{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-etc-fees-england-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-2", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-etc-fees-england-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-2.json", "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348221428", "legislation_title": "The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-etc-fees-england-amendment-regulations-2021", "path": "regulation/2", "kind": "regulation", "number": "2", "heading": "Amendment of the Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018", "text": "(1) The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 3 (import inspection fees)—\n(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—\n“(2) The fee payable by the importer of a third country consignment in respect of a documentary check of each phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export accompanying the consignment, is £5.25;\n(2A) The fees payable by the importer of a third country consignment in respect of liability to a physical check and identity check that may be carried out on the consignment (whether or not any such check is carried out) are—\n(a) (subject to paragraphs (2B) to (2E)) in the case of a consignment originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, where the consignment includes plants, plant products or other objects of one or more descriptions specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1A, and originates in a country specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table—\n(i) the fee or fees specified in column 3 of that table in respect of a physical check of plants or plant products of each such description contained in the consignment; and\n(ii) the fee or fees specified in column 4 of that table in respect of an identity check of plants or plant products of each such description contained in the consignment;\n(b) in the case of a consignment originating in any other country—\n(i) in the case of a Schedule 2 cut flower consignment which includes one lot of cut flowers—\n(aa) the fee specified in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2 in respect of a physical check of those cut flowers; and\n(bb) the fee specified in column 4 of that table in respect of an identity check of those cut flowers;\n(ii) in the case of a Schedule 2 cut flower consignment which includes two or more lots of cut flowers—\n(aa) a fee equal to the highest of the fees specified in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2 in respect of a physical check of any of those lots; and\n(bb) the fee specified in column 4 of that table in respect of an identity check which corresponds to the fee payable under sub-paragraph (aa);\n(iii) in the case of a Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment which includes one lot of fruit or vegetables—\n(aa) the fee specified in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2 in respect of a physical check of those fruit or vegetables; and\n(bb) the fee specified in column 4 of that table in respect of an identity check of those fruit or vegetables;\n(iv) in the case of a Schedule 2 fruit or vegetable consignment which includes two or more lots of fruit or vegetables—\n(aa) a fee equal to the highest of the fees specified in column 3 of the table in Schedule 2 in respect of a physical check of any of those lots; and\n(bb) the fee specified in column 4 of that table in respect of an identity check which corresponds to the fee payable under sub-paragraph (aa);\n(v) in the case of a consignment which includes—\n(aa) plants or plant products of any other description specified in the table in column 1 of Schedule 2, or\n(bb) machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes,\ninsofar as (in either case) they originate in a country specified in column 2 of that table, the fee or fees specified in columns 3 and 4 of that table in respect of a physical check and identity check, respectively, of the plants or plant products of each such description contained in the consignment (other than any also specified in Schedule 1), and (so far as relevant) of machinery or vehicles;\n(vi) where the consignment includes plants, plant products or other objects of one or more descriptions specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1—\n(aa) the fee or fees specified in column 2 of that table in respect of a physical check of plants, plant products or other objects of each such description contained in the consignment;\n(bb) the fee or fees specified in column 3 of that table in respect of an identity check of plants, plant products or other objects of each such description contained in the consignment.”.\n(b) After paragraph (2A) insert—\n“(2B) The fees payable under paragraph (2A)(a) in respect of liability to a physical check and identity check of cut flowers or fruit or vegetables are, irrespective of the number of lots contained in the consignment—\n(a) in the case of a consignment including only cut flowers or only fruit or vegetables, those payable in respect of a single lot of the kind in question;\n(b) in the case of a consignment including both cut flowers and fruit or vegetables, those payable in respect of a single lot of each kind.\n(2C) The fees payable under paragraph (2A)(a) in respect of liability to a physical check and identity check of plants or plant products, so far as the plants or plant products are of a single relevant category and originate in the same country but fall within two or more descriptions specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1A, are the highest of the fees specified in respect of plants or plant products of any such description.\n(2D) For the purpose of paragraph (2C), “relevant category”, in relation to plants or plant products, means any of the following categories of plants or plant products—\n(a) bark;\n(b) bulbs;\n(c) corms;\n(d) plants intended for planting;\n(e) rhizomes;\n(f) seeds;\n(g) tissue cultures;\n(h) tubers (other than tubers of potatoes).