Indicative Fees for Plant Health Import Inspections in Scotland from 22 July 2022
Table 1; Inspection rate and fees for physical and identity (ID) inspections on goods.
Plant, plant product or other object |
Inspection Rate |
Previous Fee* |
Inspection Rate |
New Fee* |
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EU |
Third country |
EU |
Third country |
EU |
Non EUThird country |
EU |
Non EUThird country |
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Plants for planting |
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Dormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, garlic, shallots, not in substrate intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) not for final consumers** or commercial flower production only |
100% |
100% |
£36.00 |
£36.00 |
No change |
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Dormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, garlic, shallots, not in substrate intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) for final consumer*** or commercial flower production |
10% |
New category- |
£14.40 |
New category-- |
No change |
10% |
No change |
£14.40 |
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Cuttings |
100% |
100% |
£36.00 |
£36.00 |
No change |
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Non-woody plants (other than seed) for final consumers**. Excludes shrubs, trees, other woody nursery plants, forest reproductive material |
10% |
New category |
£15.00 |
New category |
30% |
30% |
£19.20 |
£19.20 |
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Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed); plants not specified elsewhere in this table |
100% |
100% |
£36.00 |
£36.00 |
No change |
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***Indoor plants (including plants for use in aquaria) for final consumers** |
New category |
5% |
5% |
£13.20 |
£13.20 |
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Plants intended for planting (other than cut Christmas trees), not specified or included elsewhere in this table |
100% |
100% |
£36.00 |
£36.00 |
No change |
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Seeds |
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Seeds for trials or testing |
New category |
10% |
10% |
£14.40 |
£14.40 |
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Seeds not specified elsewhere in this table |
100% |
100% |
£36.00 |
£36.00 |
5% |
5% |
£13.20 |
£13.20 |
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Brassicaceae spp, Poaceaespp and Trifolium spp. exceptfrom Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay
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New category |
5% |
5% |
£13.20 |
£13.20 |
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Brassicaceae spp, Poaceaespp and Trifolium spp. from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay
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New category |
N/A- |
100% |
£36.00 |
£36.00 |
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Capsicum spp., Solanum lycopersicumL. Solanum tuberosumL (‘true potato seed’)
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New category |
100% |
100% |
£36.00 |
£36.00 |
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Triticum L, Secale Land XTriticosecaleexcept from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA |
New category |
5% |
5% |
£13.20 |
£13.20 |
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Triticum L, Secale Land XTriticosecale exceptfromAfghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA |
New category |
N/A |
100% |
N/A |
£36.00 |
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Seeds, tissue culture intended for final users or to produce plants for final use |
5% |
N/A |
£13.20 |
N/A |
No change |
5% |
No change |
£13.20 |
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Grain (not seed for sowing) |
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Of the genera Triticum L, Secale L and x Triticosecale from countries with Karnal bunt except from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA
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5% |
100% |
£13.18 |
£36.00 |
5% |
5% |
£13.20 |
£13.20 |
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Of the genera Triticum L, Secale L andXTriticosecale from countries with Karnal bunt from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA |
New category |
N/A |
100% |
N/A |
£36.00 |
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Grain not specified elsewhere in this table |
5% |
100% |
£13.18. |
£36.00 |
5% |
5% |
£13.20 |
£13.20 |
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Cut flowers |
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Chrysanthemum L. and Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. except from Colombia and Ecuador |
New category |
3% |
5% |
£12.72 |
£13.20 |
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Chrysanthemum L. and Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. from Colombia and Ecuador |
New category |
N/A |
50% |
N/A |
£18.00 |
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Eryngium Tournier ex Linnaeus, Solidago L |
New category |
3% |
10% |
£12.72 |
£14.40 |
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Lisianthus L |
New category |
10% |
10% |
£14.40 |
£14.40 |
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RosaL except from Canada, USA, Mexico, India,Colombia and Ecuador |
N/A |
Fee specific to individual country |
N/A |
Fee specific to individual country |
N/A |
5% |
N/A |
£13.20 |
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RosaL from Canada, USA, Mexico, India |
N/A |
New category |
N/A |
New category - |
N/A |
N/A |
50% |
£24.00 |
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Rosa L from |
Colombia |
N/A |
3% |
N/A |
£12.78 |
N/A |
N/A |
5% |
£13.20 |
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Ecuador |
1% |
£12.26 |
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Cut flowers not specified elsewhere in this table |
3% |
100% |
£15.00 |
£36.00 |
3% |
5% |
£12.72 |
£13.20 |
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Fruits, vegetables (not leafy vegetables) |
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Momordica L. and Solanaceae Juss. (excluding Solanum tuberosumL) |
New category |
3% |
50% |
£12.72 |
£27.00 |
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Solanum melongena L.except from Turkey |
N/A |
100% |
N/A |
£36.00 |
3% |
5% |
£12.72 |
£13.20 |
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Solanum melongena L.from Turkey |
N/A |
15% |
N/A |
£15.60 |
N/A |
30% |
N/A |
£17.40 |
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Fruit, vegetables not specified elsewhere in this table |
3% |
100% |
£13.18 |
£36.00 |
3% |
5% |
£12.72 |
£13.20 |
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Leaves of plants and leafy vegetables |
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Ocimum L |
New category |
3% |
50% |
£12.72 |
£18.00 |
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Leaves of plants and leafy vegetables not specified elsewhere in this table |
3% |
100% |
£13.18 |
£36.00 |
3% |
5% |
£12.72 |
£13.20 |
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Branches with foliage, parts of conifers other than bark |
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Branches with foliage, parts of conifers other than bark |
5% |
100% |
£13.20 |
£36.00 |
3% |
5% |
£12.72 |
£13.20 |
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Tubers of potatoes |
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Seed potatoes - Solanum tuberosum L
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100% |
100% |
£64.00 |
£64.00 |
No change |
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Ware potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L except Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain |
3% |
100% |
£13.56 |
£64.00 |
No change |
3% |
No change |
£13.56 |
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Ware potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L from Poland, Portugal and Romania |
50% |
N/A |
£35.00 |
N/A |
No change |
N/A |
No change |
N/A |
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Ware potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L from Egypt |
N/A |
100% |
N/A |
£64.00 |
No change |
N/A |
No change |
N/A |
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Ware potatoes – tubers of Solanum tuberosum L from Spain |
100% |
N/A |
£72.00 |
N/A |
No change |
N/A |
No change |
N/A |
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Cut Christmas trees |
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Cut Christmas trees (less than 3 metres in height) |
3% |
100% |
£13.18 |
£36.00 |
3% |
5% |
£12.72 |
£13.20 |
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Other objects |
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Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes |
5% |
100% |
£13.20 |
£36.00 |
No change |
5% |
No change |
£13.20 |
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Growing media and soil from all third countries will be inspected at the frequency of the plants that it is attached to. |
* The fee listed is the combined fee for the physical check and the identity check.
** “Final consumers” means by evidence from the packaging, labelling or by other means, for direct sales to final consumers.
*** “Indoor Plants” means clearly packed and ready for supply to final consumers, identifiable as being for indoor use or use in aquaria.
Note—
1. Previous fees for physical checks were rounded up to the nearest pound. The fees introduced by these Regulations are not rounded up.
2. References in this table to “EU” are to be read as also referring to Liechtenstein and Switzerland