Guidance

Import requirements for plants, plant produce and products

Updated 12 June 2023

This guidance was withdrawn on 21 December 2023

We have withdrawn this guidance because the information is no longer up to date. For information about import controls for plants and plant products, read:

• Import plants and plant products from the EU to Great Britain
• Import plants and plant products from non-EU countries to Great Britain

Introduction

This guide applies to plants and plant products which need phytosanitary control to be imported to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

It will not fully apply to imports from the EU to Great Britain until the end of the phased import process. Read the guide on how to import plants and plant products from the EU to Great Britain and Northern Ireland for more detail on the phased approach.

If you need help with import notifications, you can call the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) helpline on 03300 416 999 or email APHAServiceDesk@apha.gov.uk.

It is divided into 5 categories of phytosanitary control and 6 commodity groups, explaining which category and commodity groups different products fall into.

This guide is based on ‘The Plant Health (Phytosanitary Conditions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020’ and references other legislation where appropriate, for example in the cases of genera that have species exemptions or when a derogation applies to certain countries only.

Plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, soil and other regulated objects (for example, machinery) fall into 5 categories of phytosanitary control:

• ‘Prohibited’ - Can only bring into Great Britain if a scientific research license or derogation is obtained.
• ‘Prohibited (pending risk assessment)’ - Can only bring into Great Britain if risk assessed by Defra. Excludes in vitro material, naturally or artificially dwarfed woody plants for planting of those genera.
• ‘Regulated and notifiable’ - Can only bring into Great Britain if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and advanced notification of landing.
• ‘Regulated’ - Can only bring into Great Britain if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. After applicants complete a customs entry, a small number of these consignments may need advanced notification on CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight).
• ‘Unregulated’ - Can bring into Great Britain without a phytosanitary certificate or advanced notification.

The guide is divided into the following commodity groups:

• plants for planting
• fruit
• seeds for planting
• cut flowers, parts of plants and vegetables
• tubers (including potatoes)
• other

Geographical groupings in this guide

‘All countries’ refers to countries other than GB.

‘EU Member States’ refers to the 27 member countries of the EU.

‘European countries’ refers to:

• 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
• Ukraine

‘Euro-Med’ refers to:

• Algeria
• Egypt
• Israel
• Jordan
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Morocco
• Syria
• Tunisia

‘The Americas’ refers to Continental North, South and Central America and the Caribbean.

Plants for planting

All plants for planting are regulated. They’re either regulated and require pre-notification or are prohibited.

Plants for planting include, but are not limited to:

• plants that can only grow in water or soil that’s permanently saturated with water
• bulbs
• tubers
• rhizomes
• algae

A full definition of plants for planting can be found in Article 2 of the Plant Health Regulation 2016/2031.

