TOM risk categorisations - UK Plant Health Information Portal

This page outlines the Border Target Operating Model (TOM) risk categorisation for plants and plant products from the European Union (EU). Further risk categorisation for goods from the Rest of the World, will be published in due course. The risk categories for EU goods are as follows:

TOM High Risk
Group	Legislative Term	Country of origin
Plants for planting	Plants for planting, other than seeds	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Tubers of	Solanum tuberosum intended for planting (Seed potatoes)	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Tubers of	Solanum tuberosum (ware potatoes)	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Seeds of	Castanea	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Capsicum spp.	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Solanum lycopersicum	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Solanum tuberosum (true potato seed)	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Helianthus annuus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Medicago sativa	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Allium cepa	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Allium porrum	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Phaseolus cocineus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Phaseolus vulgaris	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Pisum sativum*	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Vicia faba*	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Brassica napus*	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Brassica rapa *	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Sinapis alba*	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Glycine max*	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Linum usitatissimum*	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Pinus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Pseudotsuga menziesii	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Parts of Plants, other than fruits and seeds**	Conifers (Pinales) over 3m	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Bark of	Castanea	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Conifers (Pinales)	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Fraxinus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Juglans mandshurica	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Juglans ailantifolia	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Ulmus davidiana	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Pterocarya	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Wood (including wood which has not kept it’s natural round surface) of	Acer	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Aesculus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Alnus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Betula	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Carpinus	EU Member States (excluding Spain and Portugal), Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Conifers (Pinales) excluding wood which is bark free	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Conifers	Spain and Portugal
	Cercidiphyllum	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Corylus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Fagus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Fraxinus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Koelreuteria	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Conifers (Pinales)	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Platanus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Populus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Prunus with the exception of Prunus laurocerasus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Salix	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Tilia	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Ulmus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Wood of	Juglans	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Wood of	Pterocarya	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Wood (excluding wood which is bark-free) of	Castanea excluding wood which is bark-free	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Used Machinery	Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland

TOM Medium Risk
Group	Legislative Term	Country of origin
Parts of Plants, other than fruits and seeds**	Cryptocoryne	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Hygrophila	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Vallisneria	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Prunus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Solanum lycopersicum	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Solanum melongena	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Zea mays	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Conifers (Pinales) under 3m	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Cut Flowers	Orchidaceae	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Dendranthema	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Dianthus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Gypsophila	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Solidago	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
Seeds	Prunus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Rubus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
	Zea mays	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland

TOM Low Risk***

Group

Any plants or plant products from the EU not mentioned in or excluded from the high or medium risk categories, are low-risk. Further risk assessments is ongoing and any changes to these TOM risk categories from the EU will not take place before April 2024 and we will communicate with traders, well in advance of any changes to commodity categorisation.

* 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 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

*** some goods in the low-risk section are still pending further risk assessment