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 1,370,826,443
Australia 148,925,127
Poland 117,279,292
New Zealand 47,275,710
Netherlands 44,135,159

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 698,961,131 671,865,312 -27,095,819
Australia 50,274,174 98,650,953 +48,376,779
Poland 50,158,846 67,120,446 +16,961,600
New Zealand 16,503,560 30,772,150 +14,268,590
Netherlands 24,117,359 20,017,800 -4,099,559
Brazil 18,720,766 19,612,794 +892,028
Uruguay 16,155,825 13,767,233 -2,388,592
Argentina 9,266,029 9,151,926 -114,103
Japan 6,506,554 6,312,516 -194,038
Spain 4,944,942 4,896,170 -48,772

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 1,074,713,335
Australia 149,177,892
Poland 120,117,071
New Zealand 47,275,710
Brazil 39,630,322

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 558,053,827 516,659,508 -41,394,319
Australia 50,353,090 98,824,802 +48,471,712
Poland 51,920,025 68,197,046 +16,277,021
New Zealand 16,503,560 30,772,150 +14,268,590
Brazil 19,624,715 20,005,607 +380,892
Netherlands 20,475,897 17,740,076 -2,735,821
Uruguay 17,160,037 13,549,317 -3,610,720
Argentina 9,595,358 9,059,637 -535,721
Japan 6,685,320 6,421,759 -263,561
Spain 4,451,824 4,433,439 -18,385

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 14
Inner London - East 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
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 17 18 +1
Outer London - West and North West 13 12 -1
Inner London - East 12 7 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Kent 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1

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) 1,168,297,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 374,943,830
Other 307,066,450
Air transport 26,340,594
Road transport 214,542

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) 599,372,223 568,925,634 -30,446,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,241,424 214,702,406 +54,460,982
Other 147,959,746 159,106,704 +11,146,958
Air transport 11,908,613 14,431,981 +2,523,368
Road transport 0 214,542 +214,542
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 769,267,993
000 307,066,450
Milford 155,823,678
London Gateway Port 124,168,371
Felixstowe 104,848,180

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 383,301,265 385,966,728 +2,665,463
000 147,959,746 159,106,704 +11,146,958
Milford 72,007,899 83,815,779 +11,807,880
London Gateway Port 64,012,469 60,155,902 -3,856,567
Felixstowe 35,693,049 69,155,131 +33,462,082
Liverpool Docks 65,377,769 23,340,779 -42,036,990
Harwich 28,194,943 49,884,382 +21,689,439
Eurotunnel 35,497,822 26,351,747 -9,146,075
Southampton 8,765,416 37,962,240 +29,196,824
Dover 22,272,217 18,642,471 -3,629,746

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 94
Manufacture of food products 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 17
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
2026-01 44
2025-11 47
2025-10 56
2025-09 52
2025-08 45

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+ 28
15m-54m 26
0-1m 16
Other 3

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 222,019,917
Ireland 202,424,708
Netherlands 124,312,114
Italy 38,346,595
Germany 23,913,299

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 107,623,735 114,396,182 +6,772,447
Ireland 97,306,440 105,118,268 +7,811,828
Netherlands 67,810,338 56,501,776 -11,308,562
Italy 20,407,145 17,939,450 -2,467,695
Germany 10,638,673 13,274,626 +2,635,953
Spain 9,848,822 12,126,842 +2,278,020
Denmark 6,623,360 3,939,547 -2,683,813
Poland 4,877,116 4,594,580 -282,536
Belgium 3,629,425 4,280,945 +651,520
Sweden 2,739,583 4,959,772 +2,220,189

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 355,096,033
XL 32,813,855
Ireland 2,971,335
Netherlands 194,131
Spain 160,909

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 174,807,136 180,288,897 +5,481,761
XL 20,982,079 11,831,776 -9,150,303
Ireland 1,491,906 1,479,429 -12,477
Netherlands 118,471 75,660 -42,811
Spain 70,685 90,224 +19,539
Germany 0 48,697 +48,697
Denmark 14,953 7,268 -7,685
Italy 9,998 2,721 -7,277
China 998 7,448 +6,450
Belgium 3,948 738 -3,210

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 392,062,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 289,618,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,348,225
Road transport 229,645
Air transport 209,479

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 197,729,168 194,333,472 -3,395,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,065,262 150,552,927 +11,487,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 774,902 1,573,323 +798,421
Road transport 0 229,645 +229,645
Air transport 58,339 151,140 +92,801

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 392,062,640
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,550,883
Eurotunnel 44,441,265
Holyhead 20,517,878
Milford 18,570,410

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 £
000 197,729,168 194,333,472 -3,395,696
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,411,860 73,139,023 -4,272,837
Eurotunnel 20,768,158 23,673,107 +2,904,949
Holyhead 6,697,196 13,820,682 +7,123,486
Milford 8,326,892 10,243,518 +1,916,626
Harwich 5,923,710 10,412,087 +4,488,377
Hull 7,795,310 7,398,706 -396,604
Immingham Docks 3,996,145 3,056,686 -939,459
Liverpool Docks 4,177,452 1,629,816 -2,547,636
Felixstowe 2,778,872 2,963,742 +184,870

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