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 55,406,942
France 27,310,192
Netherlands 5,320,967
Germany 5,194,442
Belgium 4,942,851

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 26,568,619 28,838,323 +2,269,704
France 15,160,686 12,149,506 -3,011,180
Netherlands 2,187,342 3,133,625 +946,283
Germany 1,526,905 3,667,537 +2,140,632
Belgium 2,141,257 2,801,594 +660,337
Argentina 1,270,194 811,943 -458,251
Denmark 1,245,043 308,856 -936,187
Spain 487,566 385,289 -102,277
United States 721,385 148,966 -572,419
Italy 287,525 434,672 +147,147

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 46,137,542
France 30,929,249
Belgium 6,522,337
Germany 6,429,234
Netherlands 6,211,652

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 23,138,998 22,998,544 -140,454
France 14,534,369 16,394,880 +1,860,511
Belgium 3,757,316 2,765,021 -992,295
Germany 2,260,772 4,168,462 +1,907,690
Netherlands 3,499,663 2,711,989 -787,674
Argentina 1,723,298 1,055,100 -668,198
United Kingdom 573,074 1,509,512 +936,438
Denmark 1,064,020 263,425 -800,595
Sweden 500,682 381,437 -119,245
Australia 376,451 447,220 +70,769

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 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Suffolk 10

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 12 10 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 3 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 5 -4
Suffolk 7 6 -1
North Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Kent 4 4 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0

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) 104,796,630
Air transport 2,766,441
Road transport 487,505
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) 51,466,145 53,330,485 +1,864,340
Air transport 1,744,009 1,022,432 -721,577
Road transport 337,911 149,594 -188,317
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 41,158,046
Dover 27,987,596
Portsmouth 11,336,866
Fishguard 7,095,482
Eurotunnel 6,074,211

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 19,268,664 21,889,382 +2,620,718
Dover 15,050,487 12,937,109 -2,113,378
Portsmouth 5,072,550 6,264,316 +1,191,766
Fishguard 6,633,522 461,960 -6,171,562
Eurotunnel 2,209,625 3,864,586 +1,654,961
Milford 455,332 5,324,062 +4,868,730
ZLC 1,410,230 1,056,655 -353,575
Harwich 758,761 1,244,833 +486,072
London Stansted Airport 1,130,305 648,193 -482,112
Dover / Eurotunnel 841,616 241,837 -599,779

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
47
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
44
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
2026-05 22
2026-04 18
2026-03 12
2026-02 11
2026-01 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 67
1m-15m 48
15m-54m 5
54m+ 4
Other 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 21,606,313
United States 16,506,696
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 14,541,286
Australia 10,542,848
Saudi Arabia 7,944,223

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 8,523,664 13,082,649 +4,558,985
United States 9,311,299 7,195,397 -2,115,902
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,407,673 5,133,613 -4,274,060
Australia 6,244,985 4,297,863 -1,947,122
Saudi Arabia 3,930,654 4,013,569 +82,915
France 2,053,009 5,308,822 +3,255,813
Qatar 2,658,783 2,555,200 -103,583
Bahrain 1,729,602 2,189,903 +460,301
United Arab Emirates 1,513,215 2,211,880 +698,665
Kuwait 1,743,350 1,051,927 -691,423

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 318,769
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 88,544 230,225 +141,681
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) 60,691,867
Air transport 43,707,696
Other 419,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 243,761

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) 26,728,834 33,963,033 +7,234,199
Air transport 26,183,968 17,523,728 -8,660,240
Other 128,905 290,225 +161,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,000 240,761 +237,761

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 24,459,231
Dover 22,085,575
Holyhead 19,993,615
London Heathrow Airport 16,525,046
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,044,738

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 12,155,612 12,303,619 +148,007
Dover 7,222,070 14,863,505 +7,641,435
Holyhead 7,556,823 12,436,792 +4,879,969
London Heathrow Airport 11,849,991 4,675,055 -7,174,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,103,388 5,941,350 -4,162,038
East Midlands Airport 1,729,602 545,054 -1,184,548
Fishguard 933,861 32,532 -901,329
Portsmouth 538,082 229,576 -308,506
Milford 112,930 344,787 +231,857
000 128,905 290,225 +161,320

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