Import Inspection Statistics for Reduced-Risk Plant Goods by Point of Entry, 2011

A summary of 2011 import inspection statistics for reduced-risk plant goods by point of entry. The dataset includes fields for inspection type, botanical name, country of origin, and various counts and percentages for consignments, checks, and failures. Attribution is given to the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and Crown Copyright for 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyzing inspection failure rates based on botanical name and country of origin.
• Comparing mandatory, controlled, and reduced inspection regimes over different calendar periods.
• Modeling risk profiles for plant imports using historical inspection percentages and failure counts.

Strengths

• Includes specific percentage fields for multiple reporting periods (2013-2015).
• Distinguishes between three inspection types (Mandatory, Controlled, Reduced) and multiple failure types (physical, document, ID).

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 compiled from official import inspection records.

Time Range

2011, with comparative percentage data for 2013-2015.

Freshness

Data is from 2011, with a 2016 attribution statement.

Geography

Point of Entry data, likely for UK imports; specific countries of origin are listed.