This page outlines the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) risk categorisation for plants and plant products from non-European Union countries.
Before determining which risk category your goods are located in you must first check whether your good is a prohibited commodity. This can be done by referring to the Prohibited Commodities page on the Plant Health Portal but also must be checked against the legislation such as Annex 6 of the retained Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation (2019/2072) and retained Commission Implementing Regulation (2018/2019). Where a commodity is prohibited from some countries but not others it will be listed within the table below. However, if there is prohibition from all countries this will be covered by the prohibited commodities page.
All goods in the high and medium categories require a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) and pre-notification needs to be made on IPAFFS.
The risk categories for non-EU goods are as follows:
High Risk
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Group |
Legislative Term |
Country of origin |
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Plants for planting |
Plants for planting, other than seeds |
All countries |
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Tubers of |
Solanum tuberosum (ware potatoes) |
Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Morocco, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey
All other countries are prohibited |
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Seeds of |
Allium cepa |
All countries |
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Allium porrum |
All countries |
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Brassica napus* |
All countries |
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Brassica rapa * |
All countries |
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Capsicum spp. |
All countries |
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Castanea |
All countries |
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Glycine max* |
All countries |
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Helianthus annuus |
All countries |
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Linum usitatissimum* |
All countries |
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Medicago sativa |
All countries |
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Phaseolus vulgaris |
All countries |
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Phaseolus cocineus |
All countries |
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Pisum sativum* |
All countries |
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Sinapis alba* |
All countries |
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Solanum lycopersicum |
All countries |
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Vicia faba* |
All countries |
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Parts of plants** other than fruit and seeds |
Conifers (Pinales) over 3m |
Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine
All other countries are prohibited |
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Isolated bark of |
Acer macrophyllum |
USA |
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Acer saccharum |
All countries
Prohibited – Canada, Mexico, and USA |
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Aesculus californica |
USA |
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Betula |
Canada and USA |
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Conifers (Pinales) |
All countries |
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Fraxinus |
All countries |
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Juglans |
All countries |
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Lithocarpus densiflorus |
USA |
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Populus |
All countries
Prohibited – the Americas*** |
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Pterocarya |
All countries |
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Quercus, other than Quercus suber |
All countries
Prohibited – Canada, Mexico, and USA |
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Salix |
China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Russia |
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Taxus brevifolia |
USA |
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Ulmus davidiana |
All countries |
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Wood |
Acer |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Acer macrophyllum |
USA |
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Acer saccharum |
Canada and USA |
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Aesculus |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Aesculus californica |
USA |
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Alnus |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Amelanchier |
Canada and USA |
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Aronia |
Canada and USA |
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Betula |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present Canada and USA |
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Carpinus |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Castanea |
Canada, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Turkey, USA, and Vietnam |
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Castanea excluding wood which is bark free |
All countries except Canada, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Turkey, USA, and Vietnam |
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Castanopsis |
China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, and Vietnam |
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Cercidiphyllum |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Conifers (Pinales) |
All countries excluding bark free wood from European countries (except for Russia) |
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Conifers (Pinales) excluding wood which is bark free |
All European countries excluding Russia |
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Corylus |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Cotoneaster |
Canada and USA |
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Crataegus |
Canada and USA |
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Cydonia |
Canada and USA |
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Fagus |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Fraxinus |
All countries |
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Juglans |
All countries |
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Koelreuteria |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Lithocarpus densiflorus |
USA |
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Malus |
Canada and USA |
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Platanus |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present Albania, Armenia, Turkey, and USA |
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Populus |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present Americas***, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Russia |
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Prunus |
China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Vietnam |
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Pterocarya |
All countries |
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Pyracantha |
Canada and USA |
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Pyrus |
Canada and USA |
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Quercus (other than in the form of Cooper’s products from Canada and the USA) |
Canada, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, and USA |
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Salix |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Russia |
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Sorbus |
Canada and USA |
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Tilia |
Any country where Anoplophora glabripennis is known to be present |
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Ulmus |
All countries |
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Used Machinery |
Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes |
All countries |
Medium Risk
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Group |
Legislative Term |
Country of origin |
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Grain |
Secale |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and USA |
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Triticum |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and USA |
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Triticosecale |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and USA |
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Parts of plants** |
Cryptocoryne sp. |
All countries |
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Hygrophila sp. |
All countries |
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Vallisneria sp. |
All countries |
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Parts of plants**, other than fruit and seeds of |
Acer macrophyllum |
USA |
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Acer pseudoplatanus |
USA |
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Acer saccharum |
Canada and USA |
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Adiantum aleuticum |
USA |
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Adiantum jordanii |
USA |
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Aesculus californica |
USA |
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Aesculus hippocastanum |
USA |
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Arbutus menziesii |
USA |
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Arbutus unedo |
USA |
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Arctostaphylos spp. |
USA |
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Betula |
All countries |
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Calluna vulgaris |
USA |
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Camellia spp. |
USA |
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Castanea |
All countries |
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Castanea sativa |
USA |
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Conifers (Pinales) |
All countries
Prohibition apply on certain species from any third country other than: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, EU Member States, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Conifers (Pinales) under 3m |
Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine
All other countries are prohibited |
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Convolvulus |
Americas***, Australia and New Zealand |
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Dendranthema |
All countries |
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Dianthus |
All countries |
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Fagus sylvatica |
USA |
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Frangula californica |
USA |
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Frangula purshiana |
USA |
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Fraxinus |
All countries |
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Fraxinus excelsior |
USA |