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Poaceae – other than plants of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae and Panicoideae, and of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua, Calamagrostis, Cortaderia, Glyceria, Hakonechloa, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris, Shibataea, Spartina, Stipa and Uniola	Grasses and cereals	EU Member States, European Countries, Euro-Med	Regulated and notifiable
Poaceae – other than plants of ornamental perennial grasses of the subfamilies Bambusoideae and Panicoideae, and of the genera Buchloe, Bouteloua, Calamagrostis, Cortaderia, Glyceria, Hakonechloa, Hystrix, Molinia, Phalaris, Shibataea, Spartina, Stipa and Uniola	Grasses and cereals	All other countries	Prohibited
Abies		EU Member States and European countries other than Russia	Regulated and notifiable
Abies		Russia	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Abies	Fir	All other countries	Prohibited
Acacia		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Acacia		All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Acer	Maple	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Acer (a)	Maple	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Albizia	Persian silk	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Albizia (a)	Persian silk	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Alnus	Alder	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Alnus	Alder	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Annona	Sugar apple	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Annona	Sugar apple	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Bauhinia	Mountain ebony	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Bauhinia	Mountain ebony	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Berberis	Barberry	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Berberis	Barberry	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Betula	Birch	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Betula	Birch	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Caesalpinia		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Caesalpinia		All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Cassia		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Cassia		All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Castanea	Sweet Chestnut	EU Member States and European Countries	Regulated and notifiable
Castanea	Sweet Chestnut	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Cedrus	Cedar	EU Member States and European Countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cedrus	Cedar	All other countries	Prohibited
Chaenomeles - dormant plants free from fruit, flowers and leaves	Japonica	All other countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chaenomeles - other than dormant plants free from fruit, flowers and leaves	Japonica	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chaenomeles - other than dormant plants free from fruit, flowers and leaves	Japonica	All other countries	Prohibited
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	All other countries	Prohibited
Citrus and their hybrids	Orange, Lemon, Lime, etc	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Citrus and their hybrids	Orange, Lemon, Lime, etc	All other countries	Prohibited
Coffea	Coffee	Costa Rica and Honduras	Prohibited
Coffea	Coffee	All other countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cornus	Dogwood	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Cornus	Dogwood	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Corylus	Hazel	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Corylus	Hazel	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Crataegus	Hawthorn	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Crataegus	Hawthorn	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Cydonia and their hybrids - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Quince	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cydonia and their hybrids - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Quince	All other countries	Prohibited
Cydonia and their hybrids - dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Quince	EU Member States, European Countries, Euro-Med countries, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA other than Hawaii	Regulated and notifiable
Cydonia and their hybrids - dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Quince	All other countries	Prohibited
Diospyros	Jackalberry	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Diospyros	Jackalberry	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Fagus	Beech	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Fagus	Beech	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Ficus carica	Fig	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Ficus carica	Fig	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Fortunella and their hybrids	Kumquat	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Fortunella and their hybrids	Kumquat	All other countries	Prohibited
Fragaria	Strawberry	EU Member States, European Countries, Euro-Med countries, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA other than Hawaii	Regulated and notifiable
Fragaria	Strawberry	All other countries	Prohibited
Fraxinus	Ash	All other countries other than countries were Agrilus planipennis is known to occur	Regulated and notifiable
Fraxinus	Ash	Countries were Agrilus planipennis is known to occur	Prohibited
Hamamelis	Witch Hazel	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Hamamelis	Witch Hazel	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Jasminum	Jasmine	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Jasminum	Jasmine	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Juglans	Walnut	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Juglans	Walnut	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Juniperus	Juniper	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Juniperus	Juniper	All other countries	Prohibited
Larix	Larch	EU Member States and European countries other than Russia	Regulated and notifiable
Larix	Larch	Russia	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Larix	Larch	All other countries	Prohibited
Ligustrum	Wild/Common Privet	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Ligustrum	Wild/Common Privet	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Lonicera	Honeysuckle	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Lonicera	Honeysuckle	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Malus	Apple	EU Member States Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Malus (a)	Apple	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Nerium		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Nerium		All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Persea	Laurel	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Persea	Laurel	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Phoenix	Date palm	Algeria and Morocco	Prohibited
Phoenix	Date palm	All other countries	Regulated and notifiable
Photinia - dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves		All other countries	Regulated and notifiable
Photinia – other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves		China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea and the USA	Prohibited
Photinia – other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves		All other countries	Regulated and notifiable
Picea	Spruce	EU Member States and European countries other than Russia	Regulated and notifiable
Picea	Spruce	Russia	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Picea	Spruce	All other countries	Prohibited
Pinus	Pine	EU Member States and European countries other than Russia	Regulated and notifiable
Pinus	Pine	Russia	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Pinus	Pine	All other countries	Prohibited
Polymnia sonchifolia	Yacón	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Poncirus and their hybrids	Ornamental Citrus	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Poncirus and their hybrids	Ornamental Citrus	All other countries	Prohibited
Populus	Poplar, Aspen	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Populus	Poplar, Aspen	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Prunus	Cherry, Plum, Peach, Flowering Almond etc.	EU Member States Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Prunus	Cherry, Plum, Peach, Flowering Almond etc.	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	All other countries	Prohibited
Pyrus - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Pear	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pyrus - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Pear	Other countries	Prohibited
Pyrus and their hybrids - dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Pear	EU Member States, European Countries, Euro-Med countries, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA other than Hawaii	Regulated and notifiable
Pyrus and their hybrids - dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Pear	Other countries	Prohibited
Quercus	Oak	EU Member States Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Quercus	Oak	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Robinia		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Robinia (a)		All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Rosa - dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Roses	All other countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rosa - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Roses	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rosa - other than dormant plants free from fruits, flowers and leaves	Roses	All other countries	Prohibited
Salix	Willow	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Salix	Willow	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Plants of Solanaceae intended for planting, other than seeds and plants mentioned in the “Tubers (including potatoes)” section	Various	EU Member States, European Countries, Euro-Med	Regulated and notifiable
Plants of Solanaceae intended for planting, other than seeds and plants mentioned in the “Tubers (including potatoes)” section	Various	All other countries	Prohibited
Sorbus		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Sorbus		All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Taxus	English Yew	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Taxus	English Yew	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Tilia		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Tilia		All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Tsuga	Hemlock	EU Member States and European countries other than Russia	Regulated and notifiable
Tsuga	Hemlock	Russia	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Tsuga	Hemlock	All other countries	Prohibited
Ulmus	Elm	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Ulmus	Elm	All other countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Vitis	Grape Vine	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grape Vine	All other countries	Prohibited
All other plants for planting		All other countries	Regulated and notifiable

