Register as a Professional Plants Operator

Professional operators involved in:

• breeding
• planting
• production
• trading or distributing

plants and plant products must be registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.

This is required under European Union regulations aimed at protecting plant health.

Professional Operators include:

• nurseries
• garden centres
• importers of plants and plant products
• exporters of plants and plant products
• customs agents involved in the importation of plants and plant products
• multiple store that trades in plants
• landscaper/landscape architect
• county council/local authority
• internet traders of plant and plant products
• Christmas tree growers
• retailer/co-op involved in the sale of plants without distribution centre
• retailer/co-op involved in the sale of plants with distribution centre
• cut foliage producer/grower
• turf grass producer/grower
• fruit producer/grower
• vegetable producer/grower
• seed producers including seed potatoes

Applicants are required to submit the forms below to complete the registration process. Form 1 must be completed by all applicants. Commercial operators should also complete form 2, while private individuals or sole traders should complete form 3.

Information provided in the Corporate Client System Registration Form will be used to register operators on the Department’s Financial Accounting System. Both forms must be completed and returned by post and email to the following address:

Form 1:

Form 2:

Form 3:

On completion of the registration process, the professional operator will be notified of their unique Plant-Health Registration Number (PHR No.). This unique Plant Health Registration number will be used to identify the registered Professional Operator.