Prohibited
Chaenomeles other than dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruits	Japonica	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chaenomeles other than dormant plants free from fruit, flowers and leaves	Japonica	All other third countries	Prohibited
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	All other third countries	Prohibited
Citrus and their hybrids	Orange, Lemon, Lime etc	All third countries	Prohibited
Cornus	Dogwood	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Corylus	Hazel	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Crataegus	Hawthorn	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Cydonia and their hybrids - dormant plants free from fruit, flowers and leaves	Quince	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cydonia and their hybrids - dormant plants free from fruit, flowers and leaves	Quince	All other third countries	Prohibited
Cydonia with leaves	Quince	European countries & Euro Med & Australia, New Zealand Canada, USA other than Hawaii	Regulated and notifiable
Cydonia with leaves	Quince	All other countries	Prohibited
Diospyros	Jackalberry	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Fagus	Beech	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Ficus carica	Fig	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Fortunella and their hybrids	Kumquat	All third countries	Prohibited
Fragaria	Strawberry	European countries & Euro Med & Australia, New Zealand Canada, USA other than Hawaii	Regulated and notifiable
Fragaria	Strawberry	All other third countries	Prohibited
Fraxinus	Ash	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Hamamelis	Witch Hazel	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Jasminum	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Juglans	Walnut	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Juniperus	Juniper	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Juniperus	Juniper	All other third countries	Prohibited
Larix	Larch	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Larix	Larch	All other third countries	Prohibited
Ligustrum	Wild/Common Privet	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Lonicera	Honeysuckle	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Malus	Apple	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Nerium	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Persea	Laurel	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Phoenix	Date palm	Algeria and Morocco	Prohibited
Phoenix	Date palm	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Photinia – other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Photinia	USA, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Prohibited
Photinia – other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Photinia	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Picea	Spruce	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Picea	Spruce	All other third countries	Prohibited
Pinus	Pine	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pinus	Pine	All other third countries	Prohibited
Poncirus and their hybrids	Ornamental Citrus	All countries	Prohibited
Populus	Poplar, Aspen	All countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Prunus	such as Cherry, Plum, Peach, Flowering Almond etc.	All countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	All other third countries	Prohibited
Pyrus and their hybrids - dormant plants free from leaves, flowers and fruits	Pear	Other third countries	Prohibited
Pyrus and their hybrids	Pear	European countries & Euro Med countries & Australia, New Zealand Canada, USA other than Hawaii	Regulated and notifiable
Pyrus and their hybrids	Pear	All other third countries	Prohibited
Quercus	Oak	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Robinia	False acacia	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Rosa - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Roses	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rosa - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Roses	All other third countries	Prohibited
Salix	Willow	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Solanaceae intended for planting	None	European countries & Euro Med countries	Regulated and notifiable
Solanaceae intended for planting	None	All third countries	Prohibited
Stolon - or tuber-forming Solanum species and their hybrids other than Solanum tuberosum (see also tubers)	Various	All third countries	Prohibited
Sorbus	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Taxus	Yew	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Tilia	Lime tree	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Tsuga	Hemlock	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Tsuga	Hemlock	All other third countries	Prohibited
Ulmus	Elm	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Vitis	Grape Vine	All third countries	Prohibited
All other plants for planting	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable

