Plant Import Inspection Status Records for 2015

United Kingdom plant import consignment statuses following inspections in 2015. The dataset includes fields such as inspection ready date, location, commodity, variety, country of origin, and weight. It was published by the Government Digital Service with attribution to the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Use Cases

• Analyzing inspection workload and timing based on the Inspection Ready Date and Time fields.
• Mapping import flows and potential biosecurity risks based on Country of Origin and Import Commodity.
• Assessing compliance rates and common inspection findings based on the Doc Check and ID Check statuses.
• Estimating trade volumes for specific plant commodities based on the Total Weight (kg) field.

Strengths

• Includes specific temporal coverage for the year 2015.
• Contains multiple structured fields for location, commodity, origin, and inspection results.
• Published by a government agency (APHA), suggesting an official source.

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

Government Digital Service, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official plant import inspection records.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data covers 2015; last update date is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom, with data on imports by country of origin and inspection location.