Can I bring Plants and Seeds to United Kingdom?
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⚠️ Restricted
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✅ Declaration Requirements
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📝 Important Notes
- •⚠️ RESTRICTED: Plants and plant products restricted. For Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), a phytosanitary certificate is required for all plants for planting, and for plants and plant products from outside the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
- •📋 Quick Summary:
- •Status: ⚠️ Restricted
- •Requirements: Phytosanitary certificate, depending on the product and the country you bring it from
- •EU plants: From the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, a certificate is needed for plants for planting and certain other plants, seeds, bark and wood
- •Non-EU plants: Certificate needed for plants and plant products, including all plants for planting, cut flowers and foliage
- •💡 Tips:
- •Get the phytosanitary certificate from the plant health authorities in the country you are travelling from
- •EU plants that do not need a certificate must still be free from pests and diseases and for your own use
- •Over 2kg of plants for planting, from any country: you must arrange for a plant health inspector to inspect them when they enter Great Britain
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Can I bring plants to UK?
RESTRICTED. For Great Britain, a phytosanitary certificate is required for all plants for planting, and for plants and plant products from outside the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. From the EU, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, certain other plants, seeds, bark and wood also need a certificate. If you bring over 2kg of plants for planting, you must arrange for a plant health inspector to inspect them when they enter Great Britain. Restricted goods must be declared to customs before you cross the UK border. Northern Ireland has different rules. Check DEFRA Plant Health portal.
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