Requirements for Importing from Britain
- Register with the Department of Agriculture & TRACES NT.
- A phytosanitary certificate is required, and will be provided by the UK’s National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO).
- All documents are to be submitted to the Department at least 24 hours before arrival of consignment; Part 1 of TRACES NT’s Common Health Entry Documents for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) must be completed, physical checks on arrival.
Requirements for Exporting to Britain
- Register with the Department of Agriculture
- A phytosanitary certificate, must be applied for through the department 14 days before the departure of the consignment & must be sent to the British buyer before departure of the consignment
- The British buyer must submit documents to the authorities at least 4 hours in advance of arrival if traveling by air, and 1 day if traveling by road / sea.
Important to Note
Machinery subject to these requirements include: tractors, horticultural / forestry machinery for soil preparation / cultivation, harvesting / threshing machinery (including straw / fodder balers), grass / hay mowers, machines for cleaning / sorting / grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce, poultry / bee-keeping machinery (including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment) and poultry incubators & brooders. The machinery must be clean & free of soil / plant debris.
