When you export regulated plants and plant products from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland to other countries, you need to:

• check if your plants need a phytosanitary certificate (PC) by contacting the plant health authority in the destination country (if you cannot find details on the IPPC website or are unsure of the requirements, contact your UK plant health authority or inspector if you know them)
• check if your plants need laboratory testing of samples to make sure they’re free from pests and diseases or for growing season inspections - contact your local plant health inspector
• apply for a PC from the relevant UK plant health authority before export
• register as a professional operator, if you have not already done so.

Guidance is also available for the export of non-commercial (personal) plants and plant products.

To export regulated plants and plant products to the EU, the Export Narrative will guide you through all the steps you will need to take from start to finish.

Any consignment exported to the EU can now have phytosanitary information submitted electronically through the EU’s TRACES NT platform. More information is available here, but there is no need to change any of your processes.

This exports guide shows the different export regulations for plants, plant produce and other regulated objects which are subject to phytosanitary control, including what products will and will not require a PC. 

If you are moving goods to Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB), please find further guidance on the Northern Ireland page.  

To make an export application please see the guidance on the IT Systems page.

If you are exporting regulated plants and plant products to the EU and are unsure of the special requirements, this guidance outlines the steps you need to take:

• General special requirements for exports to the EU
• Export of high risk plants to the EU
• Growing media and special requirement guidance for exports to the EU
• Export requirements for ware potatoes to the EU
• Export requirements for Narcissus bulbs to the EU
• Exporting used agricultural machinery to NI and EU
• Wood packaging
• Exporting plants and live pollen to the EU protected zone of Fireblight
• Liriomyza treatments for herbaceous plants to enable movement to Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Trees
  
  

Along with the above phytosanitary information, please take a look at the Marketing Standards narrative map to make sure you know what to do at each step in the process.