Bringing plants and wood into Great Britain
Overview
There are rules for bringing plants or 鈥榩lant-based products鈥� (like wood) into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) for your own use.
This includes if you鈥檙e travelling with plants or plant-based products, or you鈥檝e ordered them to arrive by post.
The rules depend on:
- what products you鈥檙e bringing in
- the country you鈥檙e bringing them from
There are different rules if you鈥檙e .
If you break the rules
Border Force can take away (鈥榮eize鈥�) your plants or products if they think you鈥檝e brought them into the country illegally.
If you鈥檙e not sure about any of the plants or products you鈥檙e bringing in, speak to a Border Force officer in the 鈥榬ed channel鈥� at customs or on the red point phone.