The Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 and come into force on 19th March 2018.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

2.  In the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2014(1), for schedule 2 (import inspection fees for applicable checks (reduced rates)), substitute—

Regulations 3 and 4(2)

“SCHEDULE 2 IMPORT INSPECTION FEES FOR APPLICABLE CHECKS (REDUCED RATES)

				Fees(1)
Item	Plant/plant products	Quantity	Country of Origin	Normal working hours	Outside normal working hours
(1) Fee includes a documentary check, an identity check, travel costs (weekday or weekend based on average costs) and the cost of physical inspection which depends on the type and size of import and the country of origin. Note: fees are rounded up to the nearest decimal point, with the exception of the additional quantity values, which are rounded up to the nearest penny.”.
Cut Flowers	Aster	up to 20,000 in number	Zimbabwe	£37.50	£57.00
		for each additional 1,000 units		£0.15	£0.23
		maximum price		£132.00	£246.00
	Dianthus	up to 20,000 in number	Colombia	£24.60	£31.10
			Ecuador, Turkey	£26.70	£35.40
			Kenya	£24.90	£31.80
		for each additional 1,000 units	Colombia	£0.01	£0.01
			Ecuador, Turkey	£0.03	£0.05
			Kenya	£0.01	£0.02
		maximum price	Colombia	£28.40	£38.70
			Ecuador, Turkey	£45.60	£73.20
			Kenya	£31.20	£44.40
	Phoenix	up to 20,000 in number	Costa Rica	£30.30	£42.60
		for each additional 1,000 units		£0.07	£0.11
		maximum price		£74.40	£130.80
	Rosa	up to 20,000 in number	Columbia, Ecuador	£24.60	£31.10
			Ethiopia, Kenya	£24.90	£31.80
			Tanzania	£26.70	£35.40
			Zambia	£25.80	£33.60
		for each additional 1,000 units	Columbia, Ecuador	£0.01	£0.01
			Ethiopia, Kenya	£0.01	£0.02
			Tanzania	£0.03	£0.05
			Zambia	£0.02	£0.03
		maximum price	Columbia, Ecuador	£28.40	£38.70
			Ethiopia, Kenya	£31.20	£44.40
			Tanzania	£45.60	£73.20
			Zambia	£38.40	£58.80
Fruit	Citrus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Morocco	£24.90	£31.80
			Peru	£25.80	£33.60
			Turkey	£24.60	£31.10
			USA	£26.70	£35.40
		for each additional 1,000kg	Morocco	£0.04	£0.08
			Peru	£0.08	£0.15
			Turkey	£0.03	£0.05
			USA	£0.12	£0.23
	Citrus limon, C.aurantiifolia	up to 25,000kg in weight	Israel	£28.50	£39.00
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.20	£0.38
	Malus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£30.30	£42.60
			Brazil	£37.50	£57.00
			Chile, South Africa	£24.90	£31.80
			New Zealand	£25.80	£33.60
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina	£0.28	£0.53
			Brazil	£0.60	£1.13
			Chile, South Africa	£0.04	£0.08
			New Zealand	£0.08	£0.15
	Passiflora	up to 25,000kg in weight	Columbia	£25.30	£32.60
			Kenya	£28.50	£39.00
			South Africa, Vietnam	£30.30	£42.60
			Zimbabwe	£33.00	£48.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Columbia	£0.06	£0.11
			Kenya	£0.20	£0.38
			South Africa, Vietnam	£0.28	£0.53
			Zimbabwe	£0.40	£0.75
	Prunus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£37.50	£57.00
			Chile	£25.80	£33.60
			Morocco, USA	£28.50	£39.00
			Turkey	£30.30	£42.60
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina	£0.60	£1.13
			Chile	£0.08	£0.15
			Morocco, USA	£0.20	£0.38
			Turkey	£0.28	£0.53
	Prunus – other than persica	up to 25,000kg in weight	South Africa	£24.90	£31.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Pyrus	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina, Chile	£26.70	£35.40
			China	£33.00	£48.00
			South Africa	£25.80	£33.60
		for each additional 1,000kg	Argentina, Chile	£0.12	£0.23
			China	£0.40	£0.75
			South Africa	£0.08	£0.15
	Vaccinium	up to 25,000kg in weight	Argentina	£28.50	£39.00
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.20	£0.38
Vegetables	Capsicum	up to 25,000kg in weight	Morocco	£24.90	£31.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Momordica	up to 25,000kg in weight	Surinam	£30.30	£42.60
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.28	£0.53
	Solanum lycopersicon	up to 25,000kg in weight	Canary Islands, Morocco	£24.90	£31.80
		for each additional 1,000kg		£0.04	£0.08
	Solanum melongena	up to 25,000kg in weight	Kenya	£25.80	£33.60
			Turkey	£28.50	£39.00
		for each additional 1,000kg	Kenya	£0.08	£0.15
			Turkey	£0.20	£0.38

Revocation

3.  Regulation 2 of the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017(2) is revoked.

FERGUS EWING

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

23rd January 2018