Seems in the event of a Brexit no deal scenario, bringing cacti and succulents into the UK from the EU will be unaffected in terms of plant health, however exports to the EU will require phytosanitery certificates. There is no mention of Cities.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... rexit-deal
EU plant imports post Brexit.
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- Bill
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Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
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Mainly Haworthia and Gasteria, a few other South African succulents and the odd spiky thing.
- rodsmith
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Re: EU plant imports post Brexit.
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
- iann
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Re: EU plant imports post Brexit.
Legislators and bureaucrats consistently forget that CITES applies to live plants as well as to animals and animal products. There might be something about CITES buried in a different document on a completely different subject.
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Re: EU plant imports post Brexit.
Presumably there'd be VAT to pay on >£15 purchases (or VAT + duty on expensive purchases) plus the £8 Royal Mail handling fee. All assuming that the seller has labelled the package honestly.
Phil Crewe, BCSS 38143. Mostly S. American cacti, esp. Lobivia, Sulcorebutia and little Opuntia
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Re: EU plant imports post Brexit.
All the more reason for taking a drive (or coach trip) and bringing your own home
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs.
Re: EU plant imports post Brexit.
People will always suggest a way of avoiding regulation or duty. Brexit will for sure increase pseudo-criminality! ;-)
Bill's reference is a UK government wish-list. It is not definitive.
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Re: EU plant imports post Brexit.
CITES does not apply within the EU because all the EU territory is considered to be a single country for its purposes. This consideration stems from, I believe, the freedom of movement within the union principle and is not a CITES specific disposition. If traditional borders are to be reinstated, CITES will automatically apply and it won't be any different to the current scenario regarding, say, Switzerland or Turkey.
Re: EU plant imports post Brexit.
My local post office refuses to accept parcels containing plants to many EU countries, prohibited items they say. Nothing to do with brexit or customs but that many national postal services prohibit live plants in the mail. I now have the choice of lying about the contents or using another post office. I've decided to use another post office where they aren't quite as particular.
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Turbinicarpus, Lophophora, Ariocarpus, Lobivia and Gymnocalycium
Turbinicarpus, Lophophora, Ariocarpus, Lobivia and Gymnocalycium