(a) Read Official Controls Regulations 2021/426 for species exemptions.

Fruit

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Carica papaya	Papaya	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cydonia	Quince	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Cucurbitaceae (all fruits)	Cucumber, Gherkins, Melon, Water Melon, Pumpkins, Squash, Gourds	The Americas	Regulated and notifiable
Cucurbitaceae (all fruits)	Cucumber, Gherkins, Melon, Water Melon, Pumpkins, Squash, Gourds	All countries	Regulated
Fragaria	Strawberry	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Malus	Apple	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Momordica (a)	Bitter Melon	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Persea americana	Avocado	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pyrus	Pear	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Ribes	Gooseberry, Blackcurrant, Redcurrant	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rubus	Raspberry, Blackberry	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
All Solanaceous fruit	Tomato, Peppers, Aubergine (Eggplant)	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Syzygium	Jambolan and Rose Apple	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vaccinium	Cranberry, Blueberry	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grapes	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Actinidia, Ananas comosus, Citrus and their hybrids including their leaves, Cocos nucifera, Diospyros, Durio zibethinus, Fortunella and their hybrids, Gossypium (bolls), Mangifera, Musa, Passiflora, Phoenix dactylifera, Poncirus, Microcitrus, Naringi, Swinglea and their hybrids, and Psidium	Miscellaneous	All countries	Unregulated
All other fruit		All countries	Regulated

(a) Fruits of Momordica originating from other countries or areas of other countries are prohibited where Thrips palmi Karny is known to occur and where effective mitigation measures for that pest are lacking.

Seeds for planting

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Allium cepa	Onion	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Allium porrum	Leek	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Brassica napus, B. rapa and Sinapis alba	Rape, Turnip and Mustard	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Brassicaceae (other than Brassica napus, B rapa and Sinapis alba	Includes brassicas (Cabbage, Sprouts, Cauliflower, Mustard, Turnip, Broccoli), Cress and Aubretia	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay	Regulated and notifiable
Brassicaceae (other than Brassica napus, B rapa and Sinapis alba	Includes brassicas (Cabbage, Sprouts, Cauliflower, Mustard, Turnip, Broccoli), Cress and Aubretia	All countries	Regulated
Capsicum	Peppers	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Castanea	Sweet chestnut	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Glycine max	Soya	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Helianthus annuus	Sunflower	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Linum usitatissimum	Linseed	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Medicago sativa	Alfalfa (lucerne)	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Phaseolus coccineus	Beans	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Phaseolus vulgaris	Beans	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pisum sativum	Peas	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Poaceae	Grasses and Cereals	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay	Regulated and notifiable
Poaceae	Grasses and Cereals	All countries	Regulated
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot and Flowering Almond	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rubus	Blackberry, Raspberry, Dewberry and Loganberry	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Secale, Triticum, x Triticosecale	Rye, Wheat, Triticale	Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and the USA	Regulated and notifiable
Secale, Triticum, x Triticosecale	Rye, Wheat, Triticale	All countries	Regulated
Solanum lycopersicum	Tomato	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Solanum tuberosum	True Seed of Potato	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Solanum tuberosum	True Seed of Potato	All countries	Prohibited
Trifolium	Clover	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and Uruguay	Regulated and notifiable
Trifolium	Clover	All countries	Regulated
Vicia faba	Broad/Horse beans	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grape	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grape	All countries	Prohibited
Zea mays	Maize	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
All other seed intended for planting		All countries	Regulated

Cut flowers, parts of plants and vegetables

This section includes cut flowers, parts of plants for decoration or culinary purposes and vegetables (excluding fruits and seeds).

