Some commodities are prohibited for import into GB from all or certain countries. Those commodities are subject to a permanent prohibition due to an inherent pest and disease risk. There are also goods that are prohibited pending a submission of a technical dossier from an exporting National Plant Protection Organisation to support the import of a specific trade. Finally, there are goods that are subject to emergency control measures.
Prohibitions should always be cross checked against the legislation to ensure they are up to date.
Plants, Seeds, Plant Products, Wood, Isolated Bark
You can use the Check plant health information and import rules service to find out if a specific plant or plant product, seed, wood, or isolated bark commodity is prohibited.
Soil & Growing Medium
Details on the prohibition status of soil and growing medium are not yet included in the above service. They are prohibited as below:
Table 1 – Prohibitions applying to soil & growing medium
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(1) Description of plants, plant products or other objects |
(2) Third country, group of third countries or specific area of third country |
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19. |
Soil consisting in part of solid organic substances |
Any third country other than EU Member States, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland |
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20. |
Growing medium, other than soil, consisting in whole or in part of solid organic substances, other than any composed entirely of peat or fibre of Cocos nucifera L., previously not used for growing of plants or for any agricultural purposes |
Any third country other than EU Member States, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland |