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(This post was last modified: 05-01-2021, 11:06 PM by Veggie. Edit Reason: removed DEFRA link - not working )
Real Seeds posted this today :-
We've had a fair number of customers in Northern Ireland asking why we aren't shipping there right now. We just wanted to make it clear that this is not our choice in any way, but is a result of the Brexit deal.
Right now, no exports of vegetable seed are allowed at all, either to the EU, or to Northern Ireland. This will change once 'equivalence' of regulations is agreed, hopefully fairly soon.
But, even once this happens, because there is free movement of plant & seed material throughout the island of Ireland it means that all the plant health border requirements have now moved effectively to the middle of the Irish sea.
As a result even when it is theoretically allowed we would have to provide a phytosanitary certificate with each order which is just not viable for retail orders.
Hopefully at some point this may change, but it is unlikely to be different in the near future - it’s a problem for the seed and seed potato industry as a whole.
There's more info on the DEFRA website
We've had a fair number of customers in Northern Ireland asking why we aren't shipping there right now. We just wanted to make it clear that this is not our choice in any way, but is a result of the Brexit deal.
Right now, no exports of vegetable seed are allowed at all, either to the EU, or to Northern Ireland. This will change once 'equivalence' of regulations is agreed, hopefully fairly soon.
But, even once this happens, because there is free movement of plant & seed material throughout the island of Ireland it means that all the plant health border requirements have now moved effectively to the middle of the Irish sea.
As a result even when it is theoretically allowed we would have to provide a phytosanitary certificate with each order which is just not viable for retail orders.
Hopefully at some point this may change, but it is unlikely to be different in the near future - it’s a problem for the seed and seed potato industry as a whole.
There's more info on the DEFRA website
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