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Conifers (note tighter restrictions on certain genera: see below)	Conifers	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Abies	Fir	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Abies	Fir	All countries	Prohibited
Acer macrophyllum	Big Leaf Maple, Oregon Maple	USA	Regulated and notifiable
Acer macrophyllum	Big Leaf Maple, Oregon Maple	All countries	Regulated
Acer saccharum	Sugar, Hard or Rock Maple	Canada and USA	Regulated and notifiable
Acer saccharum	Sugar, Hard or Rock Maple	All countries	Regulated
Apium graveolens	Celery, Celeriac	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Asparagus		The Americas	Regulated and notifiable
Asparagus		All countries	Regulated
Aster		EU Member States and European countries	Regulated
Aster		All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Betula	Birch	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Castanea (with leaves)	Sweet Chestnut	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Castanea (with leaves)	Sweet Chestnut	All countries	Prohibited
Castanea (parts of it other than fruit and seeds)	Sweet Chestnut	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Chamaecyparis	False Cypress	All countries	Prohibited
Convolvulus		Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Convolvulus		All countries	Regulated
Cryptocoryne		All countries	Regulated
Dendranthema	Chrysanthemum	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Dianthus	Pink, Carnation	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Eryngium	Sea Holly, Eryngo	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated
Eryngium	Sea Holly, Eryngo	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Fraxinus (a)	Ash	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Gypsophila	Baby’s Breath	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Hygrophila		All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Hypericum	St John’s wort	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated
Hypericum	St John’s wort	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Ipomoea (other than tubers)		Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Ipomoea (other than tubers)		All countries	Regulated
Juglans	Walnut	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Juniperus	Juniper	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Juniperus	Juniper	All countries	Prohibited
Larix	Larch	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Larix	Larch	All countries	Prohibited
Limnophila	Marshweed	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Lisianthus		EU Member States and European countries	Regulated
Lisianthus		All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Manihot esculenta (leaves only)	Cassava	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Micromeria		Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Micromeria		All countries	Regulated
Murraya (leaves only)	Curry leaf	All countries	Unregulated
Ocimum	Sweet Basil, etc	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Orchidaceae	Orchids	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pelargonium	Geranium, Pelargonium	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Phoenix	Date Palm	Algeria and Morocco	Prohibited
Phoenix	Date Palm	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Picea	Spruce	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Picea	Spruce	All countries	Prohibited
Pinus	Pine	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pinus	Pine	All countries	Prohibited
Polymnia sonchifolia	Yacón	All countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
Populus (with leaves)	Poplar and Aspen	Canada, Mexico and USA	Prohibited
Populus (with leaves)	Poplar and Aspen	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Populus (parts of it other than fruit and seeds)	Poplar and Aspen	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot, Flowering Almond	EU Member States, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and European countries	Regulated
Prunus	Includes Cherry, Plum, Peach, Apricot, Flowering Almond	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Pseudotsuga	Douglas Fir	All countries	Prohibited
Pterocarya	Wingnut	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Quercus (with leaves)	Oak	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Quercus (with leaves)	Oak	All countries	Prohibited
Quercus (parts of it other than fruit and seeds)	Oak	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Root and tubercle vegetables	Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes, sweet potatoes, ginger and similar roots.	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rosa	Rose – cut flowers	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated
Rosa	Rose – cut flowers	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Rosa (excl. Rosa gymnocarpa)	Rose – all parts other than seeds and cut flowers	All countries	Regulated
Solanaceae	Parts of plants (other than fruits and seeds)	Australia, the Americas, New Zealand	Regulated and notifiable
Solanaceae	Parts of plants (other than fruits and seeds)	All countries	Regulated
Solanum lycopersicum and Solanum melongena		All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Solidago	Aaron’s Rod, Golden Rod	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Trachelium		EU Member States and European countries	Regulated
Trachelium		All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Tsuga	Hemlock	EU Member States and European countries	Regulated and notifiable
Tsuga	Hemlock	All countries	Prohibited
Ulmus davidiana	David Elm	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vallisneria		All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grape vine	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Vitis	Grape vine	All countries	Prohibited
Zea mays	Maize	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
In addition: Acer pseudoplatanus, Adiantum aleuticum, Adiantum jordanii, Aesculus californica, Aesculus hippocastanum, Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos, Calluna vulgaris, Camellia, Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Frangula californica, Frangula purshiana, Griselinia littoralis, Hamamelis virginiana, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Kalmia latifolia, Laurus nobilis, Leucothoe, Lithocarpus densiflorus, Lonicera hispidula, Magnolia, Michelia doltsopa, Nothofagus obliqua, Osmanthus heterophyllus, Parrotia persica, Photinia x fraseri, Pieris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus, Rhododendron (other than Rhododendron simsii), Rosa gymnocarpa, Salix caprea, Sequoia sempervirens, Syringa vulgaris, Taxus, Trientalis latifolia, Umbellularia californica, Vaccinium ovatum and Viburnum	Miscellaneous	USA	Regulated and notifiable
In addition: Acer pseudoplatanus, Adiantum aleuticum, Adiantum jordanii, Aesculus californica, Aesculus hippocastanum, Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus unedo, Arctostaphylos, Calluna vulgaris, Camellia, Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Frangula californica, Frangula purshiana, Griselinia littoralis, Hamamelis virginiana, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Kalmia latifolia, Laurus nobilis, Leucothoe, Lithocarpus densiflorus, Lonicera hispidula, Magnolia, Michelia doltsopa, Nothofagus obliqua, Osmanthus heterophyllus, Parrotia persica, Photinia x fraseri, Pieris, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus, Rhododendron (other than Rhododendron simsii), Rosa gymnocarpa, Salix caprea,Sequoia sempervirens, Syringa vulgaris, Taxus,Trientalis latifolia, Umbellularia californica, Vaccinium ovatum and Viburnum	Miscellaneous	All countries	Regulated
All other cut flowers, parts of plants and vegetables		All countries	Regulated

