# The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

S.S.I. 2014/338 · made 26 November 2014 · revised to 30 October 2024

These Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1) which 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. These Regulations revoke and replace the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/216) (“the 2005 Regulations”). These Regulations consolidate amendments made to the 2005 Regulations and also increase the level of the applicable fees. They also make provision for additional fees in respect of potatoes originating in Egypt or Lebanon.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-import-inspection-fees-scotland-regulations-2014/pdf/ssi_20140338_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-import-inspection-fees-scotland-regulations-2014/pdf/ssipn_20140338_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Plant Health
Made 26th November 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 1st December 2014
Coming into force 15th January 2015
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 section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references to Annex V, Part B of Council Directive 2000/29/EC , to be a reference to those provisions of that instrument as amended from time to time.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 15th January 2015.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

## 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations—
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“European Union” means the territories of the Member States ... excluding Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin
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“landed in Scotland” means introduced into Scotland by any means, including by post;
“lot” means a number of units of a single commodity, identifiable by its homogeneity of composition and origin and forming part of a consignment,
“normal working hours” means any time between the hours of 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on any day except—
(a)a Saturday;
(b)a Sunday;
(c)Easter Monday;
(d)26th December, if it is not a Saturday or Sunday;
(e)27th December, in a year in which 25th or 26th December is a Sunday; or
(f)a day which is a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 ;
“Official Controls Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC, insofar as it applies to rules referred to Article 1(2)(g) of that Regulation;
“Plant Health Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC.
“Relevant ports” means any of the following seaports—
(a)Ayr;
(b)Cairnryan;
(c)Greenock.
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(2) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication, as defined in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 , which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.
(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions which are not defined in these Regulations and which appear in the ... Plant Health Regulation or the Official Controls Regulation have the same meaning in these Regulations as in the ... Plant Health Regulation or, as the case may be, in the Official Controls Regulation.

## 3 Application of the import inspection fee

(1) An importer of a consignment to which this regulation applies must pay to the Scottish Ministers the fees specified in regulation 4.
(2) This regulation applies to a consignment, or to such part of a consignment, which—
(a) consists of plants, plant products and other objects of a description specified in the second column of Schedule 1 and that are listed in Part A of Annex 11 or in Annex 12 to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation, as amended from time to time; and
(b) is—
(i) landed in Scotland from a third country, ... or
(ii) subject to any agreement made under the provisions of any legislation that establishes the cases where, and the conditions under which, identity checks and physical checks of transhipped consignments and of animals arriving by air or sea and staying on the same means of transport for onward travel may be performed at a border control post other than the one of first arrival under Article 51(1) (specific rules for official controls at border inspection posts) of the Official Controls Regulation.

## 4 Fees

(1) Subject to paragraph (8), the fee specified for a physical check for a consignment, or such part of a consignment, consisting of plants, plant products or other objects—
(a) during normal working hours, is the fee specified in the fifth column of schedule 1 and corresponding to the relevant plants, plant products or other objects as described in the second column of that schedule, or
(b) outside normal working hours, is the fee specified in the sixth column of schedule 1 and corresponding to the relevant plants, plant products or other objects as described in the second column of that schedule.
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(6) Subject to paragraph (8), the fee specified for a documentary check for a consignment or such part of a consignment consisting of plants, plant products or other objects is—
(a) in the case of a consignment originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland and containing only plants or plant products falling within column 1 of table 3 of schedule 2A, the fee specified for that check in the second column of that table, or
(b) in any other case, £6.00.
(7) Subject to paragraph (8), the fee specified for an identity check for a consignment or such part of a consignment, consisting of any plants, plant products or other objects is the fee specified for that check in the seventh column of the table in schedule 1.
(8) No fee is payable under paragraphs (1), (6) and (7) in respect of—
(a) goods in a consignment originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland listed in the table in schedule 2A to the Plant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 imported before 1st July 2025; or
(b) a consignment originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland consisting solely of plants, plant products and other objects referred to in the lists established pursuant to Article 72(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, imported into Scotland through a relevant port before 1st July 2025.
(9) Paragraph (8) does not apply where the consignment originated in Liechtenstein and includes any goods falling within the table in schedule 2A and also within schedule 1 to the Official Controls (Plant Health) (Frequency of Checks) Regulations 2022.