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Griselinia littoralis |
USA |
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Gypsophila |
All countries |
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Hamamelis virginiana |
USA |
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Heteromeles arbutifolia |
USA |
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Ipomoea |
Americas***, Australia and New Zealand |
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Juglans |
All countries |
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Kalmia latifolia |
USA |
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Laurus nobilis |
USA |
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Leucothoe spp. |
USA |
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Lithocarpus densiflorus |
USA |
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Lonicera hispidula |
USA |
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Magnolia spp. |
USA |
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Michelia doltsopa |
USA |
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Micromeria |
Americas***, Australia and New Zealand |
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Nothofagus obliqua |
USA |
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Osmanthus heterophyllus |
USA |
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Parrotia persica |
USA |
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Pelargonium |
All countries |
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Phoenix spp |
All countries |
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Photinia x fraseri |
USA |
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Pieris spp. |
USA |
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Populus |
All countries |
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Prunus |
All countries excluding: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (SeveroZapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Pseudotsuga menziesii |
USA |
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Pterocarya |
All countries |
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Quercus |
All countries |
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Quercus spp. |
USA |
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Rhododendron spp. other than Rhododendron simsii |
USA |
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Rosa gymnocarpa |
USA |
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Salix caprea |
USA |
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Sequoia sempervirens |
USA |
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Solanaceae |
Americas***, Australia and New Zealand |
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Solanum lycopersicum |
All countries |
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Solanum melongena |
All countries |
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Solidago |
All countries |
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Syringa vulgaris |
USA |
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Taxus spp. |
USA |
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Trientalis latifolia |
USA |
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Ulmus davidiana |
All countries |
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Umbellularia californica |
USA |
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Vaccinium ovatum |
USA |
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Viburnum spp. |
USA |
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Zea mays |
All countries |
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Produce
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Apium graveolens |
All countries |
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Asparagus |
The Americas*** |
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All other countries **** |
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Brassica oleracea var. botrytis |
All countries**** |
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Brassica oleracea var. italica |
All countries**** |
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Carica papaya |
All countries |
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Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) |
All countries**** |
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Cucumis (melon) |
All countries**** |
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Cucurbitaceae |
The Americas*** |
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Cydonia |
All countries |
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Eryngium |
All countries |
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Fragaria |
All countries |
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Limnophila |
All countries |
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Malus |
All countries |
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Manihot esculenta |
All countries |
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Momordica |
All countries |
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Ocimum |
All countries |
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Persea americana |
All countries |
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Phaseolus |
All countries**** |
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Pisum sativum |
All countries**** |
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Prunus |
All countries |
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Pumpkins, squashes, and gourds |
The Americas*** |
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All countries**** |
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Pyrus |
All countries |
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Ribes |
All countries |
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Root and tubercle vegetables, such as:
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All countries |
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Rubus |
All countries |
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Solanaceae |
All countries |
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Syzygium |
All countries |
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Vaccinium |
All countries |
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Vigna |
All countries**** |
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Vitis |
All countries |
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Zea mays |
All countries |
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Cut Flowers |
Aster spp. |
Any third country other than: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Dendranthema |
All countries |
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Dianthus |
All countries |
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Eryngium |
Any third country other than: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Gypsophila |
All countries |
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Hypericum |
Any third country other than: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Lisianthus |
Any third country other than: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Orchidaceae |
All countries |
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Rosa |
Any third country other than: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Solidago |
All countries |
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Trachelium |
Any third country other than: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug), Southern Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug)), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine |
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Seeds |
Brassicaceae |
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay |
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Pinus |
All countries |
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Poaceae |
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay |
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Prunus |
All countries |
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Pseudotsuga menziesii |
All countries |
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Rubus |
All countries |
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Secale |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and USA |
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Trifolium |
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Uruguay |
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Triticosecale |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and USA |
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Triticum |
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and USA |
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Zea mays |
All countries |
Low Risk
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Group |
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Any plant and plant product specified within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and country combination not mentioned in the prohibited, high, or medium risk categories.
The requirements for import controls on certain low risk plants and plant products from non-EU countries will start to be removed from January 2024. |
* Seed will only require a phytosanitary certificate if the seed is certified vegetable seed and standard seed of vegetables in the case of P.sativum and V.faba and certified and standard seed for oil or fibre production in the case of B.napus, B.rapa, S.alba, G.max and L.usitatisimum
** ‘plants’ means living plants and the following living parts of plants: (a) seeds, in the botanical sense, other than those not intended for planting; (b) fruits, in the botanical sense; (c) vegetables; (d) tubers, corms, bulbs, rhizomes, roots, rootstocks, stolons; (e) shoots, stems, runners; (f) cut flowers; (g) branches with or without foliage; (h) cut trees retaining foliage; (i) leaves, foliage; (j) plant tissue cultures, including cell cultures, germplasm, meristems, chimaeric clones, micro-propagated material; (k) live pollen and spores; (l) buds, budwood, cuttings, scions, grafts
***Anguilla (United Kingdom), Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba (Netherlands), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda (United Kingdom), Bolivia, Bonaire (Netherlands), Bouvet Island (Norway, Brazil, British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom), Canada, Cayman Islands (United Kingdom), Chile, Clipperton Island (France), Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao (Netherlands), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (United Kingdom), French Guiana (France), Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark), Grenada, Guadeloupe (France), Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique (France), Mexico, Montserrat (United Kingdom), Navassa Island (United States/Haiti), Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (United States), Saba (Netherlands), Saint Barthélemy (France), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (France), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius (Netherlands), Sint Maarten (Netherlands), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom), United States of America, U.S. Virgin Islands (United States), Uruguay and Venezuela.
**** Will require a PC but will only need to be pre-notified when asked to do so.