(a) Plants, other than fruit and seeds, of Fraxinus are prohibited from any country where Agrilus planipennis is known to occur.

Tubers (including potatoes)

Botanical name	Common name	Origin	Requirement
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum, and plants for planting of stolon or tuber-forming species of Solanum L or their hybrids intended for planting	Seed potatoes	EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Tubers of Solanum tuberosum, and plants for planting of stolon or tuber-forming species of Solanum L or their hybrids intended for planting	Seed potatoes	All countries	Prohibited
Tubers of species of Solanum and their hybrids, other than seed potatoes above	Ware potatoes	EU Member States, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Lichtenstein, Morocco, Serbia, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey	Regulated and notifiable
Tubers of species of Solanum and their hybrids, other than seed potatoes above	Ware potatoes	All countries	Prohibited
Ullucus tuberosus		EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Regulated and notifiable
Ullucus tuberosus		All countries	Prohibited (pending risk assessment)
All other tubers		All countries	Regulated

Grain, soil, machinery and growing medium

Material	Origin	Requirement
Grain of Triticum (wheat), Secale (rye) and x Triticosecale (triticale)	Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and USA	Regulated and notifiable
Soil as such consisting in part of solid organic substances	All countries other than EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Prohibited
Growing medium as such, other than soil, consisting in whole or in part of solid organic substances, other than that composed entirely of peat or fibre of Cocos nucifera L., previously not used for growing of plants or for any agricultural purposes	All countries other than EU Member States, Liechtenstein and Switzerland	Prohibited
Growing medium, attached to or associated with plants, intended to sustain the vitality of the plants	All countries	Regulated and notifiable
Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes	All countries	Regulated and notifiable

Growing medium includes:

• bark
• biowaste (food waste, garden waste, kitchen waste, sewage sludge, manure, and sawdust)
• humates
• humus
• potting composts (consisting in whole or in part of soil, or solid organic substances such as parts of plants, humus, including non ‘pure’ peat or bark)
• soil conditioner
• soil improvers

This is provided they are free of organic material such as roots, grasses, leaf litter and other parts of plants.

Growing medium does not include:

• chalk
• coir
• diatomaceous earth
• gravel
• gypsum
• humic acid (must be pure and unused)
• inorganic soil additives
• iron ore
• leonardite
• lignite
• perlite
• pure sand
• pure clay
• pure peat
• rock
• salt
• synthetic and inert soil conditioners
• vermiculite
• volcanic pumice

If you need help with your customs declaration

You can call the HMRC helpline 0300 322 9434. Monday to Friday 8am to 10pm, and Saturday to Sunday 8am to 4pm.