# The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2019 S.S.I. 2019/425 · made 17 December 2019 These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the principal Regulations”). Made under: Finance Act 1973 (Section 56) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-import-inspection-fees-scotland-amendment-no-2-regulations-2019/pdf/ssi_20190425_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-import-inspection-fees-scotland-amendment-no-2-regulations-2019/pdf/ssipn_20190425_en.pdf ## Introductory text Plant Health Made 17th December 2019 Laid before the Scottish Parliament 19th December 2019 Coming into force 22nd February 2020 The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973 and all other powers enabling them to do so. ## 1 Citation, commencement and extent (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 22 February 2020. (2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only. ## 2 Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (1) The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)— (a) omit the definition of “applicable checks”, (b) insert in the appropriate places— ““documentary check” has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(i) of the Directive,”, ““Europe” includes Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faeroe 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, Turkey and Ukraine,”, ““European Union” means the territories of the Member States including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands but excluding Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin”, ““identity check” has the same meaning as in Article 13a(1)(b)(ii) of the Directive,”, (c) for the definition of “third country” substitute— ““third country” means any country or territory other than— (a) one within the European Union, (b) Switzerland.”. (3) In regulation 3 (application of the import inspection fee), for paragraph (1) substitute— “(1) An importer of a consignment to which this regulation applies must pay to the Scottish Ministers the fees specified in regulation 4.” (4) In regulation 4 (fees)— (a) in paragraph (1), for “applicable checks” substitute “a plant health check”, (b) in paragraph (2)— (i) for each time “plants or plant products” appears substitute “plants, plant products or other objects”, (ii) for “applicable checks” substitute “a plant health check”, (c) after paragraph 2, insert— “(3) The fee specified for a documentary check or an identity check carried out is the fee specified for that check in the third column of schedule 2A.” (5) For schedule 1 (import inspection fees for applicable checks), substitute— “SCHEDULE 1 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PLANT HEALTH CHECKS Regulations 3 and 4(1) Item Plant, plant product or other object Quantity *Fees Normal working hours Outside normal working hours 1 Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables up to 10,000 in number £30 £54 for each additional 1,000 units (or part thereof) £0.80 up to a maximum of £168 £1.50 up to a maximum of £318 2 Shrubs, trees (other than cut Christmas trees), other woody nursery plants including forest reproductive material (other than seed) up to 1,000 in number £30 £54 for each additional 100 units (or part thereof) £0.50 up to a maximum of £168 £1.00 up to a maximum of £318 3 Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) Per consignment— up to 200kg in weight £30 £54 for each additional 10kg (or part thereof) £0.20 up to a maximum of £168 £0.40 up to a maximum of £318 4 Seeds, tissues cultures Per consignment— up to 100kg in weight £30 £54 for each additional 10kg (or part thereof) £0.50 up to a maximum of £168 £0.90 up to a maximum of £318 5 Other plants intended for planting, not specified elsewhere in this table Per consignment— up to 5,000 in number £30 £54 for each additional 100 units (or part thereof) £0.20 up to a maximum of £168 £0.40 up to a maximum of £318 6 Cut flowers Per consignment— up to 20,000 in number £30 £54 for each additional 1,000 units (or part thereof) £0.20 up to a maximum of £168 £0.30 up to a maximum of £318 7 Branches with foliage, parts of conifers (other than cut Christmas trees) Per consignment— up to 200kg in weight £30 £54 for each additional 100kg (or part thereof (or part thereof) £1.80 up to a maximum of £168 £3.60 up to a maximum of £318 8 Cut Christmas trees Per consignment— up to 1,000 in number £30 £54 for each additional 100 units (or part thereof) £1.80 up to a maximum of £168 £3.60 up to a maximum of £318 9 Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables Per consignment— up to 100kg in weight £30 £54 for each additional 10kg (or part thereof) £1.80 up to a maximum of £168 £3.60 up to a maximum of £318 10 Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) Per consignment— up to 25,000kg in weight £30 £54 for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof) £0.80 £1.50 11 Tubers of potatoes Per lot— up to 25,000kg in weight £64 £96 for each additional 25,000kg in weight (or part thereof) £52 £78 12 Soil and growing medium, bark Per consignment— up to 