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Bringing a house plant back

torrevieja · 2019-06-12 21:56:33

Hi folks my missus wants to bring a house plant back from Spain on a Ryanair flight to Dublin she was putting it in a box with her luggage I told her you can’t bring plants back . What’s the rule on that please

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12-06-2019 10:56pm

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torrevieja

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Hi folks my missus wants to bring a house plant back from Spain on a Ryanair flight to Dublin she was putting it in a box with her luggage

I told her you can’t bring plants back .

What’s the rule on that please

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#2 13-06-2019 5:38am
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She can import plants from the EU

http://brexitlegal.ie/import-export-of-plants-uk-no-deal-notes

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#3 13-06-2019 10:28am
torrevieja

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Thanks just lost a 20

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#4 13-06-2019 5:50pm
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Even within the EU, some plants require a "plant passport" to prevent the entry of plant diseases into Ireland:

https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmingsectors/planthealthtrade/transferringofplantstoirelandfromtheeu/

Then there's whether the airline will allow it.

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