Import/export HS code 020712: Whole chickens, frozen

Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces and are 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 £
Ukraine 23,051,511
Brazil 6,305,610
Belgium 4,585,444
Poland 4,496,304
Netherlands 1,919,928

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 £
Ukraine 8,778,537 14,272,974 +5,494,437
Brazil 1,154,565 5,151,045 +3,996,480
Belgium 1,298,790 3,286,654 +1,987,864
Poland 3,387,304 1,109,000 -2,278,304
Netherlands 1,110,350 809,578 -300,772
France 919,632 668,615 -251,017
Argentina 557,702 865,876 +308,174
Spain 508,889 239,892 -268,997
Ireland 290,393 368,405 +78,012
Romania 287,407 239,462 -47,945

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 £
Ukraine 23,531,629
Brazil 6,271,699
Belgium 4,864,645
Poland 4,607,607
Argentina 1,457,489

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 £
Ukraine 9,091,861 14,439,768 +5,347,907
Brazil 1,120,654 5,151,045 +4,030,391
Belgium 1,619,190 3,245,455 +1,626,265
Poland 3,498,313 1,109,294 -2,389,019
Argentina 591,613 865,876 +274,263
Netherlands 657,721 648,799 -8,922
France 473,336 532,341 +59,005
Spain 591,453 323,893 -267,560
Ireland 218,795 351,657 +132,862
Romania 290,872 237,640 -53,232

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 6
Inner London - East 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 0 -2

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) 37,243,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,331,998
Other 443,343

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) 16,453,101 20,790,427 +4,337,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,975,532 6,356,466 +4,380,934
Other 341,030 102,313 -238,717

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,239,362
Felixstowe 10,115,314
London Gateway Port 6,319,296
Eurotunnel 6,260,287
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,726,941

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 £
Dover 4,474,219 13,765,143 +9,290,924
Felixstowe 8,920,685 1,194,629 -7,726,056
London Gateway Port 1,622,026 4,697,270 +3,075,244
Eurotunnel 2,507,148 3,753,139 +1,245,991
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,125 1,650,816 +1,574,691
Southampton 0 1,161,946 +1,161,946
Portsmouth 416,771 318,516 -98,255
Holyhead 177,279 334,853 +157,574
000 341,030 102,313 -238,717
Harwich 50,125 52,867 +2,742

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 46
Manufacture of food products 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 3
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
2026-04 18
2026-03 17
2026-02 19
2026-01 18
2025-12 16

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 32
54m+ 13
15m-54m 9
0-1m 8
Other 2

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 £
France 703,642
Sweden 140,094
Gibraltar 36,953
Ireland 36,044
Bermuda 34,316

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 £
France 450,445 253,197 -197,248
Sweden 86,486 53,608 -32,878
Gibraltar 36,953 0 -36,953
Ireland 18,142 17,902 -240
Bermuda 14,798 19,518 +4,720
Benin 31,876 0 -31,876
Spain 6,345 23,629 +17,284
Netherlands 0 21,881 +21,881
Falkland Islands 9,149 7,813 -1,336
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 12,849 +12,849

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 18,716
Poland 8,675
China 2,754
Netherlands 2,085
Brazil 1,407

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 13,864 4,852 -9,012
Poland 79 8,596 +8,517
China 2,754 0 -2,754
Netherlands 2,085 0 -2,085
Brazil 1,349 58 -1,291
Ireland 38 0 -38

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 873,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,874
Other 36,401
Air transport 13,754

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 539,127 334,870 -204,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,971 55,903 -42,068
Other 22,291 14,110 -8,181
Air transport 905 12,849 +11,944

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 587,480
Portsmouth 217,397
London 68,829
Immingham Docks 40,841
000 36,401

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 389,316 198,164 -191,152
Portsmouth 142,859 74,538 -68,321
London 68,829 0 -68,829
Immingham Docks 8,607 32,234 +23,627
000 22,291 14,110 -8,181
London Gateway Port 9,149 22,368 +13,219
Felixstowe 0 23,668 +23,668
Liverpool Docks 2,402 19,518 +17,116
Southampton 12,396 6,026 -6,370
London Heathrow Airport 905 12,849 +11,944

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020712

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

Description: Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces and are frozen