UK Pet Bird Import Licenses from Third Countries in 2014

APHA records of import licenses for pet birds entering England from non-EU countries in 2014. The dataset includes application dates, license validity, bird species and quantities, countries of origin, CITES permit requirements, and planned entry ports. The data is attributed to the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency and Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in pet bird imports based on species and country of origin data.
• Monitoring compliance with CITES regulations based on permit requirement flags.
• Studying biosecurity and animal health controls based on planned ports of entry and import dates.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific regulatory year (2014) for temporal analysis.
• Includes multiple regulatory dimensions: species counts, origin countries, CITES flags, and entry ports.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government.

Collection Method

Administrative records of import license applications and issuances.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from 2014; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Imports into England from third countries (non-EU).