Fruits

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Actinidia	Kiwi Fruit	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Ananas comosus	Pineapple	All third countries	Unregulated
Annona	Custard Apple	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Carica papaya	Papaya	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Citrus and their hybrids - fruit must be free from leaves and peduncles	Orange, Lemon, Lime, etc	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cocos nucifera	Coconut	All third countries	Unregulated
Cydonia	Quince	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Diospyros	Persimmon, Date Plum	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Durio zibethinus	Durian	All third countries	Unregulated
Fragaria	Strawberry	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Fortunella and their hybrids - Fruit must be free from leaves and peduncles	Kumquat	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Malus	Apple	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Mangifera	Mango	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Momordica*	Bitter Melon	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Musa sp.	Banana and plantain	All third countries	Unregulated
Passiflora	Passion Fruit	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Persea americanum	Avocado	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Phoenix dactyifera	Dates	All third countries	Unregulated
Poncirus, Micocitrus, Naringi, Swinglea and their hybrids	Ornamental Citrus	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Psidium	Guava	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Punica granatum	Pomegranate	Originating in countries of the African continent, Cape Verde, Saint Helena, Madagascar, La Reunion, Mauritius and Israel	Regulated and notifiable
Punica granatum	Pomegranate	Other countries	Regulated
Pyrus	Pear	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Ribes	Gooseberry, Blackcurrant, Redcurrant	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rubus	Raspberry, Blackberry	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
All Solanaceous fruit	Tomato, Peppers, Aubergine (Eggplant)	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Syzygium	Jambolan and Rose Apple	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vaccinium	Cranberry, Blueberry	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grapes	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Zea mays	Sweetcorn	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
All other fruit	none	All third countries	Regulated

Seeds for planting

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Aegle	Bael, Bengal quince, Golden apple, Stone apple, Wood apple, Bili	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Aeglopsis	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Afaegle	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Allium cepa	Onion	All third countries	Regulated and Notifiable
Allium porrum	Leek	All third countries	Regulated and Notifiable
Atalantia	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Balsamocitrus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Brassica napus, B. rapa and Sinapis alba	Rape, Turnip and Mustard	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Brassicacae (other than Brassica napus, B rapa and Sinapis alba	Includes brassicas (Cabbage, Sprouts, Cauliflower, Mustard, Turnip, Broccoli), Cress and Aubretia	All Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay	Regulated and notifiable
Brassicacae (other than Brassica napus, B rapa and Sinapis alba	Includes brassicas (Cabbage, Sprouts, Cauliflower, Mustard, Turnip, Broccoli), Cress and Aubretia	All other third countries	Regulated
Burkillanthus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Calodendrum	Wild chestnut, Cape chestnut	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Capsicum	Peppers	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Castanea	Sweet chestnut	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chaenomeles	None	All third countries	Regulated
Choisya	Mexican orange, Mock orange	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Citrus L. and their hybrids	Includes oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, and clementine	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Clausena	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Crateagus	None	All third countries	Regulated
Cydonia	None	All third countries	Regulated
Fraxinus	Ash	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Fortunella and their hybrids	Kumquat	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Glycine max	Soya	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Helianthus annuus	Sunflower	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Limonia	Wood apple, Elephant apple, Monkey fruit, Curd fruit	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Linum usitatissimum	Linseed	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Malus	None	All third countries	Regulated
Medicago sativa	Alfalfa (lucerne)	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Microcitrus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Murraya	Curry leaf	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Oryza spp.	Rice	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pamburus	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment), except for Israel
Phaseolus cocineus sp.	Beans	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Phaseolus vulgaris	Beans	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pinus	Pine	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pisum sativum	Peas	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Poaceae	Grasses and Cereals	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay	Regulated and notifiable
Poaceae	Grasses and Cereals	All third countries	Regulated
Poncirus and their hybrids	Chinese bitter orange	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot and Flowering Almond	All third countries	Regulated
Pseudotsuga menziesii	Douglas Fir	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pyrus	Pear	All third countries	Regulated
Rosa	Rose	All third countries	Regulated
Rubus	Blackberry, Raspberry, Dewberry and Loganberry	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Secale, Triticum, X Triticosecale	Rye, Wheat, Triticale	Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA	Regulated and notifiable
Secale, Triticum, X Triticosecale	Rye, Wheat, Triticale	All other third countries	Regulated
Severinia Ten.	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Solanum lycopersicum	Tomato	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Solanaceae - other than S lycopersicum, Stuberosum and Capsicum spp.	Aubergine, Petunia, Angel’s Trumpet, Potato Vine etc.	All third countries	Regulated
Solanum tuberosum	Potato	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Swinglea	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Trifolium spp.	Clover	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay	Regulated and notifiable
Trifolium spp.	Clover	All other third countries	Regulated
Triphasia	Limeberry, Lime berry	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vepris	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vicia faba	Broad/Horse beans	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grape	All third countries	Prohibited
Zea mays	Maize	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
All other seeds intended for planting	None	All third countries	Regulated

