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Dogs: Imports

Original answer

The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:

The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was 20,845.

The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:

Country Of Origin	Dogs
Austria	10
Belgium	4
Bulgaria	61
Croatia	149
Cyprus	3156
Czech Republic	115
Estonia	2
Finland	2
France	19
Germany	4
Greece	125
Hungary	519
Ireland (Rep. of)	4896
Italy	24
Latvia	2
Lithuania	9
Malta	6
Netherlands	19
Poland	420
Portugal	2
Romania	7461
Slovakia	9
Slovenia	2
Spain	3816
Sweden	8
Switzerland	2
UK	3
Total	20,845

The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets.

The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party.

The answer was corrected by David Rutley (Conservative)

on Tuesday, 4 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Corrected answer

The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:

The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was 37,14420,845.

The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:

Country Of Origin	Dogs
Austria	110
Belgium	14
Bulgaria	21661
Croatia	265149
Cyprus	35663156
Czech Republic	63115
Denmark	1
Estonia	2
Finland	32
France	7219
Germany	134
Greece	107125
Hungary	1585519
Ireland (Rep. of)	78284896
Italy	2624
Latvia	12
Lithuania	69
Malta	46
Netherlands	11119
Poland	881420
Portugal	1732
Romania	171897461
Slovakia	239
Slovenia	32
Spain	49953816
Sweden	98
Switzerland	2
UK	3
Total	37,14420,845

The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets.

The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

254872

Session

2017-19

Subjects

Dogs Imports

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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