What is mandatory on a plant passport?

Plant passport requirements, primarily for regulated plants in the UK and EU, mandate that professional operators register, meet plant health standards, and issue passports with specific info (botanical names, registration number, traceability code, origin) for movements between businesses or via distance sales (online/phone), ensuring traceability and pest/disease control, with no passport needed for final retail sales to personal users unless it's a distance sale.

What information is on a plant passport?

A plant passport is a document that contains vital information required for the trade of seeds, cuttings, plants, and trees between businesses in the EU. Plant passports are mandatory to identify the origins of plants and plant products, ensuring traceability and compliance with plant health regulations.

Can I sell plants without a plant passport?

If you sell plants over the internet/mail order, or sell to another retailer, you need to issue plant passports with the lowest trade unit. If you send plants through the mail but without any money changing hands (except to cover postage and packing) you do not normally require a plant passport.

Do you need a plant passport to sell on eBay?

Plant Passports are required for:

All passported plants and plant products when sold to the final user by means of sales through distance contracts (mail order sales, on-line sales, tele-sales etc.).

How much is a plant passport in the UK?

The fee is £20.66. APHA will process your application within working 5 days when you apply by email using the AppAUTH form. Your local inspector may need to approve your application. Find out more about issuing plant passports to move regulated plant material in Great Britain and pest-free areas.

Understanding Plant Passports: What They Mean for You and Bonsai Direct

Do you need a license to sell homegrown vegetables in the UK?

If you want to sell homegrown fruit or vegetables for profit, even on a very small scale, you legally need to register as a Food Business Operator (FBO) with your local council.

Is a phytosanitary certificate the same as a plant passport?

Imports with EU plant passports

Imports from the EU to Northern Ireland can continue to use an EU plant passport. Imports from the EU to Great Britain need a phytosanitary certificate. The process for replacing a phytosanitary certificate with a UK plant passport will remain the same.

What is the 5000 rule on eBay?

The Reporting Threshold for eBay Sales

As a platform, eBay is required to issue Form 1099-K to sellers who generated more than a certain threshold. Under updated IRS rules, this threshold has a lowering trend. The mentioned threshold is $5000 for 2024 and $2500 for 2025. It is planned to be reduced to $600 for 2026.

What are the rules for selling plants in the UK?

Comply with plant health standards: Sellers must ensure plants meet the required health standards and are free from quarantine pests or diseases. Obtain plant passports where necessary: If you sell regulated plants or plant products, you may need to issue plant passports to meet traceability requirements.

What plants are you not allowed to grow in the UK?

Invasive Plants You Can't Grow in the UK

• Japanese Knotweed. This is a severely problematic invasive, non-native perennial. ...
• Himalayan Balsam. Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), is another invasive plant. ...
• Rhododendron ponticum. ...
• Giant Hogweed. ...
• Floating Pennywort. ...
• Swamp Stonecrop. ...
• Azolla. ...
• American Skunk Cabbage.

Are you allowed to sell produce from an allotment?

Allotment Gardens Cannot Be a Business

The key legal restriction is contained in the Allotments Act 1922, whereby there is a general prohibition on any “trade or business”1 being conducted on the allotment garden or any part thereof.

How much are plant breeders rights fees UK?

UK plant breeders' rights: fees

To apply for UK plant breeders' rights you'll need to pay: a one off administration fee of £598. a DUS testing fee - this will depend on the crop variety you are testing.

Can I sell plants at a car boot sale?

There can be a lot of competition, but I wouldn't let it put you off. My mum and dad had (a lot of regular customers) they were the main plant stall at their 'regular carboots' and were full time growers. (My mum is a florist as a day job) and they found it a good way of making money for 10 years so I'd say go for it.

What information is listed on a passport?

Passports are small booklets that typically contain the bearer's name, place of birth, date of birth, the date of issue, date of expiry, passport number, photo and signature. There are several types of passports depending on the status of the bearer in their home country.

What details do you need to confirm a passport?

What the person confirming an identity needs to do

• Enter the reference from the email and the applicant's date of birth.
• Provide your passport details and current address.
• Answer a few questions about how you know the applicant.
• Confirm some of the applicant's details.
• Check a digital passport photo.

How to avoid HMRC on eBay?

Generally, only business sellers trading for profit might need to pay tax. If you're selling unwanted personal possessions, such as used clothes, an old mobile phone or unwanted furniture, it's very unlikely you will have to pay income tax.

What happens if I sell more than 30 items on eBay?

As a UK resident, when you sell over £1,707 or more or complete 30 or more sales transactions within a calendar year, eBay is obliged to report certain personal or business information to HMRC in accordance with the UK digital sales reporting legislation. eBay will notify you when you have crossed these thresholds.

What are the new rules for eBay sellers 2025?

What's Changing. Starting August 27, 2025, items valued at US$500 or above (including shipping fee) for shipping to the United States will require additional seller enablement on eBay. Note: This updates our prior threshold of US$2,500; all other terms remain the same.

What plants are illegal to pick in the UK?

It currently includes vascular plants (including flowering plants, ferns and horsetails), bryophytes (including mosses and liverworts), charophytes (stoneworts), lichens and fungi. See Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on the legislation.gov.uk website.

Is fumigation required for export?

A fumigation certificate is compulsory when shipping international or ocean freight cargo. Failure to comply with these measures risks your cargo not being sent, liquidated, or quarantined upon arrival in other ports.

How to get a plant certificate?

1. Step 1: Log into your Government Gateway Account. Enter your Government Gateway ID and password at https://exporter.apply-phytosanitary-certificate.defra.gov.uk/. ...
2. Step 2: Application. Click the radio button next to the required commodity (plant products) and click 'Continue'.