The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:<\/p>
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The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was 37,144<\/ins> <\/p> The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Country Of Origin<\/p><\/td> Dogs<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Austria<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins> Belgium<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins> Bulgaria<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 216<\/ins> Croatia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 265<\/ins> Cyprus<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3566<\/ins> Czech Republic<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 63<\/ins> Denmark<\/ins><\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1 <\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Estonia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Finland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins> France<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 72<\/ins> Germany<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 13<\/ins> Greece<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 107<\/ins> Hungary<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1585<\/ins> Ireland (Rep. of)<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7828<\/ins> Italy<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 26<\/ins> Latvia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins> Lithuania<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/ins> Malta<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/ins> Netherlands<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 111<\/ins> Poland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 881<\/ins> Portugal<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 173<\/ins> Romania<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 17189<\/ins> Slovakia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 23<\/ins> Slovenia<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins> Spain<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4995<\/ins> Sweden<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 9<\/ins> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 37,144<\/ins> <\/p> <\/p> 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.<\/p> <\/p> 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.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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20,845<\/strong><\/del>.<\/p>10<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>4 <\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>61<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>149<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>3156<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>115<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>19<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>4<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>125<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>519<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>4896<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>24<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>9<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>6<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>19<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>420<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>7461<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>9<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>2<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>3816<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>8<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>Switzerland<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>2<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>UK<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>3<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>20,845<\/del><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>194,712<\/del> 307,357 <\/ins>dogs were imported in total via the Pet Travel Scheme in 2018.<\/p>