## 5 Additional fees in respect of Potatoes Originating in Egypt and Lebanon

(1) Where paragraph (2) applies, an importer must pay to the Scottish Ministers the fee specified in the fourth column of schedule 3, in addition to any fee payable in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
(2) This paragraph applies where potatoes originating in Egypt or Lebanon are landed in Scotland and a sample of those potatoes is taken in order to ascertain whether, for the purposes of point 26 of Annex 7 of the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation, those potatoes are infected with Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al.

## 6 Revocations

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following regulations are revoked:—
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(b) the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 ;
(c) the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 ;
(d) the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2007 ;
(e) the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 ;
(f) the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2009 ;
(g) the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 ; and
(h) the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 .
(2) Despite paragraph (1), an importer must pay to the Scottish Ministers any fee which is payable under ... regulation 4 of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 in respect of a consignment, or part of a consignment, which was landed in Scotland prior to the coming into force of these Regulations.

## Signature

RICHARD LOCHHEAD
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh

## Schedule 1 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PHYSICAL AND IDENTITY CHECKS

Item
Product, plant or other object
Quantity
Country of Origin
Fees
(1)“Final consumers” means by evidence from the packaging, labelling or by other means, for direct sales to final consumers.
(2)“Indoor Plants” means clearly packed and ready for supply to final consumers, identifiable as being for indoor use or use in aquaria.
(3)“European Third countries” 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.
(4)“woody plants” means plants which have a woody or partly woody stem, and includes all trees, forest reproductive material (other than seed), shrubs and palms, and those vines and perennial herbs with woody or partly woody stems; and for this purpose “perennial herbs” means herbs for which the average life exceeds two years
Note: Growing media and soil from third countries will be inspected at the frequency rate of the plants, plant products or other objects that it is attached to.
Physical check
Identity check
Normal working hours
Outside normal working hours
Plants for planting
1
Cuttings, seedlings (except forestry reproductive material), young plants of strawberries or of vegetables
Up to 10,000 in number
Any third country
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
All genera
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
Any third country
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
All genera
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
Dormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, garlic, shallots, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (other than tubers of potatoes), not intended for final consumers or to produce plants for commercial flower production
Per consignment
- up to 200kg in weight
Any third country
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
All genera
or each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
£0.20 up to a maximum of £168
£0.40 up to a maximum of £318
4
Dormant bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, onion, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables not in substrate intended for planting (other than tubers of potatoes) and intended for final consumers or commercial flower production only
Per consignment
- up to 200kg in weight
Any third country
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
All genera
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
£0.02 up to a maximum of £26.40
£0.04 up to a maximum of £46.80
5
Non-woody plants (other than seed) for final consumers Excludes other woody plants, shrubs and trees
Per consignment
- up to 1,000 in number
any third country
£17.40
£28.80
£1.80
All genera
For each additional 100 units (or part thereof)
£0.06 up to a maximum of £55.20
£0.12 up to a maximum of £104.40
6
Indoor plants (including plants for use in aquaria) for final consumers
Per consignment - up to 1,000 in number
Any third country
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
All genera
for each additional 100 units (or part thereof)
£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.02 up to a maximum of £32.40
7
Plants intended for planting (other than cut Christmas trees) not specified or included elsewhere in this table
Per consignment - up to 5,000 in number
Any third country
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
All genera
for each additional 100 units (or part thereof)
£0.20 up to maximum of £168
£0.40 up to maximum of £318
Seeds
8
For trials or testing
Per consignment
- up to 100kg in weight
Any third country
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
All genera
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
£0.05 up to maximum of £26.40
£0.09 up to maximum of £46.80
9
Brassicaceae spp., Poaceae spp. and Trifolium spp.
Per consignment - up to 100kg in weight
Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
£0.50 up to a maximum of £168
£0.90 up to a maximum of £318
10
Capsicum spp. L., Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanum tuberosum L. (“true potato seed”)
Per consignment - up to 100kg in weight
Any third country