\n(2E) No fee is payable under paragraph (2A)(a) in respect of any consignment imported before 1st March 2022, where it would be payable in respect of any plants or plant products specified in Schedule 2A that are contained in that consignment.”.\n(3) For Schedule 1 substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 1\nImport inspection fees: Consignments originating in countries other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\nRegulation 3(1) and (2A)(b)(vi)\nColumn 1\nDescription of Plant, plant product or other object\nColumn 2\nFee: Physical check (£)\nColumn 3\nFee: Identity check (£)\nCuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables\n173.91\n5.25\nShrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed)\n182.38\n5.25\nBulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes)\n205.04\n5.25\nSeeds, tissue cultures\n128.13\n5.25\nOther plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this table\n182.38\n5.25\nCut flowers\n42.75\n5.25\nBranches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees)\n33.99\n5.25\nCut Christmas trees\n119.64\n5.25\nLeaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables\n71.68\n5.25\nFruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables)\n53.10\n5.25\nTubers of potatoes\n156.69\n5.25\nSoil and growing medium, bark\n119.64\n5.25\nGrain\n142.98\n5.25\nOther plants or plant products, not specified elsewhere in this table, except forest trees\n22.73\n5.25.\n”.\n(4) After Schedule 1, insert the following Schedule—\n“SCHEDULE 1A\nImport inspection fees: consignments originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\nRegulation 3(2A)(a)\nColumn 1\nPlant, plant product or other object and genus (if applicable)\nColumn 2\nCountry of origin\nColumn 3\nFee: Physical check (£)\nColumn 4\nFee: Identity check (£)\n(1)“Intended for final users” includes clearly packed and ready for supply to final users, identifiable as being for use by landscapers or contractors for planting at the final site of the plants and where additional packing or preparation (excluding multiplication, propagation or growing on) is required before making plants available to final users.\n(2)“All” means any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland.\nCuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables, not intended for final users\nAll genera\nAll\n173.91\n5.25\nBulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, (other than tubers of potatoes), not intended for final users\nAll genera\nAll\n205.04\n5.25\nBulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, (other than tubers of potatoes), intended for final users\nAll genera\nAll\n20.50\n0.52\nSeeds, not intended for final users\nAllium cepa L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nAllium porrum L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nCastanea Mill.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nCapsicum spp. L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nHelianthus annuus L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nMedicago sativa L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nPhaseolus cocineus\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nPhaseolus vulgaris L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nSolanum tuberosum L. (True potato seed)\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nVegetable seeds of Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nSeeds of oil and fibre plants of—\nBrassica napus L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nBrassica rapa L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nSinapis alba L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nGlycine max (L.) Merrill\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nLinum usitatissimum L.\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nSeeds, intended for final users\nAllium cepa L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nAllium porrum L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nCastanea Mill.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nCapsicum spp. L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nHelianthus annuus L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nMedicago sativa L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nPhaseolus cocineus\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nPhaseolus vulgaris L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nSolanum lycopersicum L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nSolanum tuberosum L. (True potato seed)\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nVegetable seeds of Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nSeeds of oil and fibre plants of—\nBrassica napus L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nBrassica rapa L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nSinapis alba L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nGlycine max (L.) Merrill\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nLinum usitatissimum L.\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nOther seeds not specified elsewhere in this table\nAll genera\nAll\n3.84\n0.15\nTissue cultures, not intended for final users\nAll genera\nAll\n128.13\n5.25\nTissue cultures, intended for final users\nAll genera\nAll\n6.40\n0.26\nPlants intended for planting (other than cut Christmas trees), not intended for final users\nAll genera\nAll\n182.38\n5.25\nOther plants intended for planting not specified elsewhere in this table, intended for final users\nAll genera\nAll\n18.23\n0.52\nCut flowers\nAll genera\nAll\n1.28\n0.15\nBranches with foliage, parts of Conifers other than bark or cut Christmas trees\nAll genera\nAll\n1.02\n0.15\nCut Christmas trees\nAll genera\nAll\n3.58\n0.15\nLeaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables\nAll genera\nAll\n2.15\n0.15\nFruit or vegetables\nAll genera\nAll\n1.59\n0.15\nTubers of potatoes\nSolanum tuberosum L. intended for planting (seed potatoes)\nAll\n156.69\n5.25\nSolanum tuberosum L. (ware potatoes)\nPoland, Portugal or Romania\n78.34\n2.62\nSolanum tuberosum L. (ware potatoes)\nSpain\n156.69\n5.25\nSolanum tuberosum L. (ware potatoes)\nAny other EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n4.70\n0.15\nSoil and growing medium, bark\nBark of—\nCastanea Mill.