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Plant Health Export Service (PHES)

Last updated on: 19 February 2026

Plant Health Export Service (PHES) Guidance

Below are some quick links with written and accompanying video guides to help you apply for and navigate the PHES system.

Registration and Account Management

Guides with a * also have an accompanying video guide (please see below)

Register for PHES

Add a User

Account Management*

Add an Agent*

Agent Registration

Cancel an Application*

Copy an Application*

Amend

Reissue Phyto 

Apply for a PC - all commodities to Northern Ireland - ephyto 

Used Farm Machinery

 

Apply for a PC - Used Farm Machinery*

PC for re-export of Used Farm Machinery

 

Plant Produce

 

Apply for a PC - Plant Produce*

PC for re-export of Plant Produce

Apply for a PC PHEATS

PHES HMI Certificate of Conformity Application Guide*

Apply Plant Produce Single Stock Drawdown

Apply for Soil Sampling Plants

Apply for Plants GSI

 

Plant Products

 

Apply for a PC - Plant Products*

PC for re-export of Plant Products

 

Bulbs

 

Apply for a PC - Bulbs

PC for re-export of Bulbs

Apply Bulbs GSI

Apply Soil Sample Bulbs

 

Grain

 

Apply for a PC - Grain

PC for re-export of Grain

 

Potatoes

 

Apply for a PC - Potatoes

PC for re-export of Potatoes

Apply Soil Sample - Potatoes

Apply for GSI - Potatoes

 

Seeds

 

Apply for a PC - Seeds

PC for re-export of Seeds

Apply for a Seeds GSI on PHES

Apply for a Seeds Sample

 

Video Guides

 

Apply for a PC - Used Farm Machinery Video guide

Apply for a PC - Plant Produce Video guide

Apply for a PC - Plant Products Video guide

Cancel an application Video guide

Copy an application Video guide

Account management Video guide

Add an agent Video guide

PHEATS Certificate Application Video guide

PHES HMI Certificate of Conformity Application Video guide

 

A guide to the above acronyms can be found here.