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 46,165,958
Netherlands 30,921,902
New Zealand 26,918,612
Germany 18,665,077
Poland 14,202,711

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 21,247,655 24,918,303 +3,670,648
Netherlands 17,269,599 13,652,303 -3,617,296
New Zealand 13,133,592 13,785,020 +651,428
Germany 13,310,226 5,354,851 -7,955,375
Poland 6,665,835 7,536,876 +871,041
Belgium 2,805,543 2,825,113 +19,570
France 2,823,252 1,622,962 -1,200,290
Australia 2,457,689 1,547,742 -909,947
Italy 1,699,052 1,426,073 -272,979
Spain 1,205,954 673,707 -532,247

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 43,218,959
Netherlands 27,002,530
New Zealand 26,972,193
Germany 21,921,653
Poland 14,423,544

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 19,600,390 23,618,569 +4,018,179
Netherlands 14,798,788 12,203,742 -2,595,046
New Zealand 13,148,831 13,823,362 +674,531
Germany 15,436,833 6,484,820 -8,952,013
Poland 6,778,575 7,644,969 +866,394
Denmark 3,550,841 2,875,458 -675,383
Belgium 2,845,978 2,271,383 -574,595
Australia 2,442,450 1,476,419 -966,031
Italy 1,793,103 1,429,323 -363,780
Spain 1,203,735 677,074 -526,661

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 21
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - West 14
Inner London - East 13
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 18 13 -5
Greater Manchester 7 12 +5
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Inner London - East 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 12 7 -5
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 5 -4
Essex 6 6 +0
Kent 6 6 +0

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) 115,309,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,328,288
Other 3,249,806
Air transport 2,659

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) 63,267,344 52,042,056 -11,225,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,428,363 21,899,925 +2,471,562
Other 1,868,556 1,381,250 -487,306
Air transport 1,288 1,371 +83

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 36,413,989
Eurotunnel 22,810,526
Dover 19,521,950
Immingham Docks 18,500,201
Felixstowe 15,684,303

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 15,757,412 20,656,577 +4,899,165
Eurotunnel 13,340,336 9,470,190 -3,870,146
Dover 12,142,425 7,379,525 -4,762,900
Immingham Docks 9,309,329 9,190,872 -118,457
Felixstowe 10,148,719 5,535,584 -4,613,135
London Gateway Port 4,164,938 9,948,788 +5,783,850
Harwich 5,147,556 4,647,249 -500,307
Southampton 4,409,037 2,260,576 -2,148,461
Liverpool Docks 2,267,513 1,056,120 -1,211,393
000 1,868,556 1,381,250 -487,306

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 135
Manufacture of food products 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
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
2026-01 77
2025-11 82
2025-10 73
2025-09 79
2025-08 74

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 96
54m+ 42
15m-54m 34
0-1m 27
Other 7

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 193,997,585
France 68,634,344
Philippines 37,346,219
Netherlands 17,242,260
Canada 12,419,566

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 103,835,467 90,162,118 -13,673,349
France 32,611,379 36,022,965 +3,411,586
Philippines 21,917,907 15,428,312 -6,489,595
Netherlands 8,274,087 8,968,173 +694,086
Canada 7,647,183 4,772,383 -2,874,800
United States 9,524,613 2,787,331 -6,737,282
Germany 4,964,274 6,175,316 +1,211,042
South Africa 5,586,611 5,302,690 -283,921
Ireland 6,250,624 4,491,707 -1,758,917
Japan 7,099,525 1,959,653 -5,139,872

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 35,710,578
Netherlands 128,184

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 16,508,086 19,202,492 +2,694,406
Netherlands 79,002 49,182 -29,820

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) 253,226,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,640,114
Other 35,934,211
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) 148,846,998 104,379,718 -44,467,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,277,197 82,362,917 +4,085,720
Other 16,676,191 19,258,020 +2,581,829
Rail transport 0 30,745 +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 101,240,361
Felixstowe 90,713,225
Belfast Port 80,212,770
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,689,574
Southampton 37,456,711

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 57,841,093 43,399,268 -14,441,825
Felixstowe 43,637,401 47,075,824 +3,438,423
Belfast Port 43,367,950 36,844,820 -6,523,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,534,216 34,155,358 -1,378,858
Southampton 28,732,164 8,724,547 -20,007,617
000 16,676,191 19,258,020 +2,581,829
Eurotunnel 4,920,956 6,457,138 +1,536,182
Liverpool Docks 3,716,083 1,991,659 -1,724,424
Portsmouth 1,958,618 1,130,664 -827,954
Hull 1,217,287 1,563,793 +346,506

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