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
£0.50 up to maximum of £168
£0.90 up to maximum of £318
11
Triticum L., Secale L. and X Triticosecale
Per consignment - up to 100kg in weight
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
£0.50 up to maximum of £168
£0.90 up to maximum of £318
12
Other seeds not specified or included elsewhere in this table
Per consignment up to 100kg in weight
Any third country
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
All genera
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
£0.02 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.04 up to a maximum of £32.40
Grain (other than seed for sowing)
13
Secale L., Triticum L. and
X Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus
Per consignment - up to 25,000kg in weight
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
£0.80 up to a maximum of £168
£1.50 up to a maximum of £318
Cut Flowers
14
Chrysanthemum L. and Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul.
Per consignment - up to 20,000 in number
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Colombia or Ecuador
£21.00
£36.00
£3.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000 units
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.01 up to a maximum of £32.40
Colombia or Ecuador
£0.10 up to a maximum of £84.00
£0.15 up to a maximum of £162.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32
£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64
15
Eryngium Tournier ex Linnaeus.
Per consignment - up to 20,000 in number
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
for each additional 1,000 units
£0.02 up to a maximum of £26.40
£0.03 up to a maximum of £46.80
16
Lisianthus L.
Per consignment - up to 20,000 in number
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Europeam third country, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
for each additional 1,000 units
£0.02 up to a maximum of £26.40
£0.30 up to a maximum of £46.80
17
Rosa L.
Per consignment - up to 20,000 in number
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland or the USA
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Canada, India, Mexico, or the USA
£21.00
£36.00
£3.00
Colombia or Ecuador
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000 units
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India Liechtenstein, Mexico Switzerland or the USA
£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.01 up to a maximum of £32.40
Canada, India, Mexico, or the USA
£0.10 up to a maximum of £84.00
£0.15 up to a maximum of £162.00
Colombia or Ecuador
£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32
£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64
18
Solidago L.
Per consignment -up to 20,000 in number
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000 units
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02 up to a maximum of £26.40
£0.03 up to a maximum of £46.80
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32
£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64
19
Other cut flowers not specified or included elsewhere in this table
Per consignment - up to 20,000 in number
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
All genera
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000 units
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.01 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.01 up to a maximum of £32.40
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.01 up to a maximum of £16.32
£0.01 up to a maximum of £26.64
Fruit and vegetables (not leafy vegetables)
20
Asparagus officinalis
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or, Switzerland
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or, Switzerland
£0.80
£1.50
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
21
Capsicum
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or, Switzerland
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or, Switzerland
£0.80
£1.50
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
22
Fragaria
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.04
£0.07
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
23
Ipomoea batatas
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than Cameroon an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Cameroon
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than Cameroon an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.04
£0.07
Cameroon
£0.80
£1.50
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
24
Malus
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than Argentina, Chile, an EU Member State, European third countries , Liechtenstein, New Zealand, South Africa, and Switzerland
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Argentina
£18.30
£30.60
£2.10
Chile
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
European third countries(3) or South Africa
£14.70
£23.40
£0.90
New Zealand
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than Argentina, Chile, an EU Member State, European third countries(3),Liechtenstein, New Zealand, South Africa, and Switzerland
£0.80
£1.50
Argentina
£0.08
£0.15
Chile
£0.04
£0.07
European third countries(3) or South Africa
£0.12
£0.22
New Zealand
£0.40
£0.75
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
25
Momordica L. and Solanaceae Juss. (excluding Solanum tuberosum L.,
Solanum lycopersicum L., Solanum melongena L. and Capsicum spp. L.)
Per consignment - up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£21.00
£36.00
£3.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.40
£0.75
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
26
Persea Americana
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or, Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.04
£0.07
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
