Import/export HS code 02044310: Boneless lamb meat, frozen

Frozen lamb meat without bones, specifically from young sheep

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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 £
New Zealand 96,915,332
Australia 74,206,501
Ireland 7,171,784
Netherlands 1,164,042
Chile 826,677

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 50,348,091 46,567,241 -3,780,850
Australia 27,591,459 46,615,042 +19,023,583
Ireland 3,295,478 3,876,306 +580,828
Netherlands 838,071 325,971 -512,100
Chile 602,918 223,759 -379,159
Iceland 0 192,379 +192,379
Uruguay 175,913 0 -175,913
Brazil 0 166,000 +166,000
China 146,721 0 -146,721
Argentina 111,199 0 -111,199

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 96,915,332
Australia 74,353,222
Ireland 3,567,263
Chile 992,677
Iceland 192,379

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 50,348,091 46,567,241 -3,780,850
Australia 27,738,180 46,615,042 +18,876,862
Ireland 2,259,552 1,307,711 -951,841
Chile 602,918 389,759 -213,159
Iceland 0 192,379 +192,379
Uruguay 175,913 0 -175,913
Argentina 111,199 0 -111,199
Spain 16,292 53,037 +36,745
Belgium 56,863 0 -56,863
Greece 15,144 975 -14,169

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Essex 3
Inner London - West 3
Kent 3

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 - West and North West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Kent 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +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) 158,526,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,664,674
Other 4,827,117
Air transport 272,759

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) 65,018,700 93,507,883 +28,489,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,047,591 1,617,083 -14,430,508
Other 1,899,309 2,927,808 +1,028,499
Air transport 265,690 7,069 -258,621

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 81,820,998
Felixstowe 66,003,147
Southampton 24,318,565
000 4,827,117
Holyhead 2,602,943

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 £
London Gateway Port 28,204,506 53,616,492 +25,411,986
Felixstowe 37,536,160 28,466,987 -9,069,173
Southampton 12,971,295 11,347,270 -1,624,025
000 1,899,309 2,927,808 +1,028,499
Holyhead 1,507,508 1,095,435 -412,073
Liverpool Docks 397,923 128,201 -269,722
London Heathrow Airport 265,690 7,069 -258,621
Ayr Harbour 208,237 2,655 -205,582
Immingham Docks 0 192,379 +192,379
Milford 137,715 8,401 -129,314

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 36
Manufacture of food products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Food and beverage service activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 12
2026-02 15
2026-01 13
2025-12 15

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 19
54m+ 12
15m-54m 6
Other 6
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 £
France 4,788,084
Ireland 1,928,012
Poland 1,825,439
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 943,339
Canada 928,233

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 £
France 1,368,840 3,419,244 +2,050,404
Ireland 677,150 1,250,862 +573,712
Poland 939,151 886,288 -52,863
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 760,542 182,797 -577,745
Canada 3,446 924,787 +921,341
Switzerland 171,643 224,814 +53,171
Netherlands 253,609 138,969 -114,640
Belgium 322,190 28,003 -294,187
Germany 115,910 117,610 +1,700
Spain 105,364 78,258 -27,106

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 2,000,646
Ireland 240,726

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 810,582 1,190,064 +379,482
Ireland 33,389 207,337 +173,948

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,200,617
Other 2,241,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,044,074
Air transport 209,199

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,298,265 4,902,352 +1,604,087
Other 843,971 1,397,401 +553,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 952,089 1,091,985 +139,896
Air transport 112,833 96,366 -16,467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,229,311
000 2,241,372
Eurotunnel 1,624,664
Southampton 1,594,283
Portsmouth 828,966

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,850,329 2,378,982 -471,347
000 843,971 1,397,401 +553,430
Eurotunnel 11,130 1,613,534 +1,602,404
Southampton 671,035 923,248 +252,213
Portsmouth 176,023 652,943 +476,920
London Gateway Port 78,114 166,237 +88,123
London Heathrow Airport 112,833 96,366 -16,467
Holyhead 79,972 95,852 +15,880
Belfast Port 146,170 18,457 -127,713
Harwich 63,504 43,678 -19,826

Quick facts

HS code: 02044310

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

Description: Frozen lamb meat without bones, specifically from young sheep