EU Plant Import Inspection Statistics by Risk Level and Point of Entry, 2012-2015

Reduced goods, considered low-risk imports, are permitted inspection rates below 100%. This summary of Import Inspection statistics for Reduced Goods by Point of Entry for 2012 includes fields for inspection type, botanical name, country of origin, and failure percentages across multiple check types. The dataset was produced by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency and is attributed to Crown Copyright, APHA 2016.

Use Cases

• Modeling inspection failure rates based on commodity type and country of origin mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing trends in reduced inspection percentages over the 2013-2015 calendar periods referenced.
• Comparing outcomes of physical, document, and ID checks for different risk categories (Mandatory, Controlled, Reduced).

Strengths

• Description specifies multiple distinct inspection types and check categories (physical, document, ID).
• Includes percentage data for specific reporting periods from 2013 to 2015.
• Provides attribution to an official government agency (APHA).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• 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 plant health movement documents and inspection records.

Time Range

Primary data from 2012, with required check level percentages for calendar periods 2013-2015.

Freshness

Data covers 2012 statistics with required check levels referenced up to 2015; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

European Union import points of entry; country of origin field is included.