Under the new Brexit red tape, imports of chilled and frozen meat and fish, cheese and dairy products, and five common varieties of cut flowers will require an export health certificate, signed off by a European vet or plant inspector, before they can enter the UK.
In a video on Sky News, they explain that these five varieties, including carnatinos, chrysanthemums and orchids, are now facing these import controls. First are the document checks which will be done in the Netherlands, where someone will inspect leaf mites, which might, in theory, reach other plants of the plant chain. From 30 April the same categories of goods will face physical inspections at the border. All in all, it will add costs to the consumers as only these five flowers are in 85% of the consignments that go from Holland to the UK.
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