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 53,032,319
Netherlands 31,860,928
New Zealand 28,915,098
Germany 20,008,275
Poland 16,707,572

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 23,681,474 29,350,845 +5,669,371
Netherlands 16,822,516 15,038,412 -1,784,104
New Zealand 13,621,854 15,293,244 +1,671,390
Germany 8,918,061 11,090,214 +2,172,153
Poland 7,238,893 9,468,679 +2,229,786
Belgium 3,248,378 4,132,840 +884,462
Australia 2,385,953 1,618,946 -767,007
France 2,560,243 1,316,600 -1,243,643
Italy 2,044,963 805,077 -1,239,886
Denmark 1,084,751 1,077,891 -6,860

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 49,407,893
Netherlands 28,943,374
New Zealand 28,754,987
Germany 22,351,335
Poland 17,309,279

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 21,955,446 27,452,447 +5,497,001
Netherlands 14,864,338 14,079,036 -785,302
New Zealand 13,620,756 15,134,231 +1,513,475
Germany 10,500,670 11,850,665 +1,349,995
Poland 7,130,343 10,178,936 +3,048,593
Denmark 3,622,069 2,969,947 -652,122
Belgium 3,167,760 2,567,937 -599,823
Australia 2,354,070 1,779,759 -574,311
Italy 2,074,906 810,407 -1,264,499
Spain 1,190,058 579,216 -610,842

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 18
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - East 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 15 14 -1
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Greater Manchester 8 13 +5
Inner London - East 12 8 -4
Outer London - West and North West 12 10 -2
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Kent 6 9 +3
Essex 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3

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) 124,034,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,521,199
Other 3,955,956
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) 59,788,118 64,246,154 +4,458,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,922,380 24,598,819 +2,676,439
Other 1,979,236 1,976,720 -2,516
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 42,483,217
Eurotunnel 24,106,803
Immingham Docks 22,637,241
London Gateway Port 19,085,894
Dover 18,572,845

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 17,838,837 24,644,380 +6,805,543
Eurotunnel 12,741,005 11,365,798 -1,375,207
Immingham Docks 9,657,996 12,979,245 +3,321,249
London Gateway Port 7,399,548 11,686,346 +4,286,798
Dover 10,238,583 8,334,262 -1,904,321
Felixstowe 8,588,182 5,470,324 -3,117,858
Harwich 4,594,099 6,244,294 +1,650,195
Southampton 2,872,081 3,057,374 +185,293
000 1,979,236 1,976,720 -2,516
Liverpool Docks 2,410,995 804,107 -1,606,888

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
132
Manufacture of food products
49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
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
2026-05 84
2026-04 75
2026-03 84
2026-02 82
2026-01 78

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 98
54m+ 41
15m-54m 35
0-1m 22
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 200,852,794
France 78,831,067
Philippines 37,584,670
Netherlands 17,804,119
Japan 13,591,463

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 113,657,182 87,195,612 -26,461,570
France 36,376,521 42,454,546 +6,078,025
Philippines 20,713,461 16,871,209 -3,842,252
Netherlands 8,323,062 9,481,057 +1,157,995
Japan 5,434,455 8,157,008 +2,722,553
Canada 6,622,157 6,400,965 -221,192
Ireland 6,126,139 5,913,496 -212,643
Germany 5,087,488 6,371,982 +1,284,494
United States 7,610,799 3,588,313 -4,022,486
South Africa 3,706,264 7,303,609 +3,597,345

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 39,423,414
Netherlands 128,062
Ireland 11,962

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 18,560,652 20,862,762 +2,302,110
Netherlands 114,977 13,085 -101,892
Ireland 0 11,962 +11,962

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) 255,720,605
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 180,147,580
Other 39,612,814
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) 142,207,085 113,513,520 -28,693,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,030,256 92,117,324 +4,087,068
Other 18,721,194 20,891,620 +2,170,426
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 102,885,146
Felixstowe 99,625,509
Belfast Port 86,457,346
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,797,450
000 39,612,814

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 63,571,173 39,313,973 -24,257,200
Felixstowe 44,852,057 54,773,452 +9,921,395
Belfast Port 44,548,066 41,909,280 -2,638,786
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,563,582 40,233,868 +3,670,286
000 18,721,194 20,891,620 +2,170,426
Southampton 23,982,959 8,278,053 -15,704,906
Eurotunnel 5,539,068 7,935,550 +2,396,482
Liverpool Docks 2,303,203 3,108,583 +805,380
London 941,233 3,572,171 +2,630,938
Portsmouth 2,050,584 1,247,681 -802,903

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