Import/export HS code 020711: Whole chickens, fresh or chilled

Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces, either fresh or chilled

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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 £
Belgium 96,413,235
Netherlands 57,379,559
Spain 35,663,846
France 31,923,071
Poland 31,826,169

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 £
Belgium 47,975,933 48,437,302 +461,369
Netherlands 28,022,548 29,357,011 +1,334,463
Spain 19,154,897 16,508,949 -2,645,948
France 16,082,523 15,840,548 -241,975
Poland 17,582,420 14,243,749 -3,338,671
Italy 18,025,810 13,557,071 -4,468,739
Ireland 3,395,535 4,801,782 +1,406,247
Germany 3,884,623 3,070,834 -813,789
Romania 563,942 817,832 +253,890
Portugal 439,889 123,835 -316,054

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 £
Belgium 96,567,170
Netherlands 45,416,401
Italy 40,345,039
Poland 38,419,349
France 29,520,843

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 £
Belgium 48,063,907 48,503,263 +439,356
Netherlands 21,288,146 24,128,255 +2,840,109
Italy 23,993,991 16,351,048 -7,642,943
Poland 20,860,765 17,558,584 -3,302,181
France 14,219,690 15,301,153 +1,081,463
Spain 14,660,420 14,226,323 -434,097
Germany 3,817,975 3,278,621 -539,354
Romania 563,942 817,832 +253,890
Ireland 64,669 833,517 +768,848
Portugal 473,822 123,835 -349,987

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 7
Inner London - West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1

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) 289,035,390
Other 12,757,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,588

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) 147,994,343 141,041,047 -6,953,296
Other 7,120,793 5,636,482 -1,484,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,984 129,604 +116,620

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 206,472,529
Dover 34,279,664
Portsmouth 27,285,279
000 12,757,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,559,737

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 £
Eurotunnel 99,585,822 106,886,707 +7,300,885
Dover 19,090,352 15,189,312 -3,901,040
Portsmouth 16,912,900 10,372,379 -6,540,521
000 7,120,793 5,636,482 -1,484,311
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,629,799 3,929,938 -1,699,861
Harwich 3,877,651 1,870,005 -2,007,646
Newhaven 2,111,277 1,540,705 -570,572
Hull 607,376 479,414 -127,962
Holyhead 40,667 831,514 +790,847
Killingholme 73,558 0 -73,558

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
40
Manufacture of food products
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Food and beverage service activities
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 18
2026-03 18
2026-02 23
2026-01 18

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 27
0-1m 9
54m+ 9
15m-54m 8
Other 1

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 £
United Arab Emirates 5,891,849
Ireland 2,487,561
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,738,434
Bermuda 1,347,737
Singapore 886,571

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 £
United Arab Emirates 5,867,664 24,185 -5,843,479
Ireland 1,399,052 1,088,509 -310,543
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,045,171 693,263 -351,908
Bermuda 630,113 717,624 +87,511
Singapore 886,571 0 -886,571
Barbados 391,522 0 -391,522
Jordan 302,008 0 -302,008
France 123,223 22,602 -100,621
Belgium 110,408 0 -110,408
Poland 0 90,711 +90,711

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 2,200,985
Ireland 147,361
XL 131,403
Belgium 2,261
Netherlands 696

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 1,266,503 934,482 -332,021
Ireland 47,378 99,983 +52,605
XL 84,195 47,208 -36,987
Belgium 0 2,261 +2,261
Netherlands 333 363 +30
Poland 119 247 +128
Thailand 0 30 +30
Italy 0 3 +3

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,803,868
Other 2,487,561
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 448,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,753

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 £
Air transport 9,356,940 1,446,928 -7,910,012
Other 1,399,052 1,088,509 -310,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 281,378 166,648 -114,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,842 11,911 -27,931

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,692,521
000 2,487,561
Dover / Eurotunnel 379,152
London Gatwick Airport 111,347
Southampton 50,681

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 Heathrow Airport 9,245,593 1,446,928 -7,798,665
000 1,399,052 1,088,509 -310,543
Dover / Eurotunnel 281,378 97,774 -183,604
London Gatwick Airport 111,347 0 -111,347
Southampton 39,842 10,839 -29,003
Dover 0 44,909 +44,909
Belfast Port 0 23,965 +23,965
London Gateway Port 0 1,072 +1,072

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020711

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

Description: Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces, either fresh or chilled