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 264,664,733
Denmark 264,578,233
Spain 250,628,996
Belgium 238,744,080
France 211,833,583

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 142,804,261 121,860,472 -20,943,789
Denmark 145,304,906 119,273,327 -26,031,579
Spain 145,631,099 104,997,897 -40,633,202
Belgium 130,855,220 107,888,860 -22,966,360
France 125,172,853 86,660,730 -38,512,123
Netherlands 98,269,413 83,953,626 -14,315,787
Ireland 79,528,341 57,948,446 -21,579,895
Poland 24,745,007 14,843,147 -9,901,860
United States 3,775,574 3,384,509 -391,065
Hungary 3,962,168 2,394,667 -1,567,501

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 378,417,892
Germany 282,143,680
Spain 252,924,531
Belgium 245,030,157
Netherlands 119,276,477

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 210,844,401 167,573,491 -43,270,910
Germany 148,808,984 133,334,696 -15,474,288
Spain 146,084,009 106,840,522 -39,243,487
Belgium 136,169,546 108,860,611 -27,308,935
Netherlands 71,128,724 48,147,753 -22,980,971
France 67,259,649 50,078,023 -17,181,626
Ireland 47,362,318 28,448,550 -18,913,768
Poland 24,695,611 19,021,154 -5,674,457
United States 3,775,574 3,385,810 -389,764
Hungary 4,193,825 2,244,105 -1,949,720

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Inner London - West 18
Outer London - West and North West 18
Outer London - East and North East 14
Inner London - East 13

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 14 16 +2
Inner London - West 15 15 +0
Outer London - West and North West 13 14 +1
Outer London - East and North East 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 12 7 -5
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 10 +3
West Midlands 9 8 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 8 +1
Essex 7 5 -2

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) 1,253,183,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,951,430
Other 74,449,422
Air transport 744,070
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) 709,138,064 544,045,288 -165,092,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,685,082 124,266,348 -28,418,734
Other 39,280,907 35,168,515 -4,112,392
Air transport 274,335 469,735 +195,400
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 568,970,565
Immingham Docks 353,995,012
Dover 223,635,827
Felixstowe 109,360,068
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,481,935

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 324,010,341 244,960,224 -79,050,117
Immingham Docks 194,907,523 159,087,489 -35,820,034
Dover 123,808,857 99,826,970 -23,981,887
Felixstowe 56,837,509 52,522,559 -4,314,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 53,775,261 40,706,674 -13,068,587
000 39,280,907 35,168,515 -4,112,392
Portsmouth 36,025,898 29,269,679 -6,756,219
Holyhead 37,603,760 24,099,519 -13,504,241
Harwich 12,636,523 9,716,316 -2,920,207
Southampton 3,413,999 2,792,699 -621,300

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
145
Manufacture of food products
52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Food and beverage service activities
20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 94
2026-04 96
2026-03 106
2026-02 95
2026-01 96

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 102
54m+ 54
15m-54m 37
0-1m 24
Other 8

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 128,689,341
Ireland 116,829,020
Germany 44,873,143
France 44,578,879
United States 37,570,589

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 66,507,673 62,181,668 -4,326,005
Ireland 61,830,419 54,998,601 -6,831,818
Germany 22,991,793 21,881,350 -1,110,443
France 23,174,302 21,404,577 -1,769,725
United States 18,704,866 18,865,723 +160,857
Netherlands 8,526,308 7,409,996 -1,116,312
Japan 3,919,992 11,407,293 +7,487,301
Denmark 7,037,322 7,762,533 +725,211
Philippines 6,233,591 5,770,098 -463,493
South Africa 3,659,806 6,280,596 +2,620,790

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 100,980,000
Ireland 4,333,032
Denmark 2,223,135
Spain 1,168,826
Netherlands 731,081

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 52,426,990 48,553,010 -3,873,980
Ireland 2,335,213 1,997,819 -337,394
Denmark 1,024,642 1,198,493 +173,851
Spain 751,208 417,618 -333,590
Netherlands 491,023 240,058 -250,965
Germany 86,185 43,008 -43,177
Italy 8,394 8,739 +345
France 0 173 +173
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) 215,058,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 159,873,111
Other 110,161,851
Air transport 853,768
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) 102,851,101 112,207,571 +9,356,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,857,724 79,015,387 -1,842,337
Other 57,375,568 52,786,283 -4,589,285
Air transport 476,916 376,852 -100,064
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 £
000 110,161,851
Dover / Eurotunnel 108,509,574
Felixstowe 88,388,211
London Gateway Port 65,344,103
Liverpool Docks 36,047,688

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 57,375,568 52,786,283 -4,589,285
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,643,793 52,865,781 -2,778,012
Felixstowe 37,905,982 50,482,229 +12,576,247
London Gateway Port 29,385,703 35,958,400 +6,572,697
Liverpool Docks 20,383,662 15,664,026 -4,719,636
Southampton 21,642,590 11,798,160 -9,844,430
Belfast Port 10,461,051 13,458,732 +2,997,681
Holyhead 2,552,888 4,687,405 +2,134,517
Dover 2,063,218 1,757,928 -305,290
Milford 537,413 2,185,473 +1,648,060

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