High-priority plants and plant products list - UK Plant Health Information Portal

Check if the plants you want to import from the EU are high-priority

Since 1 January 2021, new requirements now apply to GB imports of high-priority plants and plant products from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. This includes the requirement for:

• Goods to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate;

• Import pre-notification to be submitted to competent authority by the GB importer;

• Risk-based documentary, identity and physical checks.

This list came into effect on 1 January 2021.

List of High-Priority Plants since 1 January 2021
Category	Legal requirement	Common name(s)
Machinery and vehicles	Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes	Agricultural machinery and vehicles
Plants for planting	Plants for planting, other than seeds	All plants for planting
Potatoes	Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L. intended for planting	Seed potatoes
Potatoes	Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.	Ware potatoes
Seed intended for sowing	Seeds of Castanea	Chestnut seed
Seed intended for sowing	Seeds of Capsicum spp. L., Solanum lycopersicum L.,	Chilli and tomato seed
Seed intended for sowing	Seeds of Solanum tuberosum L.	Potato seed
Seed intended for sowing	Seed of Helianthus annuus L., Medicago sativa L., Allium cepa L., Allium porrum L., Phaseolus cocineus., Phaseolus vulgaris L.	Sunflower seed; Alfalfa seed; Onion seed, Leek seed; Runner bean seed; French bean seed
Seed intended for sowing	Vegetable seeds of Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L.	Green pea seed; broad bean seed
Seed intended for sowing	Seeds of oil and fibre plants of Brassica napus L. Brassica rapa L., Sinapis alba L.	Rapeseed; White mustard seed
Seed intended for sowing	Seeds of oil and fibre plants of Glycine max (L.) Merrill and Linum usitatissimum L.	Soybean seed; flax seed or linseed
Plant parts	Cut trees/branches of Conifers (Pinales) over 3m	Conifer cut trees/branches
Bark	Isolated bark of Castanea	Chestnut bark
Bark	Isolated bark of Conifers (Pinales)	Conifer bark
Bark	Isolated bark of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. and Pterocarya rhoifolia	Bark of ash, Japanese and Manchurian walnut, David elm and Japanese wingnut.
Wood	Wood of Platanus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface	Plane wood
Wood	Wood of Castanea Mill., excluding wood which is bark-free	Chestnut wood, aside from bark free chestnut wood
Wood	Wood of Conifers (Pinales), excluding wood which is bark-free	Conifer wood, aside from bark free conifer wood
Wood *	Wood of Conifers (Pinales), including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Portugal or Spain	Conifer wood
Wood *	Wood of Prunus L. including wood which has not kept its natural round surface with the exception of Prunus laurocerasus L.; originating in Germany or Italy	Wood of Plum, Peach, Nectarine, Apricot etc. Does not include wood of English laurel
Wood *	Wood of Acer L., Aesculus L., Alnus L., Betula L., Carpinus L., Cercidiphyllum Siebold & Zucc., Corylus L., Fagus L., Fraxinus L., Koelreuteria Medikus., Platanus L., Populus L., Salix L., Tilia L. and Ulmus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Austria, France, Finland, Germany and Italy	Wood of Maple; Horse Chestnut; Alder; Birch; Hornbeam; Katsura; Hazel; Beech; Ash; Golden-rain; Plane; Poplar; Willow; Lime; Elm
Wood	Wood of Fraxinus L., Juglans ailantifolia Carr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Ulmus davidiana Planch. and Pterocarya rhoifolia	Wood of ash, Japanese and Manchurian walnut, David elm and Japanese wingnut.

* We require phytosanitary certificates from these countries listed, based on current information (i.e. those where the named pests are present).