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EU Import report

From 1st January 2021 all imports are recorded on the Third Country import report.


Queen Bees or nucleus colonies imported from the EU into England, Scotland and Wales in 2014
Country of origin Number of consignments imported Batched number of queens Batched number of nucleus Batched number of packages Batched number of Colonies Number of consignments inspected
Austria 2 2 80 0 0 2
Cyprus 12 1168 0 0 0 9
Czech Republic 9 88 80 200 0 8
Denmark 22 1042 0 0 0 16
Germany 33 448 0 0 0 25
Greece 81 3376 0 0 0 68
Hungary 4 150 0 0 0 3
Italy 27 1767 0 1202 0 27
Netherlands 1 0 0 0 10 1
Slovenia 40 1696 0 0 0 34
Spain 3 40 420 0 0 3
Sweden 1 5 0 0 0 1
TOTALS: 235 9782 580 1402 10 197

Please Note: The Table gives Notification of the intention to import bees for the Member States listed. The bees may not yet have been imported into the country.
For more information on legislation governing the importation of bees, click here.
For guidance notes, click here.