Import/export HS code 020430: Lamb meat, frozen

Frozen lamb meat, including whole carcasses or half-carcasses

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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 £
Spain 720,571
Australia 261,744
Greece 152,328
Ireland 110,882
Romania 108,481

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 £
Spain 423,865 296,706 -127,159
Australia 155,377 106,367 -49,010
Greece 68,938 83,390 +14,452
Ireland 32,142 78,740 +46,598
Romania 47,920 60,561 +12,641
Netherlands 48,973 0 -48,973
Portugal 0 39,900 +39,900
New Zealand 27,022 0 -27,022
Italy 0 23,012 +23,012
Bulgaria 4,748 954 -3,794

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 £
Spain 720,571
Australia 261,744
Greece 152,328
Romania 108,481
Portugal 39,900

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 £
Spain 423,865 296,706 -127,159
Australia 155,377 106,367 -49,010
Greece 68,938 83,390 +14,452
Romania 47,920 60,561 +12,641
Portugal 0 39,900 +39,900
Ireland 11,912 19,896 +7,984
New Zealand 27,022 0 -27,022
Bulgaria 4,748 954 -3,794
Chile 0 2,601 +2,601

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
Outer London - East and North East 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Essex 1
Inner London - East 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 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Essex 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Kent 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West Midlands 0 1 +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) 1,058,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 291,367
Other 151,059

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) 557,383 501,407 -55,976
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,399 108,968 -73,431
Other 69,203 81,856 +12,653

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 725,480
Dover 283,496
Southampton 182,399
000 151,059
London Gateway Port 108,968

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 403,140 322,340 -80,800
Dover 136,221 147,275 +11,054
Southampton 182,399 0 -182,399
000 69,203 81,856 +12,653
London Gateway Port 0 108,968 +108,968
Holyhead 11,912 19,896 +7,984
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,110 11,896 +5,786

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 7
Food and beverage service activities 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 3
2025-12 2
2025-10 3

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 3
0-1m 1
54m+ 1
Other 1

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 £
Qatar 458,351
Ghana 219,205
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 217,114
Netherlands 206,599
Canada 186,277

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 £
Qatar 121,019 337,332 +216,313
Ghana 72,755 146,450 +73,695
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100,560 116,554 +15,994
Netherlands 60,403 146,196 +85,793
Canada 72,953 113,324 +40,371
Japan 75,310 93,864 +18,554
United Arab Emirates 33,734 82,965 +49,231
Taiwan 107,185 0 -107,185
Oman 78,256 0 -78,256
Singapore 34,147 25,862 -8,285

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 10,994

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 1,199 9,795 +8,596

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) 1,277,132
Air transport 403,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 281,155
Other 11,201

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) 503,373 773,759 +270,386
Air transport 266,422 137,232 -129,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,001 206,154 +131,153
Other 1,406 9,795 +8,389

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 721,450
Southampton 412,396
London Heathrow Airport 403,654
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,022
Liverpool Docks 86,482

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 £
London Gateway Port 193,458 527,992 +334,534
Southampton 238,619 173,777 -64,842
London Heathrow Airport 266,422 137,232 -129,190
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,598 104,424 +89,826
Liverpool Docks 26,524 59,958 +33,434
Eurotunnel 60,403 0 -60,403
Portsmouth 12,772 43,101 +30,329
Dover 0 41,772 +41,772
Felixstowe 32,000 3,940 -28,060
London 0 24,949 +24,949

Quick facts

HS code: 020430

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

Description: Frozen lamb meat, including whole carcasses or half-carcasses