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Get authorisation to use Northern Ireland plant health labels (NIPHL) and see the list of regulated plants for planting.

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From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
6 September 2023
Last updated:
26 January 2026
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  1. You must consult your local plant health and seeds inspector if you wish to move Berberis for planting from Great Britain.

  2. Updated the list of prohibited plants to remove Salix. You must consult your local plant health and seeds inspector if you wish to move Salix for planting from Great Britain, as some species have now been approved to move.

  3. Updated the attachment 'Regulated plants for planting under a Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL)'. Under list 1, removed 'Cornus', 'Populus', 'Sorbus' and 'Taxus' from the list of high-risk plants prohibited to move from Great Britain. Added them to the list of plants where you must consult your local plant health and seeds inspector, as some species within these genera have now been approved to move.

  4. Moved Alnus from the list of prohibited plants to the list of genera that require you to consult your local plant health and seeds inspector before moving them from Great Britain to Northern Ireland

  5. Added link to application guidance for moving seeds from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under a Northern Ireland Plant Health Label.

  6. You must consult your local plant health and seeds inspector if you wish to move Betula for planting from Great Britain.

  7. Updated the list of prohibited plants to remove Prunus. You must consult your local plant health and seeds inspector if you wish to move Prunus for planting from Great Britain, as some of the species within these genera have now been approved to move.

  8. Updated the list of prohibited plants to remove Tilia. You must consult your local plant health and seeds inspector if you wish to move Tilia for planting from Great Britain, as some of the species within these genera have now been approved to move.

  9. Updated the list of regulated plants for planting under a Northern Ireland plant health label. You must consult your local plant health and seeds inspector if you wish to move Acer, Corylus, Crataegus, Fagus, Ligustrum, Malus or Quercus for planting from Great Britain, as some species within these genera have now been approved to move.

  10. Updated the list of prohibited plants that must not be moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Some of the species in the Fagus and Quercus genus have now been approved to move.

  11. First published.

Documents

Apply for authorisation to use Northern Ireland plant health labels (NIPHL)

https://submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/262/application-for-authorisation-to-issue-northern-ireland-plant-health-labels-niphl/511

Regulated plants for planting under a Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL)

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Before you apply, make sure you:

The application should be completed by growers and traders seeking authorisation to move plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. If you are authorised, you will be able to move plants using a Northern Ireland plant health label (NIPHL).

Plants for planting

If you’re moving plants for planting from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under a NIPHL, read the guidance on regulated plants for planting under an NIPHL.

Seeds for planting

If you’re moving seeds from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under a NIPHL, read the guidance on how to apply to have seeds certified for marketing in England and Wales.

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