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

Regulation 3(2A) and (2C)

[F1 SCHEDULE 1   E+W Import inspection fees

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 substituted (22.7.2022) by The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/836), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1

Column 1 Category and description of plant, plant product or other object	Column 2 Country of origin	Column 3 Fee: Physical check (£)	Column 4 Fee: Identity check (£)
(1) “Intended for final users” means intended, by evidence from the packaging, labelling or by other means, for direct supply to final users.
(2) “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.
(3) “Non-woody plants” means plants which are not woody plants.
(4) “Indoor plants” means plants which appear from their packaging, labelling or by other means to be intended for direct supply to final users for indoor use or use in aquaria.]
Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers (other than tubers of potatoes), onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, dormant, not in substrate
All genera intended for planting, other than commercial flower production, and not intended for final users(1)	Any third country	205.04	5.25
All genera intended for planting, and intended for commercial flower production, or for final users(1)	Any third country	20.50	0.52
Cuttings, seedlings, intended for planting, not specified or included elsewhere in this table
All genera	Any third country	32.15	1.57
Woody plant(2) (other than any specified or included elsewhere in this table), intended for planting
All genera	Any third country	32.15	1.57
Non-woody plants(3) (other than any specified or included elsewhere in this table), intended for planting, and intended for final users(1)
All genera	Any third country	32.15	1.57
Indoor plants(4)
All genera	Any third country	32.15	1.57
Other plants intended for planting, not specified or included elsewhere in this table
All genera	Any third country	32.15	1.57
Cut flowers
Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul. (Chrysanthemum L.)	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.28	0.15
	Columbia or Ecuador	21.37	2.62
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Columbia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	2.13	0.26
Eryngium Tournier ex Linnaeus.	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.28	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	4.27	0.52
Lisianthus L.	Any third country	4.27	0.52
Rosa L.	Any EU Member State, Colombia, Ecuador, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.28	0.15
	Canada, India, Mexico or the USA	21.37	2.62
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Switzerland or the USA	2.13	0.26
Solidago L.	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.28	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	4.27	0.52
Other genera not specified or included elsewhere in this table	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.28	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	2.13	0.26
Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers (other than bark or cut Christmas trees)
All genera	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.01	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.69	0.26
Fruit, vegetables, leaves
Momordica L.	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.59	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	26.55	2.62
Ocimum L.	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	2.15	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	35.84	2.62
Solanaceae Juss. (other than Solanum tuberosum L.)	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.59	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	26.55	2.62
Solanum melongena L.	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.59	0.15
	Turkey	15.93	1.57
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or Turkey	2.65	0.26
Other genera or species of fruit or vegetables not specified or included elsewhere in this table	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	1.59	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	2.65	0.26
Other leaves not specified or included elsewhere in this table	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	2.15	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	3.58	0.26
Seeds (for sowing), tissue cultures
All genera, for trials or testing	Any third country	12.81	0.52
Brassicaceae (other than for trials or testing)	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay	128.13	5.25
	Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay	6.40	0.26
Capsicum spp. L. (other than for trials or testing)	Any third country	128.13	5.25
Poaceae (other than for trials or testing)	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay	128.13	5.25
	Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay	6.40	0.26
Secale L. (other than for trials or testing)	Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	128.13	5.25
	Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	6.40	0.26
Solanum lycopersicum L. (other than for trials or testing)	Any third country	128.13	5.25
Solanum tuberosum L. (True seed) (other than for trials or testing)	Any third country	128.13	5.25
Trifolium spp. (other than for trials or testing)	Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay	128.13	5.25
	Any third country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand or Uruguay	6.40	0.26
Triticum L. (other than for trials or testing)	Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	128.13	5.25
	Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	6.40	0.26
X Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus (other than for trials or testing)	Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	128.13	5.25
	Any third country other than Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	6.40	0.26
Other genera or species not specified or included elsewhere in this table	Any third country	6.40	0.26
Grain (other than seeds for sowing)
Secale L.	Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	142.98	5.25
Triticum L.	Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	142.98	5.25
X Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus	Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa or the USA	142.98	5.25
Tubers of potatoes
Solanum tuberosum L. (seed potatoes)	Any third country	156.69	5.25
Solanum tuberosum L. (ware potatoes)	Egypt, Poland, Portugal or Romania	78.34	2.62
	Spain	156.69	5.25
	Any third country other than Egypt, Poland, Portugal, Romania or Spain	4.70	0.15
Cut Christmas trees (less than 3 metres in height)
All genera	Any EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	3.58	0.15
	Any third country other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland	5.98	0.26
Machinery or vehicles which have been operated for agricultural or forestry purposes	Any third country	5.98	0.26

Regulation 3(2A)(a)

F2 SCHEDULE 1A E+W Import inspection fees: consignments originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland

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Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1A omitted (22.7.2022) by virtue of The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/836), regs. 1(1), 3(5)

Regulation 3(2A)(b)(i) to (v) and (3)

F3 SCHEDULE 2 E+W Import inspection fees: Reduced rates for consignments originating in countries other than an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland

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Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 2 omitted (22.7.2022) by virtue of The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/836), regs. 1(1), 3(5)

Regulation 3(2E)