\nAll\n5.98\n0.26\nConifers (Pinales)\nAll\n5.98\n0.26\nJuglans L.\nAll\n5.98\n0.26\nPterocarya Kunth.\nAll\n5.98\n0.26\nSoil and growing medium, bark\nBark of all genera not specified elsewhere in this table\nAll\n3.58\n0.15\nGrain\nAll genera\nAll\n4.28\n0.15\nOther plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table, other than forest trees, soil and growing medium\nAll genera\nAll\n0.68\n0.15\nMachinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes\n—\nAll\n5.98\n0.26\n”.\n(5) For Schedule 2 substitute—\n“SCHEDULE 2\nImport inspection fees: Reduced rates for consignments originating in countries other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\nRegulation 3(2A)(b)(i) to (v) and (3)\nColumn 1\nPlant, plant product or other object and genus (if applicable)\nColumn 2\nCountry of origin\nColumn 3\nFee: Physical check (£)\nColumn 4\nFee: Identity check (£)\n(1)“Third country in Europe” includes Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, the Faeroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), 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, Turkey and Ukraine).\nCut flowers\nAster\nZimbabwe\n32.06\n3.93\nDianthus\nColumbia\n1.28\n0.15\nEcuador\n6.41\n0.78\nKenya\n2.14\n0.26\nTurkey\n6.41\n0.78\nRosa\nColumbia\n1.28\n0.15\nEcuador\n0.43\n0.05\nEthiopia\n2.14\n0.26\nKenya\n4.28\n0.52\nTanzania\n21.38\n2.62\nZambia\n4.28\n0.52\nBranches with foliage, parts of Conifers (other than cut Christmas trees)\nPhoenix\nCosta Rica\n17.00\n2.62\nFruit\nCarica papaya\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nCydonia\nAny third country in Europe other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nFragaria\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nMalus\nAny third country in Europe other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nArgentina\n18.59\n1.83\nBrazil\n26.55\n2.62\nChile\n2.66\n0.26\nNew Zealand\n5.31\n0.52\nSouth Africa\n2.66\n0.26\nPersea Americana\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nPrunus\nAny third country in Europe other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nArgentina\n39.83\n3.93\nChile\n5.31\n0.53\nMorocco\n26.55\n2.62\nTurkey\n18.59\n1.83\nPrunus other than prunus persica\nSouth Africa\n5.31\n0.26\nPyrus\nAny third country in Europe other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nArgentina\n7.97\n0.78\nChile\n7.97\n0.78\nChina\n26.55\n2.62\nSouth Africa\n5.31\n0.53\nRibes\nAny third country in Europe other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nRubus\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nVaccinium\nAny third country in Europe other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nArgentina\n13.28\n1.31\nChile\n5.31\n0.53\nPeru\n5.31\n0.53\nVitis\nAny third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland\n2.66\n0.26\nVegetables\nSolanum lycopersicon\nCanary Islands\n2.66\n0.26\nMorocco\n2.66\n0.26\nSolanum melongena\nTurkey\n7.97\n1.31\nMachinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes\n—\nAny third country\n5.98\n0.26\n”.\n(6) After Schedule 2 insert—\n“SCHEDULE 2A\nList of plants or plant products originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland subject to fees for physical checks and identity checks from 1st March 2022\nRegulation 3(2E)\n1. Seeds referred to in Schedule 1A as falling within the description “Other seeds not specified elsewhere in this table”.\n2. Cut flowers.\n3. Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers other than bark or cut Christmas trees.\n4. Cut Christmas trees.\n5. Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables.\n6. Fruit.\n7. Vegetables.\n8. Tubers of potatoes originating in any EU Member State (other than Portugal, Poland, Romania and Spain), Liechtenstein or Switzerland.\n9. Bark of all genera other than Castanea Mill, conifers (Pinales), Juglans L and Pterocarya Kunth.\n10. Grain.\n11. Plants or plant products referred to in Schedule 1A as falling within the description “Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table, other than forest trees, soil and growing medium”.”.", "extent": null, "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "footnote", "label": "f1", "text": "S.I. 2018/289; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/786, 1257, 1488 and 2020/9." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f2", "text": "(1)“Intended for final users” includes clearly packed and ready for supply to final users, identifiable as being for use by landscapers or contractors for planting at the final site of the plants and where additional packing or preparation (excluding multiplication, propagation or growing on) is required before making plants available to final users." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f3", "text": "(2)“All” means any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f4", "text": "(1)“Third country in Europe” includes Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, the Faeroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District (Tsentralny federalny okrug), 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, Turkey and Ukraine)." } ], "outstanding_effects": [], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348221428/regulation/2", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:47:36.047006+00:00" }, "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0", "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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