UK Acer Exports to EU Prohibition Lifted

27 Jul 2023

The legislation to remove the prohibition on exports of certain Acer species from the UK to the EU was published in the EU’s Official Journal this morning, to allow exports of:

• Acer campestre, up to fifteen-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 88 mm at the base of the stem
• Acer palmatum, up to seven-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 40 mm at the base of the stem
• Acer platanoides, up to seven-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 40 mm at the base of the stem
• Acer pseudoplatanus, up to seven-year-old plants for planting with a maximum diameter of 88 mm at the base of the stem