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 2IMPORT 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