Animal-origin imports made up the bulk of rejections by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) at Irish Border Control Posts last year latest figures show.

In total DAFM carried out 69,662 inspections of imported animals and agri-products last year. More than 90% of the import controls were carried out at Dublin Port.

Latest official figures show products of animal origin accounted for 131 of the 230 consignments rejected DAFM in 2025.

This represents the largest number of rejections across the categories listed - it also reflects the significant volume of imports that were checked, with 41,758 animal-origin consignments inspected.

DAFM did not disclose the source of origin of these imports.

The latest official figures also show that 7,110 live animals were inspected and just two were rejected entry into Ireland last year.

There were also 2,934 organic food and feed product consignments inspected and six out of these consignments were rejected.

DAFM has also detailed that 2,359 plant product consignments which had import controls inspections for residues of pesticides were inspected and 44 of these were rejected.

Separately a total of 14,781 plant and horticulture product consignments were inspected and the department rejected 47 of these.

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According to DAFM importers are required by law to complete and submit a common health entry document (CHED) before the importation of consignments into the EU.

Last year an additional 14,414 consignments, which were notofficially notified to DAFM by the creation of a CHED notification, were identified by Revenue’s import declaration system to be of "potential interest" to the department.

These consignments received a "documentary inspection" to ensure their lack of CHED notification complied with legislation.

The majority of these are products that do not requireinspection at a BCP and are subsequently released for circulation by DAFM - on foot of a risk assessment - before the trucks arrive in port.

A further 26,945 consignments that originated within the EUbut travelled across the UK landbridge prior to their arrival in Ireland, also were subject to documentary review during 2025.