27
Pyrus
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than Argentina, Chile, an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, South Africa or, Switzerland
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Argentina
£16.50
£27.00
£1.50
Chile
£14.70
£23.40
£0.90
South Africa
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than Argentina, Chile, an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, South Africa or, Switzerland
£0.80
£1.50
Argentina
£0.20
£0.37
Chile
£0.12
£0.22
South Africa
£0.08
£0.15
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
28
Rubus
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.04
£0.07
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
29
Solanum melongena L.
Per consignment - up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Turkey
£21.00
£36.00
£3.00
Turkey
£17.40
£28.80
£1.80
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Turkey
£0.40
£0.75
Turkey
£0.24
£0.45
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
30
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than Canary Islands, an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Morocco and Switzerland
£21.00
£36.00
£6.00
Canary Islands
£16.50
£27.00
£1.50
Morocco
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than Canary Islands, an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Morocco and Switzerland
£0.40
£0.75
Canary Islands
£0.20
£0.37
Morocco
£0.04
£0.07
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
31
Vaccinium
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than Argentina, Chile, an EU Member State, European third countries, Liechtenstein, Peru or Switzerland
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Argentina
£16.50
£27.00
£1.50
Chile or Peru
£13.80
£21.60
£0.60
European third countries
£21.00
£36.00
£3.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than Argentina, Chile, an EU Member State, European third countries,Liechtenstein, Peru or Switzerland
£0.80
£1.50
Argentina
£0.20
£0.37
Chile or Peru
£0.08
£0.15
European third countries
£0.40
£0.75
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
32
Vitis
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.04
£0.07
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
33
Zea Mays
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein orSwitzerland
£0.80
£1.50
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
34
Zingiber Officinale
Per consignment -up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than Cameroon, an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Cameroon
£30.00
£54.00
£6.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or
part thereof)
Any third country other than Cameroon, an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.04
£0.07
Cameroon
£0.80
£1.50
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
35
Other fruit and vegetables (other than leafy vegetables) not specified or included elsewhere in this table
Per consignment - up to 25,000kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 1,000kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.04
£0.07
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.02
£0.04
Leaves of plants and leafy vegetables
36
Ocimum L.
Per consignment - up to 100 kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£21.00
£36.00
£3.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.90 up to maximum of £84.00
£0.75 up to maximum of £162.00
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.05 up to a maximum of £16.32
£0.11 up to a maximum of £26.64
37
Leaves of plants, such as herbs, spices and leafy vegetables not specified or included elsewhere in this table
Per consignment - up to 100kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 10kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.09 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.18 up to a maximum of £32.40
Any EU Member
£0.05 up to a
£0.11 up to a
State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
maximum of £16.32
maximum of £26.64
Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers (other than bark)
38
All genera
Per consignment - up to 200kg in weight
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 100kg (or part thereof)
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.09 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.18 up to a maximum of £32.40
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£0.05 up to a maximum of £16.32
£0.11 up to a maximum of £26.64
Tubers of potatoes
39
Solanum tuberosum L. (seed potatoes)
Per lot - up to 25,000kg in weight
Any third country
£64.00
£96.00
£6.00
for each additional 25,000kg in weight (or part thereof)
£52.00
£78.00
40
Tubers of Solanumtuberosum L. (ware potatoes)
Per lot - up to 25,000kg in weight
Any third country other than Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain
£13.56
£20.34
£0.18
Egypt, Poland, Portugal or Romania
£38.00
£54.00
£3.00
Spain
£64.00
£96.00
£6.00
for each additional 25,000kg in weight or part thereof
Any third country other than Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain
£1.56
£2.34
Egypt, Poland, Portugal or Romania
£26.00
£39.00
Spain
£52.00
£78.00
Cut Christmas trees
41
Cut Christmas trees (less than 3m height)
All genera
Per consignment - up to 1,000 in number
Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30
for each additional 100 units (or part thereof)
£0.09 up to a maximum of £19.20
£0.18 up to a maximum of £32.40
Per consignment - up to 1,000 in number
Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland
£12.54
£19.08
£0.18
for each additional 100 units (or part thereof)
£0.05 up to a maximum of £16.32
£0.11 up to a maximum of £26.64
Other objects
42
Machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes
Per consignment
Any third country
£12.90
£19.80
£0.30

