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Dogs: Imports

Answer

The number of dogs imported into Great Britain in 2012 (the last complete year for which there is data) via sea ports was 63,706 and via airports was 4,632. We do not hold any information on the breeds of the dogs imported.

Over the last 12 months, dogs were presented for entry into Great Britain—by sea, rail and air—with documentation (a pet passport or third country veterinary certificate) that had been issued in the following countries:

Country in which paperwork was issued	Number of dogs imported (1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013)
Afghanistan	4
Andorra	11
Antigua and Barbuda	3
Argentina	20
Australia	267
Austria	284
Bahrain	12
Barbados	12
Belgium	2,700
Bermuda	13
Bulgaria	483
Canada	223
Cayman Islands	9
Chile	7
China	2
Costa Rica	1
Croatia	50
Cyprus	701
Cuba	1
Czech Republic	529
Denmark	476
Estonia	52
Finland	161
France	12,915
Germany	7,299
Gibraltar	93
Ghana	1
Great Britain	84,941
Greece	947
Hawaii	1
Hong Kong	53
Hungary	2,547
Iceland	4
Indonesia	1
Republic of Ireland	700
Israel	1
Italy	1,928
Jamaica	1
Japan	35
Latvia	382
Kyrgyzstan	3
Liechtenstein	5
Lithuania	1,698
Luxembourg	144
Malta	85
Mauritius	4
Mexico	23
Netherlands	4,793
Netherland Antilles	2
New Zealand	58
Norway	259
Pakistan	2
Poland	3,637
Portugal	595
Romania	1,855
Russia	117
San Marino	1
Saudi Arabia	1
Singapore	34
Slovakia	481
Slovenia	172
Spain	6,712
South Africa	3
South Korea	1
Sri Lanka	1
St Vincent	3
Sudan	1
Sweden	577
Switzerland	883
Taiwan	5
Tanzania	1
Thailand	3
Trinidad and Tobago	6
Turkey	2
UAE	230
USA	1,030
Country not recorded	137
Total	141,434

This information was taken from the Pets Statistics Database on 5 March 2013.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

146513; 560 cc694-5W

Session

2012-13

Subjects

Dogs Imports

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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