AKR Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) I've only sent plants abroad once before. At the post office I was asked if the parcel included seeds (it didn't, just plants) as, according to the person serving me, there was some sort of restriction on sending seeds to the (EU) country they were going to. I checked online before and even more thoroughly afterwards and couldn't find any sort of restriction, so presumably this was misread from whatever list the post office had. I was just wondering if anyone had some definitive answers on this/a list I can look up and present if I am questioned in future. As far as I am aware, plants and seeds can move around the EU freely (maybe excepting certain high-risk plants/plants with an important CITES classification). Edited January 16, 2018 by AKR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel H-C Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Yes, you are quite right, you can send plants and seeds anywhere in the EU. Nigel HC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 As Nigel says,you can send them in the EU, the post office just don't want to,so say you can't. simple answer is lie through your back teeth,tell them its a t shirt or stuff you sold on e-bay,door knobs,anything but plants much less hassle. ada 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuipici Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 But if trading is allowed and the post office rejects your package, what can they do if you told them that it's perfectly legal and you refuse to not send it. I mean they are required to send it, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 France, Germany and Italy don’t allow you to send plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) https://www.royalmail.com/personal/international-delivery/country-guides see individual country rules. You’d be amazed at what you can’t post to Germany, hardly anything IS allowed Edited February 8, 2018 by gardenofeden Error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 A lot of the refusal of the post office to accept plants for postage is down to people claiming compensation in the past for "dead" plants,so now the knee jerk reaction is not to accept them at all, as before just lie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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