EU Import Inspection Statistics for High-Risk Plant Goods, 2011

APHA's 2016 dataset summarizes mandatory phytosanitary inspections for high-risk plant goods entering the EU in 2011. It includes fields for inspection type, botanical name, consignment counts, and various check and failure percentages. The data covers goods subject to a 100% inspection rate due to their high-risk status.

Use Cases

• Analyze failure rates for different botanical commodities based on the 'Failed physical %' and 'Failed doc %' fields.
• Compare inspection outcomes across different entry points using the 'Point of Entry' context.
• Model risk profiles for plant imports based on the 'Type of Inspection' and associated inspection rates.
• Audit the correlation between document checks and physical inspection failures using the 'Document check count' and 'Failed doc' fields.

Strengths

• Inspection logic is clearly defined with three distinct types (Mandatory, Controlled, Reduced) and their associated inspection rates.
• Provides multiple percentage metrics for different check types and failure reasons, enabling detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2011; last update date is unknown, so freshness is unverified.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official phytosanitary inspection records at points of entry.

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Data is from 2011; last update date is unknown.

Geography

European Union points of entry (specific countries not stated).