## Schedule 1A IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR PHYSICAL CHECKS ON CONSIGNMENTS ORIGINATING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, LIECHTENSTEIN OR SWITZERLAND

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## Schedule 2: LIST OF PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN AN EU MEMBER STATE, LIECHTENSTEIN OR SWITZERLAND NOT SUBJECT TO FEES FOR DOCUMENTARY, IDENTITY AND PHYSICAL CHECKS

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## Schedule 2ZA REDUCED IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR OTHER CONSIGNMENTS ORIGINATING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, LIECHTENSTEIN OR SWITZERLAND

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## Schedule 2A IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR DOCUMENTARY CHECKS ON PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, LIECHTENSTEIN OR SWITZERLAND

Table 3
Category and description of plant or plant product
Fee (documentary check) (£)
Cut Flowers
Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. (Chrysanthemum L.)
£0.18
Rosa L.
£0.18
Solidago L.
£0.18
Other genera not specified or includedelsewhere in this table
£0.18
Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers (other than bark or cut Christmas trees)
All genera
£0.18
Fruit, vegetables, leaves
Momordica L.
£0.18
Ocimum L.
£0.18
Solanaceae Juss. (other than Solanum tuberosum L.)
£0.18
Solanum melongena L.
£0.18
Other genera or species of fruit or vegetables not specified or included elsewhere in this table
£0.18
Other leaves not specified or included elsewhere in this table
£0.18
Cut Christmas trees (less than 3 metres in height)
All genera
£0.18

## Schedule 3 ADDITIONAL FEES

1 A sample of 200 tubers will be taken for each 25,000 kg lot.
Item
Plants, plant products or other objects
Quantity1
Fee
1
Potatoes originating in Egypt and Lebanon ...
up to 25,000 kg in weight
£158
for each 25,000 kg (or part thereof)
£158