25,000kg in weight £30 £54 for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof) £0.80 up to a maximum of £168 £1.50 up to a maximum of £318 13 Grain Per consignment— up to 25,000kg in weight £30 £54 for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof) £0.80 up to a maximum of £168 £1.50 up to a maximum of £318 14 Other plants or plant products not specified elsewhere in this table Per consignment £30 £54 15 Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes Per consignment £30 £54 * Fees include: travel costs (weekday/weekend rate - based on average costs) and the cost of physical inspection, which depends on the type and size of import. Note: fees are rounded up to the nearest pound, with the exception of the additional quantity values which are rounded up to the nearest decimal point ”. (6) For schedule 2 (reduced import inspection fees for plant health checks), substitute— “SCHEDULE 2 REDUCED IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PLANT HEALTH CHECKS Regulations 3 and 4(2) Item Product Quantity Country of Origin *Fees Normal working hours Outside normal working hours Cut Flowers Aster up to 20,000 in number Zimbabwe £25.50 £45.00 for each additional 1,000 units £0.15 £0.23 maximum price £120.00 £234.00 Dianthus up to 20,000 in number Columbia £12.60 £19.10 Ecuador, Turkey £14.70 £23.40 Kenya £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000 units Columbia £0.01 £0.01 Ecuador, Turkey £0.03 £0.05 Kenya £0.01 £0.02 maximum price Columbia £16.40 £26.70 Ecuador, Turkey £33.60 £61.20 Kenya £19.20 £32.40 Phoenix up to 20,000 in number Costa Rica £21.00 £36.00 for each additional 1,000 units £0.10 £0.15 maximum price £84.00 £162.00 Rosa up to 20,000 in number Columbia £12.60 £19.10 Ecuador £12.20 £18.40 Ethiopia £12.90 £19.80 Kenya, Zambia £13.80 £21.60 Tanzania £21.00 £36.00 for each additional 1,000 units Columbia £0.01 £0.01 Ecuador £0.01 £0.01 Ethiopia £0.01 £0.02 Kenya, Zambia £0.02 £0.03 Tanzania £0.10 £0.15 maximum price Columbia £16.40 £26.70 Ecuador £13.40 £20.90 Ethiopia £19.20 £32.40 Kenya, Zambia £26.40 £46.80 Tanzania £84.00 £162.00 Fruit Actinidia up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Carica papaya up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Citrus up to 25,000kg in weight Egypt £25.50 £45.00 Mexico £21.00 £36.00 Morocco, Turkey £12.60 £19.10 Peru £13.80 £21.60 USA £16.50 £27.00 for each additional 1,000kg Egypt £0.60 £1.13 Mexico £0.40 £0.75 Morocco, Turkey £0.03 £0.05 Peru £0.08 £0.15 USA £0.20 £0.38 Cydonia up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country in Europe £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Fragaria up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Malus up to 25,000kg in weight Argentina £18.30 £30.60 Brazil £21.00 £36.00 Chile, Any third country in Europe, South Africa £12.90 £19.80 New Zealand £13.80 £21.60 for each additional 1,000kg Argentina £0.28 £0.53 Brazil £0.40 £0.75 Chile, South Africa £0.04 £0.08 New Zealand £0.08 £0.15 Mangifera up to 25,000kg in weight Brazil £21.00 £36.00 for each additional 1,000kg £0.40 £0.75 Passiflora up to 25,000kg in weight Columbia £13.30 £20.60 Kenya, Vietnam £16.50 £27.00 South Africa £21.00 £36.00 Zimbabwe £25.50 £45.00 for each additional 1,000kg Columbia £0.06 £0.11 Kenya, Vietnam £0.20 £0.38 South Africa £0.40 £0.75 Zimbabwe £0.60 £1.13 Persea americana up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Prunus up to 25,000kg in weight Argentina £25.50 £45.00 Chile £13.80 £21.60 Any third country in Europe £12.90 £19.80 Morocco £21.00 £36.00 Turkey £18.30 £30.60 for each additional 1,000kg Argentina £0.60 £1.13 Chile £0.08 £0.15 Any third country in Europe £0.04 £0.08 Morocco £0.40 £0.75 Turkey £0.28 £0.53 Prunus – other than P. persica up to 25,000kg in weight South Africa £13.80 £21.60 for each additional 1,000kg £0.08 £0.15 Pyrus up to 25,000kg in weight Argentina, Chile £14.70 £23.40 China £21.00 £36.00 Any third country in Europe £12.90 £19.80 South Africa £13.80 £21.60 for each additional 1,000kg Argentina, Chile £0.12 £0.23 China £0.40 £0.75 Any third country in Europe £0.04 £0.08 South Africa £0.08 £0.15 Ribes up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country in Europe £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Rebus up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Vaccinium up to 25,000kg in weight Argentina £16.50 £27.00 Any third country in Europe £12.90 £19.80 Chile, Peru £13.80 £21.60 for each additional 1,000kg Argentina £0.20 £0.38 Any third country in Europe £0.04 £0.08 Chile, Peru £0.08 £0.15 Vitis up to 25,000kg in weight Any third country £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg £0.04 £0.08 Vegetables Solanum lycopersicon up to 25,000kg in weight Canary Islands, Morocco £12.90 £19.80 for each additional 1,000kg Canary Islands, Morocco £0.04 £0.08 Solanum melongena up to 25,000kg in weight Turkey £14.70 £23.40 for each additional 1,000kg £0.12 £0.23 Other Object Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes Per consignment Any third country £12.90 £19.80 *Fees include: travel costs (weekday/weekend based on average costs) and the cost of physical inspection, which depends on the type and size of import and the country of origin. Note: fees are rounded up to the nearest decimal point, with the exception of the additional quantity values which are rounded up to the nearest penny ”. (7) After schedule 2 (reduced import inspection fees for plant health checks), insert— “SCHEDULE 2A IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR DOCUMENTARY CHECKS AND IDENTITY CHECKS Regulations 3 and 4(3) Check Quantity Fee Documentary check Per consignment £6.00 Identity check Per consignment £6.00 ”. ## 3 Revocation Regulation 2 of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 is revoked. ## Signature MAIRI GOUGEON Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 17th December 2019 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the principal Regulations”). Regulation 2(2) makes amendments to definitions used in the principal Regulations. Regulation 2(3) and (4) make changes to regulations 3 and 4 of the principal Regulations to make separate provision for the charging of (i) fees for plant health checks and (ii) fees for document and identity checks. Regulation 2(5) substitutes schedule 1 of the principal Regulations which previously made provision for document and identity checks as well as for plant health checks. The new schedule 1 makes provision for fees for plant health checks only. Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1) (“the Directive”) requires a Member State to ensure the collection of fees to cover the costs occasioned by the documentary checks, identity checks and plant health checks of certain imports of plants, plant products and other objects from third countries which are required by Article 13a(1) of the Directive. Pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) 1756/2004 (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p.6), the European Commission notifies Member States of plants and plant products which should be subject to reduced inspection and of the rate of such inspection. Regulation 2(6) substitutes schedule 2 of the principal Regulations to take account of the most recent Commission Notification on reduced inspections rates as published on the following website: https://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosecurity/non_eu_trade/less_frequent_checks_en The table provides a comparison of changes made to the fees in schedule 2 of the principal Regulations: TABLE A Genus Country of origin Previous rate of inspection Previous fee(i) New rate of inspection New fee, specified in Schedule 2(i) Fruit Actinidia Any third country New - 5% £12.90 Carica Any third country New - 5% £12.90 Citrus Mexico 100% £30.00 50% £21.00 Citrus Tunisia 75% £25.50 100%(ii) £30.00 Citrus limon, C aurantiifolid Israel 25% £16.50 100%(ii) £30.00 Cydonia Any third country in Europe New - 5% £12.90 Fragaria Any third country New - 5% £12.90 Malus Any third country in Europe New - 5% £12.90 Passiflora South Africa 35% £18.30 50% £21.00 Passiflora Zimbabwe 50% £21.00 75% £25.50 Persea americana Any third country New - 5% £12.90 Prunus Any third country in Europe New - 5% £12.90 Prunus USA 50% £21.00 100%(ii) £30.00 Prunus, other than P. persica South Africa 5% £12.90 10% £13.80 Pyrus Any third country in Europe New - 5% £12.90 Ribes Any third country in Europe New - 5% £12.90 Rubus Any third country New - 5% £12.90 Vaccinium Any third country in Europe New - 5% £12.90 Vaccinium Chile New - 10% £13.80 Vaccinium Peru New - 10% £13.80 Vitis Any third country New - 5% £12.90 Vegetables Solanum melongena Turkey 25% £16.50 15% £14.70 Machinery and vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes Machinery and vehicles Any third country New - 5% £12.90 (i) Initial fee per consignment for cut flowers (up to 20,000 in number) and fruit and vegetables (up to 25,000 kg in weight). Corresponding fees are set in the principal Regulations for additional quantities, maximum price per consignment and inspections carried out outside normal working hours. The fee amount stated is the previous fee for the plant health check only. The amount stated does not include the £12 fee for document and identity checks which was previously included in the fee total. (ii) Consignments subject to an inspection rate of 100% are excluded from the reduced rate inspection scheme and are subject to the import inspection fees specified in schedule 1 of the principal Regulations. Regulation 2(7) inserts a new schedule 2A into the principal Regulations which makes separate provision for the charging of fees for document and identity checks. Regulation 3 revokes regulation 2 of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019. No business or regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for this instrument as it has limited impact on the cost of business. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/425 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-import-inspection-fees-scotland-amendment-no-2-regulations-2019 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.