Import/export HS code 0203: Fresh, chilled, or frozen pork meat

All types of pork, including fresh, chilled, or frozen

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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 £
Germany 292,133,928
Denmark 281,242,838
Spain 266,213,192
Belgium 250,748,443
France 227,304,871

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 £
Germany 154,643,859 137,490,069 -17,153,790
Denmark 148,379,553 132,863,285 -15,516,268
Spain 144,666,928 121,546,264 -23,120,664
Belgium 129,937,342 120,811,101 -9,126,241
France 127,448,222 99,856,649 -27,591,573
Netherlands 98,089,179 93,759,818 -4,329,361
Ireland 81,550,602 65,653,997 -15,896,605
Poland 25,003,318 17,952,482 -7,050,836
United States 3,760,060 3,829,911 +69,851
Hungary 4,405,672 2,244,346 -2,161,326

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 £
Denmark 405,333,964
Germany 309,035,590
Spain 268,429,043
Belgium 258,144,367
Netherlands 126,284,296

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 £
Denmark 214,763,969 190,569,995 -24,193,974
Germany 160,681,290 148,354,300 -12,326,990
Spain 145,474,469 122,954,574 -22,519,895
Belgium 135,548,700 122,595,667 -12,953,033
Netherlands 70,727,797 55,556,499 -15,171,298
France 67,680,818 56,993,312 -10,687,506
Ireland 48,995,779 33,548,610 -15,447,169
Poland 24,983,229 21,355,838 -3,627,391
United States 3,760,060 3,831,212 +71,152
Hungary 4,833,748 2,043,975 -2,789,773

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 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Outer London - East and North East 15
Greater Manchester 12

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 15 -2
Outer London - West and North West 14 15 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Outer London - East and North East 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 11 7 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 10 +4
West Midlands 10 8 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 8 +1
Essex 8 5 -3

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) 1,333,309,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 304,958,207
Other 78,240,293
Air transport 640,704
Rail transport 45,920

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) 714,568,912 618,740,721 -95,828,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,269,723 139,688,484 -25,581,239
Other 40,174,110 38,066,183 -2,107,927
Air transport 250,799 389,905 +139,106
Rail transport 0 45,920 +45,920

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 605,850,957
Immingham Docks 379,429,958
Dover 238,856,262
Felixstowe 120,709,364
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,225,378

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 £
Eurotunnel 325,371,013 280,479,944 -44,891,069
Immingham Docks 198,900,081 180,529,877 -18,370,204
Dover 126,325,234 112,531,028 -13,794,206
Felixstowe 63,956,367 56,752,997 -7,203,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 53,426,135 45,799,243 -7,626,892
000 40,174,110 38,066,183 -2,107,927
Portsmouth 37,480,749 32,490,319 -4,990,430
Holyhead 38,889,707 28,822,489 -10,067,218
Harwich 11,573,851 11,548,758 -25,093
Southampton 3,422,021 3,317,931 -104,090

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 147
Manufacture of food products 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Food and beverage service activities 22
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 96
2026-03 106
2026-02 95
2026-01 96
2025-12 99

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 106
54m+ 53
15m-54m 35
0-1m 26
Other 9

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 £
China 131,107,555
Ireland 122,163,057
Germany 47,394,750
France 45,737,504
United States 39,887,372

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 £
China 64,208,587 66,898,968 +2,690,381
Ireland 63,717,191 58,445,866 -5,271,325
Germany 23,708,429 23,686,321 -22,108
France 22,736,279 23,001,225 +264,946
United States 19,282,700 20,604,672 +1,321,972
Netherlands 8,966,680 7,642,862 -1,323,818
Denmark 6,371,560 7,797,476 +1,425,916
Japan 3,820,476 10,207,370 +6,386,894
Philippines 6,138,511 6,149,245 +10,734
South Africa 3,165,815 6,830,271 +3,664,456

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 104,808,975
Ireland 4,690,053
Denmark 2,529,728
Spain 1,268,705
Netherlands 825,235

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 54,399,205 50,409,770 -3,989,435
Ireland 2,509,408 2,180,645 -328,763
Denmark 1,247,851 1,281,877 +34,026
Spain 757,716 510,989 -246,727
Netherlands 581,756 243,479 -338,277
Germany 73,200 36,257 -36,943
Italy 8,643 8,945 +302
Nicaragua 0 60 +60

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) 221,465,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 163,247,649
Other 114,858,970
Air transport 909,533
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 34,229

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) 105,617,023 115,848,303 +10,231,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 77,030,932 86,216,717 +9,185,785
Other 59,827,785 55,031,185 -4,796,600
Air transport 529,513 380,020 -149,493
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 34,229 +34,229

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 114,858,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,277,038
Felixstowe 86,113,605
London Gateway Port 65,741,493
Southampton 39,550,594

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 59,827,785 55,031,185 -4,796,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,972,041 57,304,997 +2,332,956
Felixstowe 35,805,908 50,307,697 +14,501,789
London Gateway Port 28,021,224 37,720,269 +9,699,045
Southampton 26,216,553 13,334,041 -12,882,512
Liverpool Docks 20,435,815 17,298,498 -3,137,317
Belfast Port 8,702,331 14,428,581 +5,726,250
Holyhead 2,341,740 4,948,457 +2,606,717
Dover 1,773,434 1,873,239 +99,805
Immingham Docks 1,845,704 940,842 -904,862

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0203

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

Description: All types of pork, including fresh, chilled, or frozen