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement Article 13d of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p.1) which 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. These Regulations revoke and replace the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/216) (“the 2005 Regulations”). These Regulations consolidate amendments made to the 2005 Regulations and also increase the level of the applicable fees. They also make provision for additional fees in respect of potatoes originating in Egypt or Lebanon.
Regulation 3 requires the payment of a fee for documentary, identity and plant health checks (“applicable checks”) performed on consignments, or parts of consignments, consisting of plants, plant products and other objects, which are landed in Scotland from a country outside the European Union, or which are in transit within the Union and in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have agreed with the official body of the point of entry of those goods to be responsible for certain matters (under article 12(6) of the Plant Health (Scotland) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/613). The fees are specified in regulation 4. Except where reduced import inspection fees apply (regulation 4(2)), an importer is required to pay the fee specified in Schedule 1 for applicable checks carried out on those consignments (regulation 3(1), 4(1) and Schedule 1). The fee in Schedule 1 is a single fee. In the 2005 Regulations, the fees for plant health checks, documentary checks and identity checks were prescribed separately. The fees prescribed in Schedule 1 to these Regulations are also higher than the fees prescribed in Schedule 1 to the 2005 Regulations.
Table A provides a comparison of the fees:—
TABLE A
1 Additional fees for documentary check (£5.29) and identity check (£5.29 for truck load size or £10.58 for larger load) require to be added to the plant health check fee on each consignment. These fees were prescribed in Schedule 3 to the 2005 Regulations.
2 There is no maximum price for plants, plant products or other objects falling within the description “Fruits, vegetables (other than leafy vegetables)” in Schedule 1.
Fee in 2005 Regulations (for plant health check only) 1
New Fee (for applicable checks)
Normal working hours
Outside normal working hours
Normal working hours
Outside normal working hours
Tubers of potatoes
£39.72 for each 25,000kg
£59.58 for each 25,000kg
£76 for the first 25,000kg and £52 for each 25,000kg thereafter
£108 for the first 25,000kg and £78 for each 25,000kg thereafter
All other entries listed in Schedule 1
£13.24 for a standard consignment size (specified per entry)
£19.86 for a standard consignment size (specified per entry)
£42 for a standard consignment size (specified per entry)
£66 for a standard consignment size (specified per entry)
Up to a maximum of £105.92 may be charged for additional units2
Up to a maximum of £158.88 may be charged for additional units
Up to a maximum of £168 may be charged for additional units
Up to a maximum of £318 may be charged for additional units
Additional fees per consignment (Schedule 3 of the 2005 Regulations): Documentary Check: £5.29 Identity Check: £5.29 (for up to truck load size) or £10.58 (for larger load)
Regulation 4(2) and Schedule 2 prescribe the reduced import inspection fees which apply (whether or not a plant health inspection is in fact carried out) in respect of applicable checks of certain cut flowers, fruits and vegetables originating in the countries specified in Schedule 2. The fee in Schedule 2 to these Regulations is a single fee. In the 2005 Regulations the documentary, identity and plant health checks were subject to separate fees. 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 the items which should be subject to reduced inspection and of the rate of such inspection. Schedule 2 takes account of the most recent Commission Notification on reduced inspection rates as published on the following Website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/plant_health_biosafety/trade_non_eu/reduced_frequency_checks_en.htm.
Schedule 2 also increases the fees which are payable.
Table B provides a comparison of the fees:—
TABLE B
1 Fee is per consignment of up to 20,000 cut flowers and up to 25,000kg of fruit and vegetables and relate to checks carried out during normal working hours. Fees for additional quantities and the maximum fee per consignment are also prescribed in Schedule 2, together with corresponding fees for checks carried out outside normal working hours.
2 Additional fees for documentary check (£5.29) and identity check (£5.29 for truck load size or £10.58 for larger load) require to be added to the plant health check fee on each consignment. These fees were prescribed in Schedule 3 to the 2005 Regulations.
3 Fee is per consignment of up to 20,000 cut flowers and up to 25,000kg of fruit and vegetables and relate to checks carried out during normal working hours. Fees for additional quantities and the maximum fee per consignment are also prescribed in Schedule 2, together with corresponding fees for checks carried out outside normal working hours.
Genus
Country of Origin
Reduced Rate Fee in 2005 Regulations1 (for plant health check only)2
New reduced Rate Fee3 (for applicable checks)
Rate of Inspection in Period 01.10.2014 – 2015)
Cut Flowers
Dianthus
Columbia
£0.66
£24.60
3%
Ecuador
£1.98
£26.70
15%
Kenya
£0.66
£24.90
5%
Turkey
£3.31
£28.50
25%
Phoenix
Costa Rica
-
£30.30
35%
Rosa
Columbia
£0.39
£24.60
3%
Ecuador
£0.39
£24.60
3%
Ethiopia
£0.66
£25.80
10%
Kenya
£0.66
£24.90
5%
Tanzania
£1.32
£26.70
15%
Zambia
£3.31
£26.70
15%
Fruits
Citrus
Egypt
£1.98
£26.70
15%
Israel
£1.98
£25.80
10%
Mexico
£3.31
£25.80
10%
Morocco
£0.66
£24.90
5%
Peru
£4.63
£25.80
10%
Tunisia
-
£37.50
75%
Turkey
£0.39
£24.60
3%
Uruguay
£1.98
£37.50
75%
USA
£1.98
£26.70
15%
Malus
Argentina
£1.32
£28.50
25%
Brazil
£1.98
£28.50
25%
Chile
£0.92
£24.90
5%
New Zealand
£1.32
£25.80
10%
South Africa
£1.32
£24.90
5%
USA
£3.31
£33.00
50%
Passiflora
Colombia
£1.32
£25.80
10%
Kenya
£1.32
£25.80
10%
South Africa
£6.62
£30.30
35%
Zimbabwe
£4.63
£37.50
75%
Prunus
Argentina
£4.63
£33.00
50%
Chile
£1.32
£25.80
10%
Morocco
-
£33.00
50%
South Africa
£1.32
£25.80
10%
Turkey
£1.32
£25.80
10%
USA
£3.31
£25.80
10%
Psidium
Brazil
-
£37.50
75%
Pyrus
Argentina
£1.98
£25.80
10%
Chile
£4.63
£26.70
15%
China
£4.63
£33.00
50%
South Africa
£1.32
£25.80
10%
Vaccinium
Argentina
-
£28.50
25%
Vegetables
Capsicum
Israel
-
£24.90
5%
Morocco
-
£25.80
10%
Momordica
Surinam
-
£30.30
35%
Solanum
Melongena
Kenya
-
£25.80
10%
Turkey
£1.32
£25.80
10%
The Regulations also make provision for two additional fees in respect of sampling of potatoes. Regulations 5(1) and (2) and Schedule 3 prescribe a fee for the taking of samples of potatoes originating in Egypt in order to test for the presence of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al., in accordance with point 5 of the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) No 787/2011 (OJ L 319, 02.12.2011, p.112). This fee was formerly prescribed by regulation 6 of the Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/111). Regulation 7(1)(a) and (2) of these Regulations revokes that provision with savings.
Regulation 5(1) and (3) and Schedule 3 also introduce a fee for the taking of samples of potatoes originating in Lebanon in order to test for the presence of Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckermann and Kotthoff) Davis et al. in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) No 413/2013 (OJ L 205, 01.08.2013, p.13).
Regulation 6 revokes the 2005 Regulations, and subsequent amending regulations, with savings.
A business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared, and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. A copy can be obtained from the Scottish Government Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities Directorate, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD.

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