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State Plant Health
and Seed Inspection Service

Phytosanitary Conditions for Importation Into the European Union (EU) of Machinery and Vehicles That Have Been Used for Agricultural or Forestry Purposes

Tractor on a field of grass

If the customs code (CN) of used machinery and vehicles that have been used in agriculture or forestry originating from a non-EU Member State is listed in Annex XI, Part A, point 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019, they are considered goods of high phytosanitary risk and are subject to phytosanitary border inspection (PBI) at all times.


To this end, the importer must register in the Professional Operators Register with the voivodeship plant protection and seed inspectorate having jurisdiction over his/her place of residence or business, and set up an account in TRACES NT to notify the consignment for PBI.

The used machinery and vehicles mentioned in phytosanitary regulations must be accompanied by an original phytosanitary certificate issued by the Plant Protection Organisation of the country of dispatch. The machinery and vehicles must be free from soil and plant debris. Consignments prepared in this way may be introduced through designated border crossing points in the EU where PBI may be carried out. The consignment should be notified (by generating a CHED-PP in TRACES NT) by the entity responsible for consignment (entity authorised to notify consignments for PBI, usually the importer if he/she has chosen this role in TRACES, an authorised customs agency, or another authorised entity or person) at least 24 hours before its arrival (4 hours for air transport) at the first point of entry into the EU.

Plant health inspector, having completed PBI, makes a decision and, depending on the outcome of the inspection, approves the CHED-PP and allows import, or rejects the CHED-PP and prohibits import of the commodity into the EU.
Please note, that goods entering the EU, must be inspected for compliance with phytosanitary requirements at the first point of entry (at the EU external border), even if they are destined for other Member States. Failure to do so may result in the shipment being returned to the first point of entry.

In contrast, new, unused agricultural or forestry machinery and vehicles are not subject to border phytosanitary inspection.