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PHI 10: application for authority to send authorised materials

Apply for a licence that lets you import, move and keep normally prohibited material in England and Wales.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 16 April 2020
• Last updated: 10 November 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland

Documents

PHI10: application for authority to send authorised materials to other authorised persons or organisations

PDF, 149 KB, 1 page

Details

You must get written authority from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to send prohibited material. An authorisation, previously known as a licence, is valid for 12 months.

If your authority is approved, you can send prohibited material to other people or organisations in England and Wales, provided the destination site or person is authorised to receive them.

How to send the PDF form

1. Download the form.
2. Complete it and save it to your device.
3. Upload it using the online service.

Get help

Online contact form

Telephone: 03001 000 313

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm

• Last updated: 10 November 2026
  Show all updates

  1. 10 November 2026

     The way you contact APHA has changed because the email address PlantHealthLicence@apha.gov.uk is no longer in use. A link to the contact form has been added.

  2. 11 February 2021

     Updated PHI10 application form.

  3. 16 April 2020

     First published.