International trade.

[pel1]

Hi,
I have been asked if I would be willing to send a plant to a grower in Ireland (I am in England), does anyone know if there are any legal issues that I should be aware of if I were to agree to do so?
Many thanks for any help, James

[Michael J Campbell]

No restrictions whatever in sending plants to Ireland, provided you can't smoke them.

[pel1]

Thanks Michael, I will go ahead!

[Paddy Tobin]

We will even accept those you can smoke.

Paddy

[Michael J Campbell]

 

[Maggi Young]

Hi,
I have been asked if I would be willing to send a plant to a grower in Ireland (I am in England), does anyone know if there are any legal issues that I should be aware of if I were to agree to do so?
Many thanks for any help, James

James, there are very few restrictions on plant transfers between European countries.
Government sites like this : http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/publications/plantHealth/documents/importersGuide0909.pdf

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/forms/documents/plantHealth/DEF-PHI1-FERA-1.pdf

http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/publications/plantHealth/documents/ifindoubt.pdf

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/CITES/


can be a help to check CITES listed plants etc, which are governed by stricter rules.

[pel1]

Thanks Maggi, the plant I want to export is not in the CITES database, so I gues I'm OK.

[Maggi Young]

Then there should be no problem at all for you, James