The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) Regulations 2018

Import inspection fees

3.—(1) This regulation applies in relation to a third country consignment which consists of plants, plant products or other objects of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 that are listed in Schedule 5 to the 2015 Order.

(2) The following fees are payable by the importer of a third country consignment—

(a) in respect of each phytosanitary certificate or phytosanitary certificate for re-export accompanying the consignment, a fee of £9.71;

(b) in respect of each part of the consignment which consists of a plant, plant product or other object of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 to which sub-paragraph (c) does not apply, the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table;

(c) in respect of each part of the consignment which consists of a plant or plant product of a description specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 and which originates in a country specified in column 2 of that table, the fee specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of that table;

(d) where an inspector suspects that the consignment is infected with a controlled plant pest and takes a sample from the consignment for laboratory testing to confirm the presence or otherwise of the pest, a fee of £157.08 for each sample tested.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “controlled plant pest” has the meaning given in article 32(7)(a) of the 2015 Order;

(b) “third country consignment” means a consignment that is introduced into England from a third country;

(c) “third country” has the meaning given in article 2(1) of the 2015 Order.