Plant Concierge Service

All plant material leaving Victoria is now subject to strict biosecurity regulations, and is only able to be sent interstate by an accredited business authorised to issue a Plant Health Assurance Certificate (PHAC). Any plant material sent without a PHAC risks seizure, destruction and fines for the sender and/or receiver.

Whilst this does create a barrier to the easy exchange of plants between collector’s, it doesn’t stop it completely:

• Plants may still be SENT TO Victoria without issue from all states other than WA (plants from WA require a PHAC)

• Plants LEAVING Victoria need to be sent via a Concierge service from an accredited business. HABIT offers this service to collectors ordering from Victoria, or to other Victorian plant businesses sending plants interstate.

Each state has it’s own biosecurity regulations for complying with entry conditions, which affects the cost of processing. Our prices are in line with the industry standard:

• NSW, ACT, SA: $25 per plant, plus outgoing shipping. This covers inspection, treatment, exclusion packaging, paperwork submission to the receiving state’s biosecurity regulator, and consignment PHAC, in line with PS-57 requirements.

• QLD: $35 per plant, $5 per corm (minimum spend $35), plus outgoing shipping. This covers inspection, chemical cover spray treatment, exclusion packaging, paperwork submission to the receiving state’s biosecurity regulator, and consignment PHAC, in line with PS-59 requirements.

• OTHER STATES: we will forward your plants to a Quarantine State Concierge Service following the above guidelines (this must be done for all plants, even if travelling via a secondary concierge provider). The cost will be applied as per above fees, depending on the location of your concierge. We do not complete the relevant paperwork required by your nominated Quarantine State Concierge - this must be organised by you. Please contact us if you require further information.