Frequency of Plant Health Import Inspections Across GB from 22 July 2022
New frequencies of physical and identity have been implemented since 22 July 2022. These frequencies apply to certain regulated goods imported into Great Britain. This new GB focused risk-based import inspection regime aims to ensure that impacts from plant health checks are kept at a level appropriate to the degree of risk posed by different categories of commodities and that Great Britain’s phytosanitary regime remains appropriate to address the biosecurity risks which GB faces.
The new fees are detailed in Table 1 and the methods used detailed in The Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022
Table 1: Frequencies of Checks applicable from 22 July 2022 for goods specified in Part A of Annex 11 of the retained Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
Category and description of plant, plant product or other object |
Country of origin |
Frequency of Physical & Identity check |
Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers (other than tubers of potatoes), onions, shallots, garlic, leaks and other alliaceous vegetables, dormant, not in substrate |
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All genera intended for planting, other than commercial flower production, and not intended for final users(1) |
Any third country |
100% |
All genera intended for planting, and intended for commercial flower production, or for final users(1) |
Any third country |
10% |
Cuttings, seedlings, intended for planting, not specified or included elsewhere in this table |
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All genera |
Any third country |
100% |
Woody plants(2) (other than any specified or included elsewhere in this table), intended for planting |
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All genera |
Any third country |
100% |
Non-woody plants(3) (other than any specified or included elsewhere in this table), intended for planting, and intended for final users(1) |
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All genera |
Any third country |
30% |
Indoor plants(4) |
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All genera |
Any third country |
5% |
Other plants intended for planting, not specified or included elsewhere in this table |
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All genera |
Any third country |
100% |
Cut flowers |
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Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. (Chrysanthemum L.) |
Columbia or Ecuador |
50% |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Columbia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
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EryngiumTournier ex Linnaeus. |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland and European Countries6 |
10% |
LisianthusL. |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland and European Countries6 |
10% |
RosaL. |
Colombia, Ecuador |
3% |
Canada, India, Mexico or the USA |
50% |
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Any third country other than an EU Member State, EU Countries6, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland or the USA |
5% |
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Solidago L. |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
10% |
Other genera not specified or included elsewhere in this table |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers (other than bark or cut Christmas trees) |
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All genera |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
Fruit, vegetables, leaves |
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Momordica L. |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
50% |
OcimumL. |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
50% |
Solanaceae Juss. (other than Solanum tuberosum L.) |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
50% |
Solanum melongena L. |
Turkey |
30% |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Turkey |
50% |
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Solanum lycopersicum |
Canary Islands, Morocco |
5% |
Other genera or species of fruit or vegetables not specified or included elsewhere in this table |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
Other leaves not specified or included elsewhere in this table |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
Seeds (for sowing), tissue cultures |
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All genera, for trials or testing5 |
Any third country |
10% |
Brassicaceae (other than for trials or testing) |
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay |
100% |
Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay |
5% |
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Capsicum spp. L. (other than for trials or testing) |
Any third country |
100% |
Poaceae(other than for trials or testing) |
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay |
100% |
Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay, EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
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Secale L. (other than for trials or testing) |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA |
100% |
Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA, EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
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Solanum lycopersicumL. (other than for trials or testing) |
Any third country |
100% |
Solanum tuberosum L. (True seed) (other than for trials or testing) |
Any third country |
100% |
Trifolium spp. (other than for trials or testing) |
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay |
100% |
Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay, EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
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Triticum L. (other than for trials or testing) |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA |
100% |
Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA, EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
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XTriticosecaleWittm. ex A. Camus (other than for trials or testing) |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA |
100% |
Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA, EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
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Other genera or species not specified or included elsewhere in this table5 |
Any third country |
5% |
Grain (other than seeds for sowing) |
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Secale L. |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA |
100% |
Triticum L. |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA |
100% |
XTriticosecaleWittm. ex A. Camus |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA |
100% |
Tubers of potatoes |
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Solanum tuberosum L. (seed potatoes) |
Any third country |
100% |
Solanum tuberosum L. (ware potatoes) |
Egypt, Poland, Portugal or Romania |
50% |
Spain |
100% |
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Any third country other than Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain |
3% |
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Cut Christmas trees (less than 3 metres in height) |
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All genera |
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland |
5% |
Machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes |
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Any third country |
5% |
(1) “Intended for final users” means intended, by evidence from the packaging, labelling or by other means, for direct supply to final users.
(2)“Woody plants” means plants which have a woody or partly woody stem, and includes all trees, forest reproductive material (other than seed), shrubs and palms, and those vines and perennial herbs with woody or partly woody stems; and for this purpose, “perennial herbs” means herbs for which the average life exceeds two years.
(3) “Non-woody plants” means plants which are not woody plants.
(4)“Indoor plants” means plants which appear from their packaging, labelling or by other means to be intended for direct supply to final users for indoor use or use in aquaria.
(5) excludes seeds from EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerlandother than seeds of:
Allium cepa L.; Allium porrum L.; Castanea Mill.; Capsicum spp. L.; Helianthus annuus L.; Medicago sativa L.; Phaseolus cocineus.; Phaseolus vulgaris L.; Solanum lycopersicum L.; Solanum tuberosum L. (True potato seed); Pisum sativum L.; Vicia faba L.; Brassica napus L.; Brassica rapa L.; Sinapis alba L.; Glycine max (L.) Merrill; Linumusitatissimum L.
(6) European Countries = includes Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, the Faeroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralnyfederalny okrug), Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazskyfederalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhskyfederalny okrug), San Marino, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine).