Import/export HS code 020130: Boneless beef

Fresh or chilled beef cuts with all bones removed, ready for cooking or further processing

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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 1,505,025,555
Australia 197,762,492
Poland 129,654,109
New Zealand 75,286,426
Netherlands 45,655,281

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 790,342,632 714,682,923 -75,659,709
Australia 62,336,624 135,425,868 +73,089,244
Poland 65,225,842 64,428,267 -797,575
New Zealand 20,983,911 54,302,515 +33,318,604
Netherlands 22,806,381 22,848,900 +42,519
Brazil 17,028,249 24,048,960 +7,020,711
Uruguay 14,003,194 14,486,548 +483,354
Argentina 10,248,889 9,182,743 -1,066,146
Japan 6,743,792 7,032,371 +288,579
Paraguay 5,973,827 3,972,875 -2,000,952

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 1,165,699,677
Australia 198,132,309
Poland 132,115,479
New Zealand 75,286,426
Brazil 41,774,364

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 620,744,326 544,955,351 -75,788,975
Australia 62,394,288 135,738,021 +73,343,733
Poland 66,635,451 65,480,028 -1,155,423
New Zealand 20,983,911 54,302,515 +33,318,604
Brazil 17,142,356 24,632,008 +7,489,652
Netherlands 19,697,817 20,523,719 +825,902
Uruguay 14,957,822 14,253,042 -704,780
Argentina 10,176,243 9,116,657 -1,059,586
Japan 6,873,250 7,173,800 +300,550
Paraguay 5,996,702 3,989,399 -2,007,303

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - East 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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
Inner London - West 18 17 -1
Outer London - West and North West 14 10 -4
Inner London - East 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Outer London - East and North East 7 5 -2
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Essex 3 4 +1
Kent 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +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) 1,257,755,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 464,818,400
Other 350,037,363
Air transport 30,814,061
Road transport 521,050

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) 667,907,737 589,847,859 -78,059,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,022,592 285,795,808 +106,773,216
Other 177,213,198 172,824,165 -4,389,033
Air transport 13,969,405 16,844,656 +2,875,251
Road transport 0 521,050 +521,050
Rail transport 9,709 0 -9,709

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 844,072,659
000 350,037,363
Milford 175,075,238
London Gateway Port 159,763,204
Felixstowe 125,779,049

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 419,737,414 424,335,245 +4,597,831
000 177,213,198 172,824,165 -4,389,033
Milford 90,753,629 84,321,609 -6,432,020
London Gateway Port 59,439,384 100,323,820 +40,884,436
Felixstowe 47,966,893 77,812,156 +29,845,263
Harwich 42,107,270 53,060,222 +10,952,952
Liverpool Docks 69,382,161 13,044,215 -56,337,946
Southampton 14,437,169 52,594,349 +38,157,180
Eurotunnel 32,122,129 27,068,026 -5,054,103
Fishguard 25,303,357 14,474,101 -10,829,256

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
91
Manufacture of food products
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Food and beverage service activities
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 50
2026-04 47
2026-03 54
2026-02 48
2026-01 44

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
1m-15m 58
15m-54m 26
54m+ 25
0-1m 13
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 £
France 247,863,802
Ireland 227,866,696
Netherlands 133,192,853
Italy 42,244,879
Germany 30,039,787

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 £
France 114,988,068 132,875,734 +17,887,666
Ireland 99,002,282 128,864,414 +29,862,132
Netherlands 69,653,082 63,539,771 -6,113,311
Italy 20,753,489 21,491,390 +737,901
Germany 11,481,130 18,558,657 +7,077,527
Spain 11,048,622 15,085,733 +4,037,111
Sweden 3,470,388 9,498,797 +6,028,409
Belgium 4,106,967 6,646,755 +2,539,788
Denmark 6,230,945 3,016,004 -3,214,941
Poland 4,822,314 4,099,265 -723,049

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 £
XI 399,729,402
XL 31,672,838
Ireland 4,001,998
Netherlands 194,547
Spain 145,827

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 £
XI 181,864,416 217,864,986 +36,000,570
XL 17,085,067 14,587,771 -2,497,296
Ireland 1,684,782 2,317,216 +632,434
Netherlands 156,997 37,550 -119,447
Spain 103,729 42,098 -61,631
Germany 0 61,473 +61,473
Denmark 12,239 11,400 -839
China 769 13,806 +13,037
Japan 0 11,590 +11,590
Italy 6,435 3,866 -2,569

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 436,511,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 329,502,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,078,539
Road transport 229,645
Air transport 207,714

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 £
Other 201,409,208 235,102,758 +33,693,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,422,626 179,080,348 +28,657,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 981,734 1,096,805 +115,071
Road transport 229,645 0 -229,645
Air transport 46,713 161,001 +114,288

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 436,511,966
Dover / Eurotunnel 164,159,192
Eurotunnel 52,431,576
Holyhead 24,668,036
Harwich 21,778,589

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 £
000 201,409,208 235,102,758 +33,693,550
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,287,925 83,871,267 +3,583,342
Eurotunnel 21,957,614 30,473,962 +8,516,348
Holyhead 7,929,260 16,738,776 +8,809,516
Harwich 8,844,270 12,934,319 +4,090,049
Milford 7,756,991 11,823,339 +4,066,348
Hull 8,147,399 10,541,072 +2,393,673
Felixstowe 3,344,803 4,920,753 +1,575,950
Immingham Docks 5,104,596 2,961,271 -2,143,325
Portsmouth 1,631,468 3,129,623 +1,498,155

Quick facts

HS code: 020130

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

Description: Fresh or chilled beef cuts with all bones removed, ready for cooking or further processing