To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2022 to Question 40929 on Dogs: Imports, if he will publish a breakdown of the countries of origin of the dogs commercially imported into the UK from abroad in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
Answered on
29 September 2022
This answer is a correction from the original answer.
Below are tables to show the countries of origin of commercial dog imports. The data for 2020 is for the UK, while the data for 2021 and 2022 (up to 31 August 2022) is for Great Britain only. We do not hold data for Northern Ireland for 2021 and 2022.
This information is drawn from external TRACES and IPAFF systems not directly controlled by the department.
Country Of Origin from EU 2020 | Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2020 |
Austria | Antigua and Barbuda |
Belgium | Argentina |
Bulgaria | Australia |
Croatia | Bahrain |
Cyprus | Barbados |
Czech Republic | Belarus |
Denmark | Bermuda |
Estonia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Finland | Brazil |
France | Canada |
Germany | Cayman Islands |
Greece | Colombia |
Hungary | Costa Rica |
Ireland (Rep. of) | Egypt |
Italy | Ethiopia |
Latvia | French Polynesia |
Lithuania | Hong Kong |
Malta | India |
Netherlands | Indonesia |
Poland | Israel |
Portugal | Japan |
Romania | Jordan |
Slovakia | Kenya |
Slovenia | Korea (South) |
Spain | Kuwait |
Sweden | Lebanon |
Switzerland | Macao |
Malawi | |
Malaysia | |
Mauritius | |
Mexico | |
Namibia | |
New Zealand | |
Nigeria | |
North Macedonia | |
Oman | |
Peru | |
Philippines | |
Qatar | |
Russia | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Serbia | |
Singapore | |
South Africa | |
Sri Lanka | |
Taiwan | |
Tajikistan | |
Thailand | |
Turkey | |
Turks and Caicos | |
UAE | |
Uganda | |
Ukraine | |
Uruguay | |
USA | |
Vietnam | |
Zimbabwe |
Country Of Origin from EU 2021 | Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2021 |
Austria | Argentina |
Belgium | Australia |
Bulgaria | Bahamas |
Croatia | Bahrain |
Cyprus | Barbados |
Czechia | Belarus |
Denmark | Bermuda |
Estonia | Brazil |
Finland | Canada |
France | Cayman Islands |
Germany | China |
Greece | Colombia |
Hungary | Costa Rica |
Iceland | Ecuador |
Italy | Egypt |
Latvia | Ethiopia |
Lithuania | Guam |
Luxembourg | Hong Kong |
Malta | India |
Netherlands | Indonesia |
Northern Ireland | Israel |
Norway | Jamaica |
Poland | Japan |
Portugal | Jordan |
Republic of Ireland | Kenya |
Romania | Kuwait |
Slovakia | Lebanon |
Slovenia | Macao |
Spain | Malawi |
Sweden | Malaysia |
Switzerland | Mauritius |
Mexico | |
Mozambique | |
Namibia | |
Nepal | |
New Zealand | |
Nigeria | |
Oman | |
Panama | |
Peru | |
Philippines | |
Qatar | |
Russian Federation | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Serbia | |
Singapore | |
South Africa | |
South Korea | |
Taiwan | |
Thailand | |
Turkey | |
Ukraine | |
United Arab Emirates | |
United States of America | |
Viet Nam | |
Zimbabwe |
Country Of Origin from EU 2022 | Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2022 |
Austria | Albania |
Belgium | Algeria |
Bulgaria | Australia |
Croatia | Bahrain |
Cyprus | Barbados |
Czech Republic | Bermuda |
Denmark | Brazil |
Estonia | Brunei |
Finland | Canada |
France | Cayman Islands |
Germany | Chile |
Greece | China |
Hungary | Colombia |
Isle of Man | Costa Rica |
Ireland (Rep. of) | Dominican Republic |
Italy | Ecuador |
Latvia | Egypt |
Lithuania | Fiji |
Luxembourg | Hong Kong |
Netherlands | India |
Northern Ireland | Indonesia |
Norway | Israel |
Poland | Japan |
Portugal | Jordan |
Romania | Kenya |
Slovakia | Korea (South) |
Slovenia | Kuwait |
Spain | Lebanon |
Sweden | Malaysia |
Switzerland | Mauritius |
Mexico | |
Namibia | |
New Zealand | |
Nigeria | |
Oman | |
Panama | |
Peru | |
Philippines | |
Qatar | |
Russia | |
Saint Lucia | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Singapore | |
South Africa | |
Sri Lanka | |
Taiwan | |
Thailand | |
Turkey | |
UAE | |
Uganda | |
Ukraine | |
USA | |
Vietnam | |
Zimbabwe |
Original answer
Below are tables to show the countries of origin of commercial dog imports. The data for 2020 is for the UK, while the data for 2021 and 2022 (up to 31 August 2022) is for Great Britain only. We do not hold data for Northern Ireland for 2021 and 2022.
