Plant Import Consignment Inspection Status for 2010

APHA's 2016 dataset lists the consignment status following inspection for Plant Import Trades during 2010. It includes fields such as Inspection Ready Date, Import Commodity, Country of Origin, and Total Weight. The data originates from the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency and is published via the Government Digital Service on the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze inspection readiness patterns based on the Inspection Ready Date and Time fields.
• Study commodity and variety trends in plant imports based on the Import Commodity and Variety/Type fields.
• Assess biosecurity compliance rates based on the Doc Check and ID Check fields.
• Map the geographic flow of imports based on the Country of Origin and Import Inspection Location fields.
• Calculate shipment volumes based on the Total Weight and Additional Unit Numbers fields.

Strengths

• Includes specific temporal coverage for the year 2010.
• Contains multiple inspection-related fields such as Doc Check and ID Check.
• Provides physical shipment details like Total Weight (kg).
• Has a clear attribution to a government agency (APHA).

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, via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Likely collected from official plant import inspection records.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Data covers 2010; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Import inspections likely conducted in the UK, with commodities from various Countries of Origin.