Import/export HS code 020130: Boneless beef

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 1,542,885,713
Australia 188,640,603
Poland 132,023,154
New Zealand 71,744,575
Netherlands 48,050,007

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 752,392,101 790,493,612 +38,101,511
Australia 55,008,004 133,632,599 +78,624,595
Poland 58,069,709 73,953,445 +15,883,736
New Zealand 18,780,202 52,964,373 +34,184,171
Netherlands 23,208,261 24,841,746 +1,633,485
Brazil 16,741,463 26,263,808 +9,522,345
Uruguay 15,557,807 16,655,508 +1,097,701
Argentina 9,610,329 10,514,013 +903,684
Japan 6,680,255 7,489,951 +809,696
Spain 5,360,615 4,725,413 -635,202

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 1,195,577,560
Australia 189,042,459
Poland 134,808,310
New Zealand 71,744,575
Brazil 43,783,005

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 593,078,565 602,498,995 +9,420,430
Australia 55,063,948 133,978,511 +78,914,563
Poland 59,689,309 75,119,001 +15,429,692
New Zealand 18,780,202 52,964,373 +34,184,171
Brazil 16,972,124 26,810,881 +9,838,757
Netherlands 20,182,300 22,428,683 +2,246,383
Uruguay 16,663,848 16,410,819 -253,029
Argentina 9,522,459 10,332,020 +809,561
Japan 6,820,965 7,644,999 +824,034
Paraguay 4,870,203 4,936,040 +65,837

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 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Outer London - East and North East 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
Inner London - West 18 17 -1
Outer London - West and North West 14 12 -2
Inner London - East 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
West Midlands 4 7 +3
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) 1,293,210,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 460,265,954
Other 358,364,181
Air transport 31,111,050
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) 637,478,110 655,732,730 +18,254,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,242,050 293,023,904 +125,781,854
Other 166,676,278 191,687,903 +25,011,625
Air transport 13,171,217 17,939,833 +4,768,616
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 865,106,118
000 358,364,181
Milford 176,665,953
London Gateway Port 155,137,883
Felixstowe 125,886,043

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 403,727,313 461,378,805 +57,651,492
000 166,676,278 191,687,903 +25,011,625
Milford 81,578,973 95,086,980 +13,508,007
London Gateway Port 62,650,194 92,487,689 +29,837,495
Felixstowe 40,366,495 85,519,548 +45,153,053
Harwich 36,568,880 58,215,511 +21,646,631
Liverpool Docks 69,392,591 19,642,035 -49,750,556
Southampton 9,893,253 55,272,743 +45,379,490
Eurotunnel 33,335,277 30,537,575 -2,797,702
Dover 22,268,459 18,644,871 -3,623,588

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 95
Manufacture of food products 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 47
2026-03 54
2026-02 48
2026-01 44
2025-12 50

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 61
54m+ 29
15m-54m 25
0-1m 14
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 252,430,334
Ireland 233,868,198
Netherlands 137,193,948
Italy 43,520,718
Germany 29,967,820

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 108,729,074 143,701,260 +34,972,186
Ireland 98,829,378 135,038,820 +36,209,442
Netherlands 70,423,038 66,770,910 -3,652,128
Italy 20,434,766 23,085,952 +2,651,186
Germany 10,781,663 19,186,157 +8,404,494
Spain 10,551,207 15,964,303 +5,413,096
Sweden 2,772,310 9,753,736 +6,981,426
Belgium 3,917,170 6,371,653 +2,454,483
Poland 5,076,248 5,064,956 -11,292
Denmark 6,266,366 3,657,777 -2,608,589

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 408,371,779
XL 35,686,638
Ireland 3,023,421
Netherlands 197,006
Spain 154,084

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 176,704,575 231,667,204 +54,962,629
XL 20,202,360 15,484,278 -4,718,082
Ireland 1,604,494 1,418,927 -185,567
Netherlands 149,452 47,554 -101,898
Spain 100,775 53,309 -47,466
Germany 0 61,473 +61,473
Denmark 12,614 10,742 -1,872
China 998 13,319 +12,321
Italy 8,125 3,592 -4,533
Japan 0 10,048 +10,048

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 448,304,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 334,433,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,094,486
Road transport 229,645
Air transport 215,728

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 199,259,715 249,044,577 +49,784,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 144,490,432 189,942,804 +45,452,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 766,905 1,327,581 +560,676
Road transport 229,645 0 -229,645
Air transport 55,585 160,143 +104,558

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 448,304,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 167,193,229
Eurotunnel 52,822,984
Holyhead 24,776,209
Harwich 21,099,028

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 £
000 199,259,715 249,044,577 +49,784,862
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,293,496 90,899,733 +14,606,237
Eurotunnel 21,052,504 31,770,480 +10,717,976
Holyhead 7,101,642 17,674,567 +10,572,925
Harwich 8,058,747 13,040,281 +4,981,534
Milford 7,929,399 12,721,295 +4,791,896
Hull 8,425,237 10,745,354 +2,320,117
Immingham Docks 5,469,419 2,674,699 -2,794,720
Felixstowe 3,556,911 4,483,615 +926,704
Liverpool Docks 4,605,584 924,520 -3,681,064

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