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Growers to save thousands as border inspection fees reduce
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<blockquote data-quote="CPM RSS" data-source="post: 8071920" data-attributes="member: 81424"><p>Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine</p><p></p><p>British growers are set to save thousands of pounds following changes to the border inspection regime for young plants, which comes as a result of persistent NFU campaigning. The changes, announced last week (31 March), will introduce a flat-rate inspection fee of around £27 for all imports of young plants, regardless of their destination. This is reduced from around £200, and will result in a significant saving for growers, says the NFU. Unfairness The NFU highlighted to Defra the unfairness in the previous inspection regime, which charged a significantly lower inspection fee of around £20 for plants destined for retail and urged them to introduce a flat-fee for all inspections, regardless of destination. “This is a significant victory for growers, which will save them thousands of pounds and move away from an inspection regime that unfairly penalised growers importing plants,” said NFU horticulture and potatoes board chairman Martin Emmett. Practical solution “This is a great example of government understanding growers’ concerns and finding a practical solution that works for both growers and retailers. “While it is only temporary, until the cost of the plant import process post-Brexit can be fully assessed, I know growers will be pleased with this announcement,…</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2022/04/04/growers-to-save-thousands-as-border-inspection-fees-reduce/" target="_blank">Growers to save thousands as border inspection fees reduce</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk" target="_blank">cpm magazine</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2022/04/04/growers-to-save-thousands-as-border-inspection-fees-reduce/" target="_blank">Continue reading on CPM website...</a></p><p></p><p>If you are enjoying what you read then why not considering subscribing here: <a href="http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/subscribe/" target="_blank">http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/subscribe/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPM RSS, post: 8071920, member: 81424"] Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine British growers are set to save thousands of pounds following changes to the border inspection regime for young plants, which comes as a result of persistent NFU campaigning. The changes, announced last week (31 March), will introduce a flat-rate inspection fee of around £27 for all imports of young plants, regardless of their destination. This is reduced from around £200, and will result in a significant saving for growers, says the NFU. Unfairness The NFU highlighted to Defra the unfairness in the previous inspection regime, which charged a significantly lower inspection fee of around £20 for plants destined for retail and urged them to introduce a flat-fee for all inspections, regardless of destination. “This is a significant victory for growers, which will save them thousands of pounds and move away from an inspection regime that unfairly penalised growers importing plants,” said NFU horticulture and potatoes board chairman Martin Emmett. Practical solution “This is a great example of government understanding growers’ concerns and finding a practical solution that works for both growers and retailers. “While it is only temporary, until the cost of the plant import process post-Brexit can be fully assessed, I know growers will be pleased with this announcement,… The post [URL='https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2022/04/04/growers-to-save-thousands-as-border-inspection-fees-reduce/']Growers to save thousands as border inspection fees reduce[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk']cpm magazine[/URL]. [url="https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/2022/04/04/growers-to-save-thousands-as-border-inspection-fees-reduce/"]Continue reading on CPM website...[/url] If you are enjoying what you read then why not considering subscribing here: [URL]http://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/subscribe/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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