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Form: Grain for export: application for certification

Animal Plant Health Agency

September 21
13:39 2022

Application for certification of consignments of grain for export

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Consignments of grain for export must be inspected to make sure they meet the plant health requirements of the importing countries. You must get your consignment inspected before you can apply for a phytosanitary certificate.

To get your grain consignment inspected:

  1. Read the grain standard operating protocol (GSOP). This will tell you which tests you or a laboratory need to complete for the country you are exporting to.

  2. Fill in sections I, II and III of form HH93.

  3. Email the form to phastplantproducts@apha.gov.uk at least 5 days before the proposed date of loading. Include a copy of your import permit with your application if you have one.

  4. If you are qualified as an authorised trade inspector (ATI), test your grain consignment yourself for pests listed in annex 2 of the GSOP. Follow the steps in annex 4 to disinfest your grain if needed. If youre not an ATI you need a licence to export grain. Email grainexports@apha.gov.uk to get a licence.

  5. If annex 3 of the GSOP says that a laboratory needs to carry out further tests for the country youre exporting to, send a copy of your HH93 to the laboratory listed in the GSOP. If the laboratory finds any pests listed in annex 3, follow the guidance in the GSOP. You cannot apply for a phytosanitary certificate.

  6. When you have the results of your inspection and laboratory tests, fill in section IVa and IVb of the form HH93. Email it to phastplantproducts@apha.gov.uk with a copy of your disinfestation certificate if you have one. This tells APHA your grain is free from pests.

  7. You can then apply for a phytosanitary certificate.

For more information, read the guidance on plant health controls and exports.

Published 1 December 2014
Last updated 21 September 2022 +show all updates
  1. Updated form HH93 'Application for certification of consignments of grain for export' and the grain standard operating protocol (GSOP).

  2. Updated the phytosanitary certification of grain for export from England and Wales.

  3. Replaced Phytosanitary certification of grain for export from Scotland

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