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What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
There are rules for bringing plants or ‘plant-based products’ (like wood)…
If you’re bringing in plants or plant-based products from the EU,…
If you’re bringing plants and plant-based products (like wood) from…
A ‘phytosanitary’ (plant health) certificate proves your plants: have been…
You’ll need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…
If you need advice on bringing plants or plant-based products into Great…
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
Get help to classify edible vegetables, roots, tubers, herbs, spices, fruit, nuts and peel for import and export.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
Find out how to apply VAT zero rating for the supply of those plants and seeds that are used to grow food for human consumption.
Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.
How growers and traders can get authorised as a professional operator to issue plant passports, when you need to be authorised and plants that need passports.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
Find out what a composite food product is, and the rules you need to follow to export or move these products from Great Britain to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Quality and labelling rules for growing, packing, distributing, importing and selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
Get help to classify herbal medicines, vitamins, food preparations, supplements and tonics for import and export.
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