Belfast port in Northern Ireland (Image: GETTY)
John Dobbin, manager of Cameron Landscapes and Garden Centre in Belfast, told the BBC: “There was nobody prepared to ship. Pricing went out the window.
“Now all plants can travel as normal, just the way they did before Christmas. That’s everything back to how it should be.”
Chris Bonnett, founder of GardeningExpress.co.uk, outlined the problem facing his industry last month.
How current customs arrangements work (Image: GETTY)
He said: “When the Northern Irish trade agreement was finalised, we were told that authorised traders would be given a three-month grace period from official certification for products of animal origin, composite products, food and feed of non-animal origin and plants and plant products.