[F4 SCHEDULE 2A E+W List of plants and plant products originating in an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland subject to fees for physical checks and identity checks from the end of the transitional staging period

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 2A substituted (22.7.2022) by The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/836), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2

1.   Branches with foliage, parts of Conifers other than bark or cut Christmas trees. E+W

2.   Cut Christmas trees. E+W

3.   Cut flowers. E+W

4.   Fruit. E+W

5.   Grain, other than seeds for sowing. E+W

6.   Leaves. E+W

7.   Seeds other than— E+W

(a) seeds of—

(i) Allium cepa L.,

(ii) Allium porrum L.,

(iii) Castanea Mill.,

(iv) Capsicum spp. L.,

(v) Helianthus annuus L.,

(vi) Medicago sativa L.,

(vii) Phaseolus cocineus.,

(viii) Phaseolus vulgaris L.,

(ix) Solanum lycopersicum L.,

(x) Solanum tuberosum L. (True potato seed).

(b) Vegetable seeds of Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L.

(c) Seeds of oil and fibre plants of—

(i) Brassica napus L.,

(ii) Brassica rapa L.,

(iii) Sinapis alba L.,

(iv) Glycine max (L.) Merrill,

(v) Linum usitatissimum L.

8.   Vegetables.] E+W

Regulation 4(2)

F5 SCHEDULE 3 E+W Plant passport authorisation fees

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Textual Amendments

F5 Sch. 3 omitted (1.10.2019) by virtue of The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1257), regs. 2, 3(9)

Regulation 5(1)

[F6 SCHEDULE 4 E+W Plant health licence fees

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. 4 substituted (1.10.2019) by The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1257), regs. 2, 3(10)

In this Schedule—

“period 1” means the period ending on 31stMarch 2020;

“period 2” means the period beginning on 1st April 2020 and ending on 30th September 2020.

Column 1 Type of application or inspection	Column 2 Date of application	Column 3 Fee(£)
Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes, other than— —a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium —a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items		995.36
Application for a licence for scientific or trial purposes covering 5 or more items		995.36, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items
Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium, other than a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items		745.41
Application for a licence in respect of the analysis of soil or other growing medium covering 5 or more items		745.41, plus 52.45 per item in excess of 5 items
Application for a variation of a licence with changes requiring scientific or technical assessment		380.25
Application for any other licence		42.50
Issue of an annual letter of authority		42.50
Monitoring compliance with licence terms and conditions	In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 1	69.75 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 139.50
	In the case of monitoring undertaken during period 2	81.25 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 162.50
	In the case of monitoring undertaken on or after 1st October 2020	92.67 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 185.34]

Regulation 5A

[F7 SCHEDULE 4A E+W Fees for export certification services and pre-export services

Textual Amendments

F7 Sch. 4A inserted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health Fees etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1488), regs. 1(1), 38(10)

(1) Service	(2) Fee - Small Exporter (£)	(3) Fee – other Exporter (£)
Inspection of consignment	31.90 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 63.80	63.80 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 127.60
Audit of a grain inspection	13.20 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 26.40	26.40 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof), subject to a minimum fee of 52.80
Laboratory examination (including laboratory testing)	16.78 per sample tested	33.56 per sample tested
Issue of certificate	12.76 per certificate	25.52 per certificate
Amendment of a certificate at the request of the exporter	7.88 per certificate	15.76 per certificate]

Regulation 8(1)

[F8 SCHEDULE 5 E+W Seed potatoes: fees

Textual Amendments

F8 Sch. 5 substituted (1.10.2019) by The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1257), regs. 2, 3(11)

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£)	Column 3 Minimum fee (£)
Soil sampling and testing for Potato Cyst Nematode
Soil sampling and testing for the purposes of paragraph 4, 7 or 10 of Schedule 1 to the Seed Potatoes (England) Regulations 2015	24.75 for each hectare (or part thereof) sampled and tested
Inspection of growing crop
Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PBTC	30.39 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)	60.78
Certification as pre-basic seed potatoes: Union grade PB	12.16 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected	60.75
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade S	10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected	105.70
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade SE	10.57 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected	105.70
Certification as basic seed potatoes: Union grade E	10.33 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected	103.30
Certification as certified seed potatoes: Union grade A or B	9.39 per each 0.1 hectare (or part thereof) inspected	93.90
Inspection of harvested tubers
Inspection	40.55 for each 15 minutes (or part thereof)	81.10
Provision of labels and seals in respect of application
Printed labels for bags holding 50 kgs of seed potatoes or less	0.05 per label
Printed labels and seals for bags holding more than 50 kgs of seed potatoes	0.11 per label (including seal)
Blank labels and seals	0.16 per label (including seal)]

Regulation 12

SCHEDULE 6 E+W Revocations

• — The Plant Health (Fees) (England) Regulations 2014 M1 .

• — The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 M2 .

• — The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 M3 .

• — The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 M4 .

• — The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 M5 .

• — The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 M6 .

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2014/601, amended by S.I. 2014/3243, 2015/1996, 2016/1255. 2017/125, 2018/15.

M2 S.I. 2014/3243.

M3 S.I. 2015/1996.

M4 S.I. 2016/1225.

M5 S.I. 2017/125.

M6 S.I. 2018/15.