Import/export HS code 01012990: Various live horses

Live horses used for purposes other than breeding or slaughter, such as riding or work

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 60,449,025
France 27,125,256
Netherlands 5,369,247
Germany 5,333,889
Belgium 4,961,068

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 22,286,044 38,162,981 +15,876,937
France 15,077,985 12,047,271 -3,030,714
Netherlands 1,973,700 3,395,547 +1,421,847
Germany 1,400,782 3,933,107 +2,532,325
Belgium 2,174,336 2,786,732 +612,396
Argentina 1,642,525 787,889 -854,636
Denmark 1,287,000 318,445 -968,555
Spain 416,634 476,751 +60,117
United States 720,886 171,323 -549,563
Italy 282,006 460,038 +178,032

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 47,781,527
France 31,362,657
Netherlands 9,029,816
Belgium 6,579,604
Germany 6,578,847

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 16,620,559 31,160,968 +14,540,409
France 14,016,379 17,346,278 +3,329,899
Netherlands 5,836,598 3,193,218 -2,643,380
Belgium 3,723,784 2,855,820 -867,964
Germany 2,440,835 4,138,012 +1,697,177
Argentina 2,039,367 1,064,025 -975,342
United Kingdom 552,997 1,564,560 +1,011,563
Denmark 1,105,977 277,264 -828,713
Sweden 501,782 383,337 -118,445
Australia 401,972 393,014 -8,958

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Suffolk 9

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 11 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 9 +1
Suffolk 8 5 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
North Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Kent 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 4 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 110,364,595
Air transport 2,688,449
Road transport 611,798
Other 66,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,687

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,061,510 63,303,085 +16,241,575
Air transport 1,794,018 894,431 -899,587
Road transport 485,122 126,676 -358,446
Other 48,138 17,971 -30,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 62,687 +62,687

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 46,004,332
Dover 26,897,727
Portsmouth 12,438,039
Fishguard 7,463,845
Eurotunnel 6,146,844

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Holyhead 16,047,588 29,956,744 +13,909,156
Dover 14,163,717 12,734,010 -1,429,707
Portsmouth 5,639,113 6,798,926 +1,159,813
Fishguard 5,829,319 1,634,526 -4,194,793
Eurotunnel 2,051,960 4,094,884 +2,042,924
Milford 403,725 5,205,103 +4,801,378
ZLC 1,810,598 1,132,974 -677,624
Harwich 615,913 1,432,503 +816,590
London Stansted Airport 1,183,046 599,100 -583,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 874,855 248,837 -626,018

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 46
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 46
Land transport and transport via pipelines 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 12
2026-02 11
2026-01 7
2025-12 7

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
0-1m 70
1m-15m 45
15m-54m 5
Other 5
54m+ 4

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 23,232,504
United States 17,706,239
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 14,861,548
Australia 10,989,598
Saudi Arabia 8,296,063

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 9,985,534 13,246,970 +3,261,436
United States 9,857,583 7,848,656 -2,008,927
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,496,109 5,365,439 -4,130,670
Australia 6,689,334 4,300,264 -2,389,070
Saudi Arabia 4,138,469 4,157,594 +19,125
France 2,090,916 5,442,537 +3,351,621
Qatar 2,645,857 2,366,526 -279,331
Bahrain 1,729,602 2,189,903 +460,301
United Arab Emirates 1,404,815 2,317,780 +912,965
Kuwait 1,737,365 1,127,487 -609,878

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 302,609
XI 65,933
Nicaragua 60,000

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 269,065 33,544 -235,521
XI 65,933 0 -65,933
Nicaragua 0 60,000 +60,000

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,467,282
Air transport 44,332,461
Other 468,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,740

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,815,945 35,651,337 +6,835,392
Air transport 26,665,968 17,666,493 -8,999,475
Other 375,359 93,544 -281,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,979 240,761 +231,782

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 24,509,206
Dover 21,808,236
Holyhead 21,455,861
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,467,303
London Heathrow Airport 17,100,808

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Stansted Airport 12,296,077 12,213,129 -82,948
Dover 6,584,749 15,223,487 +8,638,738
Holyhead 8,792,998 12,662,863 +3,869,865
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,700,591 6,766,712 -4,933,879
London Heathrow Airport 12,191,526 4,909,282 -7,282,244
East Midlands Airport 1,729,602 544,082 -1,185,520
Fishguard 891,154 102,328 -788,826
Portsmouth 553,978 329,999 -223,979
Milford 122,475 394,349 +271,874
000 375,359 93,544 -281,815

Quick facts

HS code: 01012990

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Live horses used for purposes other than breeding or slaughter, such as riding or work