Cut flowers, parts of plants and vegetables

This section includes cut flowers, parts of plants for decoration or culinary purposes and vegetables (excluding fruits and seeds).

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Conifers (note tighter restrictions on certain genera: see below)	Conifers	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Abies	Fir	All third countries	Prohibited
Abies	Fir	European countries	Regulated
Acer macrophyllum	Big Leaf Maple, Oregon Maple	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Acer macrophyllum	Big Leaf Maple, Oregon Maple	All other third countries	Regulated
Acer saccharum	Sugar, Hard or Rock maple	Canada and USA	Regulated and notifiable
Acer saccharum	Sugar, Hard or Rock maple	All other third countries	Regulated
Aegle	Bael, Bengal quince, Golden apple, Stone apple, Wood apple	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Aeglopsis	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Aesculus californica	California Buckeye	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Aesculus californica	California Buckeye	All other third countries	Regulated
Afaegle	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Amyris	Torchwood	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Apium graveolens	Celery, Celeriac	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Arbutus menziesii	Madrone	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Arbutus menziesii	Madrone	All other third countries	Regulated
Arctostaphylos spp.	Bearberry, Mazanita	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Arctostaphylos spp.	Bearberry, Mazanita	All other third countries	Regulated
Aster	Aster	European countries	Regulated
Aster	Aster	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Atalantia	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Balsamocitrus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Betula	Birch	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Burkillanthus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Calodendrum	Wild chestnut, Cape chestnut	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Casimiroa	White sapote	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Castanea (with leaves)	Sweet Chestnut	European countries	Regulated
Castanea (with leaves)	Sweet Chestnut	All other third countries	Prohibited
Castanea (without leaves and excluding fruit and seeds)	Sweet Chestnut	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cedrus	Cedar	European countries	Regulated
Cedrus	Cedar	All other third countries	Prohibited
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	European countries	Regulated
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	All other third countries	Prohibited
Choisya	Mexican orange, Mock orange	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Citropsis	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Citrus and their hybrids	Orange, Lemon, Lime etc	All third countries	Prohibited
Clausena	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Convolvulus	None	Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Convolvulus	None	All other countries	Regulated
Cryptocoryne	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Dendranthema	Chrysanthemum	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Dianthus	Pink, Carnation	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Eremocitrus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Eryngium (leafy veg)	Sea holly, Eryngo	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Eryngium (cut flower)	Sea holly, Eryngo	European countries	Regulated
Eryngium (cut flower)	Sea holly, Eryngo	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Esenbeckia	Jopoy	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Fortunella and hybrids	Kumquat	All third countries	Prohibited
Fraxinus	Ash	Canada, China, DR Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Korea, Russia, Taiwan, USA.	Regulated and notifiable
Fraxinus	Ash	All other third countries	Regulated
Glycosmis Correa	Orangeberry	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Gypsophila	Baby’s Breath	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Heteromeles arbutifolia	Toyon	All other third countries	Regulated
Hygrophila	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Hypericum	St John’s wort	European countries	Regulated
Hypericum	St John’s wort	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Ipomoea (other than tubers)	None	Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Ipomoea (other than tubers)	None	All other third countries	Regulated
Juglans	Walnut	Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan and USA	Regulated and notifiable
Juglans	Walnut	All other third countries	Regulated
Juniperus	Juniper	European countries	Regulated
Juniperus	Juniper	All other third countries	Prohibited
Larix	Larch	European countries	Regulated
Larix	Larch	All other third countries	Prohibited
Limnophila	Marshweed	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Limonia	Wood apple, Elephant apple, Monkey fruit, Curd fruit	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Lisianthus	None	European countries	Regulated
Lisianthus	None	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Lithocarpus densiflorus	Tanbark Oak	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Lithocarpus densiflorus	Tanbark Oak	All other third countries	Regulated
Lonicera hispidula	Honeysuckle	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Lonicera hispidula	Honeysuckle	All other third countries	Regulated
Manihot esculenta (leaves only)	Cassava	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Merrillia	Flowering merrillia, Katinga, Malay lemon	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Microcitrus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Micromeria	None	Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Micromeria	None	All other third countries	Regulated
