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From the title this presumably only refers to trade outside the UK ? Does it mean that obtaining seeds from other countries is going to get really difficult ? We run a 'nursery' in Sheffield Botanic Gardens but it isn't commercial and we only sell in the garden and at local Plant Fairs. However, we sometimes supply plants to other botanic gardens. Are these subject to the paassport ?Can see the relevance in terms of plant pathogens but not in terms of trade if this is simply a Brexit consequence.
As a small mail order nursery owner ( both the nursery and myself are petite) this could be a game changer. Along with the possible complication of CITES certificates being needed in the future for some exports to the EU,the future of our business looks rather uncertain.
As far as I can see, these new regulations only apply to professionals (i.e.businesses) so should not really affect our seed exchanges. But it is a burdensome thing for nurseries etc. The Horticultural Trades Association have what I thought was quite a helpful short video explaining the new regulations and what businesses need to do - it can be viewed here:https://hta.org.uk/assurance-compliance/plant-passporting.htmlPaul
I filled in and emailed the forms at 12.45 today, and in half an hour had the reply with my authorisation. I'm now ready to produce my own passports so our ebay offerings will begin next week!😃😃