Import/export HS code 0206: Edible animal parts for food

Edible parts like organs from cows, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, and similar animals, sold 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 £
Ireland 54,036,548
Netherlands 33,698,762
New Zealand 29,364,637
Germany 21,594,012
Poland 17,137,036

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 £
Ireland 23,018,790 31,017,758 +7,998,968
Netherlands 16,892,273 16,806,489 -85,784
New Zealand 13,424,821 15,939,816 +2,514,995
Germany 10,834,620 10,759,392 -75,228
Poland 7,054,547 10,082,489 +3,027,942
Belgium 3,013,873 4,307,694 +1,293,821
France 2,798,107 1,387,569 -1,410,538
Australia 2,434,485 1,731,505 -702,980
Italy 1,968,466 1,101,205 -867,261
Denmark 901,182 1,237,899 +336,717

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 £
Ireland 50,471,896
Netherlands 30,248,311
New Zealand 29,187,882
Germany 24,323,664
Poland 17,708,272

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 £
Ireland 21,289,041 29,182,855 +7,893,814
Netherlands 14,762,718 15,485,593 +722,875
New Zealand 13,406,458 15,781,424 +2,374,966
Germany 12,565,465 11,758,199 -807,266
Poland 7,006,994 10,701,278 +3,694,284
Denmark 3,610,526 3,369,039 -241,487
Belgium 3,073,355 2,833,701 -239,654
Australia 2,419,246 1,892,318 -526,928
Italy 2,021,750 1,106,535 -915,215
Spain 1,139,999 765,425 -374,574

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 19
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - East 14
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 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
Outer London - East and North East 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 7 12 +5
Inner London - East 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 14 12 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 9 -3
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Essex 6 7 +1
Kent 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 4 -4

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) 129,870,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,800,222
Other 3,937,781
Air transport 3,889

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) 62,020,463 67,849,816 +5,829,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,334,697 26,465,525 +6,130,828
Other 1,983,089 1,954,692 -28,397
Air transport 1,288 2,601 +1,313

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 43,166,074
Eurotunnel 25,278,655
Immingham Docks 22,586,996
Dover 20,568,929
London Gateway Port 17,184,224

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 £
Holyhead 17,206,784 25,959,290 +8,752,506
Eurotunnel 13,146,031 12,132,624 -1,013,407
Immingham Docks 8,951,399 13,635,597 +4,684,198
Dover 11,382,955 9,185,974 -2,196,981
London Gateway Port 5,248,170 11,936,054 +6,687,884
Felixstowe 9,652,895 6,372,606 -3,280,289
Harwich 4,797,394 6,501,985 +1,704,591
Southampton 3,623,679 2,990,798 -632,881
000 1,983,089 1,954,692 -28,397
Liverpool Docks 2,575,780 1,037,232 -1,538,548

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 134
Manufacture of food products 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Food and beverage service activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 75
2026-03 84
2026-02 82
2026-01 78
2025-12 83

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 99
54m+ 42
15m-54m 34
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 208,311,078
France 79,338,820
Philippines 39,643,796
Netherlands 18,794,946
Japan 13,751,197

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 107,126,142 101,184,936 -5,941,206
France 33,212,988 46,125,832 +12,912,844
Philippines 21,429,949 18,213,847 -3,216,102
Netherlands 8,180,080 10,614,866 +2,434,786
Japan 6,493,285 7,257,912 +764,627
Canada 6,697,011 6,868,844 +171,833
United States 9,015,298 3,608,906 -5,406,392
Ireland 6,249,251 6,051,000 -198,251
Germany 5,046,029 7,052,039 +2,006,010
South Africa 4,537,877 7,371,521 +2,833,644

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 40,324,172
Netherlands 137,911

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 16,754,491 23,569,681 +6,815,190
Netherlands 92,207 45,704 -46,503

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) 268,844,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 184,149,655
Other 40,525,800
Rail transport 30,745
Air transport 20,673

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) 144,284,086 124,560,001 -19,724,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,625,019 101,524,636 +18,899,617
Other 16,904,686 23,621,114 +6,716,428
Rail transport 30,745 0 -30,745
Air transport 16,159 4,514 -11,645

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 108,698,151
Felixstowe 101,065,167
Belfast Port 88,847,439
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,503,525
000 40,525,800

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 61,396,847 47,301,304 -14,095,543
Felixstowe 42,487,508 58,577,659 +16,090,151
Belfast Port 42,806,440 46,040,999 +3,234,559
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,020,939 43,482,586 +8,461,647
000 16,904,686 23,621,114 +6,716,428
Southampton 27,924,102 8,839,564 -19,084,538
Eurotunnel 5,278,053 8,266,521 +2,988,468
Liverpool Docks 2,671,173 3,123,723 +452,550
London 901,374 3,373,027 +2,471,653
Portsmouth 1,964,814 1,376,866 -587,948

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0206

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

Description: Edible parts like organs from cows, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, and similar animals, sold fresh, chilled, or frozen