Murraya	Curry leaf	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Naringi	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Ocimum	Sweet Basil etc	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Orchidaceae	Orchids	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pamburus	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pelargonium	Geranium, Pelargonium	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Phoenix	Date Palm	Algeria and Morocco	Prohibited
Phoenix	Date Palm	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Picea	Spruce	European countries	Regulated
Picea	Spruce	All other third countries	Prohibited
Pinus	Pine	European countries	Regulated
Pinus	Pine	All other third countries	Prohibited
Poncirus and hybrids	Ornamental Citrus	All third countries	Prohibited
Populus (with leaves)	Poplar and Aspen	Canada, Mexico and USA	Prohibited
Populus (with leaves)	Poplar and Aspen	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Populus	Poplar and Aspen	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot Flowering Almond etc.	European countries	Regulated
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot Flowering Almond etc.	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	All other third countries	Prohibited
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	European countries	Regulated
Pterocarya	Wingnut	Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan and USA	Regulated and notifiable
Pterocarya	Wingnut	All other third countries	Regulated
Quercus (with leaves)	Oak	All other third countries	Prohibited
Quercus (with leaves)	Oak	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Quercus (without leaves or other parts excluding fruit and seeds)	Oak	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rhododendron spp. (other than Rhododendron simsii)	Rhododendron	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Rhododendron spp. (other than Rhododendron simsii)	Rhododendron	All other third countries	Regulated
Root and tubercle vegetables	Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes, sweet potatoes, ginger and similar roots.	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rosa	Rose – cut flowers	European countries	Regulated
Rosa	Rose – cut flowers	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rosa	Rose – all parts other than seeds	Canada, India, USA	Regulated and notifiable
Severinia	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Solanaceae	Parts of plants (other than fruits and seeds)	Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Solanaceae	Parts of plants (other than fruits and seeds)	All other countries	Regulated
Solanum lycopersicum and Solanum melongena	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Solidago	Aaron’s Rod, Golden Rod	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Swinglea	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Tetradium	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Toddalia	Orange climber	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Trachelium	None	European countries	Regulated
Trachelium	None	All other third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Triphasia	Limeberry, Lime berry	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Tsuga	Hemlock	European countries	Regulated
Tsuga	Hemlock	All other third countries	Prohibited
Ulmus davidiana	David elm	Canada, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russia, Taiwan and USA	Regulated and notifiable
Ulmus davidiana	David elm	All other countries	Regulated
Umbellularia californica	California Laurel, Headache Tree	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Umbellularia californica	California Laurel, Headache Tree	All other third countries	Regulated
Vaccinium ovatum	Box Blueberry	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Vaccinium ovatum	Box Blueberry	All other third countries	Regulated
Vallisneria	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vepris Comm	None	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Viburnum spp.	Viburnum	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Viburnum spp.	Viburnum	All other third countries	Regulated
Vitis	Grape vine	All third countries	Prohibited
Zanthoxylum L.	Prickly ash, Hercules’ Club	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Zea mays	Maize	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
In addition: Acer pseudoplatanus, Adiantum aleuticum, Adiantum jordanii, Aesculus hippocastanum, Arbutus unedo , Calluna, Camellia spp, Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Frangula californica, Frangula purshianar, Fraxinus excelsior, Griselinia littoralis, Hamamelis virginiana, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Kalmia latifolia, Laurus nobilis, Leucothoe spp, Lithocarpus densiflorus, Lonicera hispidula, Magnolia spp., Michelia doltsopa, Nothofagus obliqua, Osmanthus heterophyllus, Parrotia persica, Photinia x fraseri, Pieris spp, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus spp., Rosa gymnocarpa, Salix caprea L., Sequoia sempervirens, Syringa vulgaris, Taxus spp. Trientalis latifolia	Miscellaneous	USA	Regulated and notifiable
In addition: Acer pseudoplatanus, Adiantum aleuticum, Adiantum jordanii, Aesculus hippocastanum, Arbutus unedo , Calluna, Camellia spp, Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Frangula californica, Frangula purshianar, Fraxinus excelsior, Griselinia littoralis, Hamamelis virginiana, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Kalmia latifolia, Laurus nobilis, Leucothoe spp, Lithocarpus densiflorus, Lonicera hispidula, Magnolia spp., Michelia doltsopa, Nothofagus obliqua, Osmanthus heterophyllus, Parrotia persica, Photinia x fraseri, Pieris spp, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus spp., Rosa gymnocarpa, Salix caprea L., Sequoia sempervirens, Syringa vulgaris, Taxus spp. Trientalis latifolia	Miscellaneous	All other third countries	Regulated
All other cut flowers, parts of plants and vegetables	None	All third countries	Regulated

