Import/export HS code 02023010: Frozen beef forequarters, boneless

Whole or cut frozen beef front sections without bones

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  • 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 £
New Zealand 4,836,270
Spain 4,587,312
Ireland 2,823,132
Brazil 1,071,391
Uruguay 854,341

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 £
New Zealand 1,799,158 3,037,112 +1,237,954
Spain 3,032,325 1,554,987 -1,477,338
Ireland 1,785,993 1,037,139 -748,854
Brazil 252,874 818,517 +565,643
Uruguay 585,602 268,739 -316,863
France 439,436 88,923 -350,513
Germany 301,107 0 -301,107
Poland 206,542 13,380 -193,162
Japan 137,531 3,489 -134,042
Denmark 93,942 15,881 -78,061

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 £
New Zealand 4,836,270
Brazil 1,071,391
Uruguay 854,341
France 511,146
Poland 190,264

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 £
New Zealand 1,799,158 3,037,112 +1,237,954
Brazil 252,874 818,517 +565,643
Uruguay 585,602 268,739 -316,863
France 422,223 88,923 -333,300
Poland 176,884 13,380 -163,504
Japan 137,531 3,489 -134,042
Italy 74,253 2,802 -71,451
Ireland 28,126 17,945 -10,181
Denmark 29,252 15,881 -13,371
Belgium 15,050 0 -15,050

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Outer London - East and North East 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Devon 1

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Devon 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
Norfolk 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,923,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,745,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 903,459
Air transport 157,383

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 £
Other 5,327,157 2,596,696 -2,730,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,685,370 4,060,269 +1,374,899
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,788 157,671 -588,117
Air transport 89,795 67,588 -22,207

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,923,853
Southampton 3,130,208
London Gateway Port 2,502,548
Felixstowe 948,727
Eurotunnel 312,589

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 £
000 5,327,157 2,596,696 -2,730,461
Southampton 938,851 2,191,357 +1,252,506
London Gateway Port 1,495,962 1,006,586 -489,376
Felixstowe 250,557 698,170 +447,613
Eurotunnel 309,746 2,843 -306,903
Portsmouth 186,730 64,789 -121,941
Dover 184,060 25,839 -158,221
London 0 114,752 +114,752
London Heathrow Airport 89,795 24,276 -65,519
Harwich 37,126 29,261 -7,865

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 13
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 4
2025-06 2

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 5
15m-54m 4
54m+ 4
0-1m 2

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 1,702,669
Canada 1,635,883
Japan 1,111,991
Sweden 642,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 570,180

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 856,011 846,658 -9,353
Canada 1,635,883 0 -1,635,883
Japan 997,200 114,791 -882,409
Sweden 380,287 261,726 -118,561
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 282,352 287,828 +5,476
Philippines 103,186 126,835 +23,649
France 122,609 78,982 -43,627
Netherlands 165,178 28,096 -137,082
Denmark 166,502 0 -166,502
Ivory Coast 117,249 32,424 -84,825

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 1,771,303
Nicaragua 820,983
Netherlands 32,991
Sweden 29,280
Romania 24,044

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 1,192,196 579,107 -613,089
Nicaragua 296,084 524,899 +228,815
Netherlands 29,797 3,194 -26,603
Sweden 0 29,280 +29,280
Romania 24,044 0 -24,044
Poland 18,375 0 -18,375
Portugal 17,502 0 -17,502
Spain 1,795 0 -1,795

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,985,113
Other 2,720,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 308,347
Air transport 52,198

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,331,784 653,329 -2,678,455
Other 1,579,793 1,140,677 -439,116
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,101 105,246 -97,855
Air transport 26,944 25,254 -1,690

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,720,470
Belfast Port 1,903,664
Southampton 1,139,058
London Gateway Port 394,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 210,604

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 1,579,793 1,140,677 -439,116
Belfast Port 1,621,705 281,959 -1,339,746
Southampton 1,139,058 0 -1,139,058
London Gateway Port 190,316 204,544 +14,228
Dover / Eurotunnel 105,358 105,246 -112
Dover 199,324 0 -199,324
Liverpool Docks 140,948 0 -140,948
Felixstowe 0 102,303 +102,303
Milford 86,529 0 -86,529
Portsmouth 0 64,523 +64,523

Quick facts

HS code: 02023010

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

Description: Whole or cut frozen beef front sections without bones