Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine carried out 69,662 inspections of imported animals and agri-food products at its border control posts in 2025 and rejected 230 consignments, official figures show, Agriland reports. More than 90 percent of the checks were at Dublin Port.
Products of animal origin accounted for 131 of the rejections, the largest share, out of 41,758 animal-origin consignments inspected. The department did not disclose where the rejected imports came from.
Of 7,110 live animals inspected, two were refused entry. Six of 2,934 organic food and feed consignments were rejected, 44 of 2,359 plant product consignments checked for pesticide residues were turned back, and 47 of 14,781 plant and horticulture consignments were refused.
Importers must file a common health entry document (CHED) before consignments enter the EU. Revenue's systems flagged a further 14,414 consignments without such a notification for documentary checks, most of which needed no physical inspection, and 26,945 EU-origin consignments that crossed the UK landbridge to Ireland were also reviewed.
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Source: Agriland
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