Animal Products: Imports

(asked on 27th February 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pre-notification submissions were made by UK importers to the IPAFFS system relating to the import of products of animal origin from the EU and Common Veterinary Area, where certification (a) is required at the GB border and (b) remains suspended pending the full implementation of GB border checks in 2022.


Answered by
Mark Spencer Portrait
Mark Spencer
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 7th March 2023

Defra recorded 746,479 pre-notification submissions from UK importers to the IPAFFS for products of animal origin (POAO). We are unable to break down data on points (a) and (b).

Animals:

2022

POAO

Jan

48283

Feb

73718

Mar

83247

Apr

73456

May

76141

Jun

75111

Jul

72569

Aug

51484

Sep

51227

Oct

47198

Nov

49725

Dec

44320

Grand Total

746479

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