Import/export HS code 020621: Tongues for food

Fresh or chilled animal tongues, mainly from cows, pigs, or 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 £
Ireland 166,333
Poland 94,406
France 8,032

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 112,747 53,586 -59,161
Poland 55,066 39,340 -15,726
France 3,636 4,396 +760

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 164,144
Poland 98,042
France 4,396

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 112,747 51,397 -61,350
Poland 58,702 39,340 -19,362
France 0 4,396 +4,396

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Inner London - East 1
Mid and South West Wales 1
Outer London - East and North 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +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) 216,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,568
Other 2,189

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) 121,841 94,173 -27,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,608 960 -48,648
Other 0 2,189 +2,189

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 140,627
Harwich 68,801
Fishguard 17,563
Eurotunnel 12,836
Dover 10,999

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 90,190 50,437 -39,753
Harwich 31,081 37,720 +6,639
Fishguard 17,563 0 -17,563
Eurotunnel 12,836 0 -12,836
Dover 9,379 1,620 -7,759
Liverpool Docks 4,994 0 -4,994
Portsmouth 0 4,396 +4,396
Killingholme 3,399 0 -3,399
000 0 2,189 +2,189
Immingham Docks 2,007 0 -2,007

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Food and beverage service activities 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 3
2024-10 3
2024-09 4
2024-08 3
2024-07 2

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
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 3

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 £
Japan 9,215,082
United States 1,623,126
Canada 1,574,526
South Africa 881,141
Ireland 821,993

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 £
Japan 4,659,004 4,556,078 -102,926
United States 846,247 776,879 -69,368
Canada 621,733 952,793 +331,060
South Africa 367,867 513,274 +145,407
Ireland 147,977 674,016 +526,039
Ivory Coast 322,175 489,128 +166,953
France 472,723 206,996 -265,727
Guinea 226,771 284,211 +57,440
Senegal 20,693 164,288 +143,595
Ghana 163,834 17,337 -146,497

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 1,031,666

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 345,399 686,267 +340,868

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) 14,028,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,908,262
Other 1,031,666

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) 6,841,065 7,187,902 +346,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 832,738 1,075,524 +242,786
Other 345,399 686,267 +340,868

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,297,778
Felixstowe 3,619,908
Southampton 3,468,312
Belfast Port 2,520,093
Liverpool Docks 1,090,062

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 1,358,722 2,939,056 +1,580,334
Felixstowe 2,876,729 743,179 -2,133,550
Southampton 1,441,352 2,026,960 +585,608
Belfast Port 1,166,806 1,353,287 +186,481
Liverpool Docks 230,741 859,321 +628,580
000 345,399 686,267 +340,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,954 122,959 -200,995
Portsmouth 105,246 86,925 -18,321
London 62,487 107,203 +44,716
Grangemouth Docks 91,487 0 -91,487

Quick facts

HS code: 020621

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

Description: Fresh or chilled animal tongues, mainly from cows, pigs, or sheep