This information is drawn from external TRACES and IPAFF systems not directly controlled by the department.
Country Of Origin from EU 2020 | Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2020 |
Austria | Antigua and Barbuda |
Belgium | Argentina |
Bulgaria | Australia |
Croatia | Bahrain |
Cyprus | Barbados |
Czech Republic | Belarus |
Denmark | Bermuda |
Estonia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Finland | Brazil |
France | Canada |
Germany | Cayman Islands |
Greece | Colombia |
Hungary | Costa Rica |
Ireland (Rep. of) | Egypt |
Italy | Ethiopia |
Latvia | French Polynesia |
Lithuania | Hong Kong |
Malta | India |
Netherlands | Indonesia |
Poland | Israel |
Portugal | Japan |
Romania | Jordan |
Slovakia | Kenya |
Slovenia | Korea (South) |
Spain | Kuwait |
Sweden | Lebanon |
Switzerland | Macao |
Macedonia | |
Malawi | |
Malaysia | |
Mauritius | |
Mexico | |
Namibia | |
New Zealand | |
Nigeria | |
Oman | |
Peru | |
Philippines | |
Qatar | |
Russia | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Serbia | |
Singapore | |
South Africa | |
Sri Lanka | |
Taiwan | |
Tajikistan | |
Thailand | |
Turkey | |
Turks and Caicos | |
UAE | |
Uganda | |
Ukraine | |
Uruguay | |
USA | |
Vietnam | |
Zimbabwe |
Country Of Origin from EU 2021 | Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2021 |
Austria | Argentina |
Belgium | Australia |
Bulgaria | Bahamas |
Croatia | Bahrain |
Cyprus | Barbados |
Czechia | Belarus |
Denmark | Bermuda |
Estonia | Brazil |
Finland | Canada |
France | Cayman Islands |
Germany | China |
Greece | Colombia |
Hungary | Costa Rica |
Iceland | Ecuador |
Italy | Egypt |
Latvia | Ethiopia |
Lithuania | Guam |
Luxembourg | Hong Kong |
Malta | India |
Netherlands | Indonesia |
Northern Ireland | Israel |
Norway | Jamaica |
Poland | Japan |
Portugal | Jordan |
Republic of Ireland | Kenya |
Romania | Kuwait |
Slovakia | Lebanon |
Slovenia | Macao |
Spain | Malawi |
Sweden | Malaysia |
Switzerland | Mauritius |
Mexico | |
Mozambique | |
Namibia | |
Nepal | |
New Zealand | |
Nigeria | |
Oman | |
Panama | |
Peru | |
Philippines | |
Qatar | |
Russian Federation | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Serbia | |
Singapore | |
South Africa | |
South Korea | |
Taiwan | |
Thailand | |
Turkey | |
Ukraine | |
United Arab Emirates | |
United States of America | |
Viet Nam | |
Zimbabwe |
Country Of Origin from EU 2022 | Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2022 |
Austria | Albania |
Belgium | Algeria |
Bulgaria | Australia |
Croatia | Bahrain |
Cyprus | Barbados |
Czech Republic | Bermuda |
Denmark | Brazil |
Estonia | Brunei |
Finland | Canada |
France | Cayman Islands |
Germany | Chile |
Greece | China |
Hungary | Colombia |
Isle of Man | Costa Rica |
Ireland (Rep. of) | Dominican Republic |
Italy | Ecuador |
Latvia | Egypt |
Lithuania | Fiji |
Luxembourg | Hong Kong |
Netherlands | India |
Northern Ireland | Indonesia |
Norway | Israel |
Poland | Japan |
Portugal | Jordan |
Romania | Kenya |
Slovakia | Korea (South) |
Slovenia | Kuwait |
Spain | Lebanon |
Sweden | Malaysia |
Switzerland | Mauritius |
Mexico | |
Namibia | |
New Zealand | |
Nigeria | |
Oman | |
Panama | |
Peru | |
Philippines | |
Qatar | |
Russia | |
Saint Lucia | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Singapore | |
South Africa | |
Sri Lanka | |
Taiwan | |
Thailand | |
Turkey | |
UAE | |
Uganda | |
Ukraine | |
USA | |
Vietnam | |
Zimbabwe |