Import/export HS code 020621: Tongues for food

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

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 137,678
Poland 92,303
France 6,890
Netherlands 1,808

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 92,316 45,362 -46,954
Poland 55,529 36,774 -18,755
France 6,890 0 -6,890
Netherlands 0 1,808 +1,808

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 135,489
Poland 96,605
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 90,946 44,543 -46,403
Poland 58,023 38,582 -19,441
France 4,396 0 -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) 202,252
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,238
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) 120,087 82,165 -37,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,278 960 -32,318
Other 1,370 819 -551

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 111,972
Harwich 68,506
Fishguard 17,563
Eurotunnel 12,836
Dover 9,857

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 68,389 43,583 -24,806
Harwich 31,544 36,962 +5,418
Fishguard 17,563 0 -17,563
Eurotunnel 12,836 0 -12,836
Dover 8,237 1,620 -6,617
Liverpool Docks 4,994 0 -4,994
Portsmouth 4,396 0 -4,396
Killingholme 3,399 0 -3,399
000 1,370 819 -551
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 8,188,346
Canada 1,761,093
United States 1,623,126
South Africa 863,958
Ireland 790,101

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 3,615,481 4,572,865 +957,384
Canada 621,733 1,139,360 +517,627
United States 846,247 776,879 -69,368
South Africa 291,840 572,118 +280,278
Ireland 116,085 674,016 +557,931
Ivory Coast 327,495 462,429 +134,934
France 481,379 158,816 -322,563
Guinea 248,116 328,086 +79,970
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 25,988 347,510 +321,522
Philippines 0 271,630 +271,630

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 999,774

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 319,117 680,657 +361,540

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) 13,669,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,868,738
Other 999,774

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) 5,842,678 7,826,451 +1,983,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 842,429 1,026,309 +183,880
Other 319,117 680,657 +361,540

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,461,622
Southampton 3,490,033
Felixstowe 3,139,084
Belfast Port 2,489,591
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 1,610,338 2,851,284 +1,240,946
Southampton 1,237,698 2,252,335 +1,014,637
Felixstowe 1,945,130 1,193,954 -751,176
Belfast Port 1,110,809 1,378,782 +267,973
Liverpool Docks 230,741 859,321 +628,580
000 319,117 680,657 +361,540
Dover / Eurotunnel 332,610 74,779 -257,831
London 95,221 131,879 +36,658
Portsmouth 105,246 86,925 -18,321
ZLC 0 23,501 +23,501

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