EU Plant Import Inspection Statistics by Point of Entry for 2014

Mandatory goods requiring phytosanitary certificates have a 100% inspection rate as they are considered high-risk. The dataset includes fields for inspection type, botanical name, consignment counts, and various check and failure percentages for the 2014 reporting period. This summary was produced by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency and published via the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Analyze inspection failure rates for different botanical names to identify high-risk commodities.
• Compare inspection outcomes across different points of entry based on the provided percentage fields.
• Model risk profiles for import goods using the defined categories of Mandatory, Controlled, and Reduced inspection types.

Strengths

• Clearly defines three distinct inspection regimes (Mandatory, Controlled, Reduced) with specific risk profiles.
• Includes multiple percentage metrics for document, identity, and physical check failures, allowing for detailed analysis.

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

Collection Method

Summary of import inspection statistics for mandatory plant goods.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from the 2014 reporting period; last updated metadata is unknown.

Geography

Points of entry, likely within the UK or EU jurisdiction.