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

Whole or cut frozen beef front sections without bones

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  • 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 6,906,298
Spain 4,816,623
Ireland 3,245,994
Brazil 1,987,663
Uruguay 550,014

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 3,250,067 3,656,231 +406,164
Spain 2,679,770 2,136,853 -542,917
Ireland 1,627,642 1,618,352 -9,290
Brazil 629,331 1,358,332 +729,001
Uruguay 281,275 268,739 -12,536
France 420,367 90,173 -330,194
Germany 208,661 0 -208,661
Poland 133,644 30,101 -103,543
Japan 137,531 4,648 -132,883
Belgium 15,050 117,931 +102,881

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 6,906,298
Brazil 1,987,663
Uruguay 550,014
France 493,327
Ireland 221,012

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 3,250,067 3,656,231 +406,164
Brazil 629,331 1,358,332 +729,001
Uruguay 281,275 268,739 -12,536
France 403,154 90,173 -312,981
Ireland 20,369 200,643 +180,274
Japan 137,531 3,489 -134,042
Poland 103,986 30,101 -73,885
Belgium 15,050 117,931 +102,881
Italy 74,253 9,402 -64,851
Denmark 45,133 6,244 -38,889

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Essex 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
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
South East Wales 1 0 -1
South Yorkshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,316,797
Other 8,295,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 952,481
Air transport 452,055

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,206,782 5,110,015 +903,233
Other 4,675,523 3,620,347 -1,055,176
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 661,945 290,536 -371,409
Air transport 91,422 360,633 +269,211

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,295,870
Southampton 4,756,418
London Gateway Port 3,074,806
Felixstowe 948,727
499 370,394

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 4,675,523 3,620,347 -1,055,176
Southampton 1,801,946 2,954,472 +1,152,526
London Gateway Port 1,832,453 1,242,353 -590,100
Felixstowe 457,631 491,096 +33,465
499 34,037 336,357 +302,320
Eurotunnel 309,746 2,843 -306,903
Dover 118,302 136,630 +18,328
Belfast Port 0 239,396 +239,396
Portsmouth 160,521 63,991 -96,530
Holyhead 20,369 200,643 +180,274

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 12
Food and beverage service activities 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 3
2025-12 4

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+ 3
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 1,995,274
Canada 950,157
Japan 815,835
Sweden 640,459
France 419,409

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 998,021 997,253 -768
Canada 950,157 0 -950,157
Japan 701,044 114,791 -586,253
Sweden 336,524 303,935 -32,589
France 118,392 301,017 +182,625
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 163,652 225,662 +62,010
Philippines 208,744 21,277 -187,467
Netherlands 163,829 41,007 -122,822
Ivory Coast 132,899 40,802 -92,097
United States 136,854 0 -136,854

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 1,723,453
Nicaragua 1,010,857
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 1,184,375 539,078 -645,297
Nicaragua 400,988 609,869 +208,881
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) 2,880,475
Other 2,863,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 667,819
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) 2,321,850 558,625 -1,763,225
Other 1,676,876 1,186,754 -490,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,397 598,422 +529,025
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 2,863,630
Belfast Port 1,402,320
Southampton 558,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 476,051
London Gateway Port 394,860

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 1,676,876 1,186,754 -490,122
Belfast Port 1,156,624 245,696 -910,928
Southampton 558,382 0 -558,382
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,183 417,868 +359,685
London Gateway Port 252,482 142,378 -110,104
Dover 199,324 0 -199,324
Holyhead 0 160,774 +160,774
Liverpool Docks 140,948 0 -140,948
Felixstowe 0 103,428 +103,428
Portsmouth 0 67,123 +67,123

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