EU Import Inspection Statistics for Controlled Plant Goods by Point of Entry, 2015

2015 summary of plant health inspections for controlled goods entering the EU, detailing over 15 fields including inspection type, botanical name, and failure rates. The dataset is produced by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and covers mandatory, controlled, and reduced inspection regimes. Attribution is Crown Copyright, APHA 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze inspection failure rates based on botanical name and point of entry.
• Compare inspection regimes (Mandatory, Controlled, Reduced) based on the 'Type of Inspection' field.
• Study the correlation between document checks and physical failures based on the 'Failed doc %' and 'Failed physical %' fields.
• Model the flow of goods requiring Plant Health Movement Documents (PHMD) within the EU.

Strengths

• Description specifies over 15 distinct fields, including detailed percentage metrics for different check types.
• Data is sourced from an official government agency (APHA) and covers a defined regulatory year (2015).
• Clearly defines key regulatory concepts like 'Controlled goods', 'Phytosanitary Certificates', and 'PHMD'.

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 and eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official import inspection records at EU points of entry.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data covers the 2015 reporting period; last updated date is unknown.

Geography

European Union points of entry.