Tubers (including potatoes)

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Plants of stolon or tuber-forming species of Solanum L or their hybrids intended for planting	Seed potatoes	All third countries except for Switzerland	Prohibited
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum and other tuber-forming Solanum species, other than seed potatoes above	Ware potatoes	European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum and other tuber-forming Solanum species, other than seed potatoes above	Ware potatoes	Algeria, Egypt, Great Britain Israel, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey	Regulated and notifiable
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum and other tuber-forming Solanum species, other than seed potatoes above	Ware potatoes	All other third countries	Prohibited
Plants and seeds of stolon- and tuber- forming Solanum species and their hybrids intended for breeding or research in accordance with Commission Directive 2008/61/EC	Potato breeding material	Non-EU countries	Import licence from Defra and, wherever possible, a phytosanitary certificate
Ullucus tuberosus	None	All third countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)

For true seed of potatoes, see the seeds for planting section.

Other (grain, soil, machinery and growing medium)

Material	Origin	Requirement
Grain of Triticum (wheat), Secale (rye) and x Triticosecale (triticale)	Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and USA	Regulated and notifiable
Soil as such consisting in part of solid organic substances	All third countries	Prohibited
Growing medium as such, other than soil, consisting in whole or in part of solid organic substances, other than that composed entirely of peat or fibre of Cocos nucifera L., previously not used for growing of plants or for any agricultural purposes	All third countries	Prohibited
Growing medium, attached to or associated with plants, intended to sustain the vitality of the plants.	All third countries	Regulated and notifiable
Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes.	Third countries including Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable

Growing medium includes:

● bark

● biowaste (food waste, garden waste, kitchen waste, sewage sludge, manure, and sawdust)

● humates

● humus

● potting composts (consisting in whole or in part of soil, or solid organic substances such as parts of plants, humus, including non ‘pure’ peat or bark)

● soil conditioner

● soil improvers

This is provided they are free of organic material such as roots, grasses, leaf litter and other parts of plants.

Growing medium does not include:

● chalk

● coir

● diatomaceous earth

● gravel

● gypsum

● humic acid (must be pure and unused)

● Inorganic soil additives

● iron ore

● leonardite

● lignite

● perlite

● pure sand

● pure clay

● pure peat

● rock

● salt

● synthetic and inert soil conditioners

● vermiculite

● volcanic pumice

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