Guidance

1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 (accessible version)

Updated 16 April 2026

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1. Top 5 ports where interceptions were made

  • Grangemouth (39%)
  • Liverpool (19%)
  • Felixstowe (12%)
  • Southampton (9%)
  • Greenock (6%)

2. Top 5 regions where interceptions were from

  • Europe (37%)
  • North America (28%)
  • Asia, including Turkey (27%)
  • Africa (6%)
  • rest of world (1%)

3. Materials affected

  • 76% solid wood packaging material
  • 19% dunnage
  • 5% wood and bark

4. Action taken

  • 85% destruction
  • 13% re-export
  • 2% remedial treatment

*Due to rounding, not all figures add up to 100%

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