Summary of Regulated Plant Imports by Commodity for 2015

2015 data on regulated plant imports requiring phytosanitary certificates, compiled by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). The dataset includes fields such as botanical name, country of origin, total weight, and number of consignments. It is sourced from the eu_open_data platform and carries a Crown Copyright from APHA dated 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyzing import volumes and trends for specific plant commodities based on botanical name and total weight.
• Mapping the geographic origins of regulated plant material based on the country of origin field.
• Assessing regulatory workload or inspection frequency based on the number of consignments.
• Studying the scope of plant health controls for categories like plants for planting, fruits, vegetables, and cut flowers.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific regulatory year (2015).
• Description specifies key fields including botanical name, country of origin, total weight, and number of consignments.
• Has a clear attribution statement to an official agency (APHA).

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 phytosanitary certificate records for imports.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data is from 2015; last update is unknown.

Geography

Imports to the jurisdiction of the APHA (likely the United Kingdom), with global countries of origin.