Import/export HS code 02071290: Frozen chickens, 65% ready to cook

Whole chickens that are plucked, drawn, and have no heads, feet, necks, hearts, livers, or gizzards, known as '65% chickens'

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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 20,198,487
Brazil 5,080,165
Poland 4,520,203
Belgium 3,152,825
France 1,600,659

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 8,093,047 12,105,440 +4,012,393
Brazil 737,992 4,342,173 +3,604,181
Poland 3,535,340 984,863 -2,550,477
Belgium 982,973 2,169,852 +1,186,879
France 1,114,367 486,292 -628,075
Netherlands 945,167 646,686 -298,481
Spain 486,558 172,717 -313,841
Romania 313,048 190,304 -122,744
Germany 228,772 28,987 -199,785
Denmark 45,106 59,641 +14,535

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 20,686,407
Brazil 5,080,165
Poland 4,771,446
Belgium 3,581,481
Netherlands 973,736

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 8,435,841 12,250,566 +3,814,725
Brazil 737,992 4,342,173 +3,604,181
Poland 3,707,928 1,063,518 -2,644,410
Belgium 1,439,767 2,141,714 +701,947
Netherlands 490,053 483,683 -6,370
France 469,927 374,596 -95,331
Spain 569,122 248,059 -321,063
Romania 300,814 206,003 -94,811
Germany 240,868 28,987 -211,881
Italy 37,374 62,982 +25,608

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 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
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 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +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) 32,188,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,714,901
Other 44,305

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) 15,528,479 16,660,426 +1,131,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,001,633 4,713,268 +3,711,635
Other 43,663 642 -43,021

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,272,416
Felixstowe 10,504,871
Eurotunnel 4,897,810
London Gateway Port 4,334,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 966,806

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 4,028,445 11,243,971 +7,215,526
Felixstowe 8,682,000 1,822,871 -6,859,129
Eurotunnel 2,347,807 2,550,003 +202,196
London Gateway Port 723,102 3,611,688 +2,888,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,350 923,456 +880,106
Southampton 0 765,233 +765,233
Portsmouth 424,841 294,967 -129,874
Harwich 110,927 57,704 -53,223
Immingham Docks 88,416 0 -88,416
London 38,665 49,176 +10,511

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 43
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
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
2026-01 18
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 15
2025-08 19

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 28
54m+ 12
15m-54m 10
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 720,356
Sweden 160,120
Gibraltar 36,953
Bermuda 32,753
Benin 31,876

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 422,141 298,215 -123,926
Sweden 106,512 53,608 -52,904
Gibraltar 36,953 0 -36,953
Bermuda 16,017 16,736 +719
Benin 31,876 0 -31,876
Spain 5,207 24,767 +19,560
Netherlands 0 21,881 +21,881
Ireland 9,630 10,145 +515
Falkland Islands 6,124 7,340 +1,216
Equatorial Guinea 7,550 0 -7,550

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 19,997

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 12,742 7,255 -5,487

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) 908,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,793
Other 22,374
Air transport 905

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) 529,651 378,844 -150,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,520 46,273 -52,247
Other 13,839 8,535 -5,304
Air transport 905 0 -905

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 584,175
Portsmouth 255,362
London 68,829
Immingham Docks 30,402
London Gateway Port 30,386

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 340,993 243,182 -97,811
Portsmouth 180,824 74,538 -106,286
London 68,829 0 -68,829
Immingham Docks 3,412 26,990 +23,578
London Gateway Port 6,124 24,262 +18,138
000 13,839 8,535 -5,304
Felixstowe 0 21,881 +21,881
Southampton 16,017 4,315 -11,702
Liverpool Docks 0 16,736 +16,736
Grangemouth Docks 7,550 0 -7,550

Quick facts

HS code: 02071290

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

Description: Whole chickens that are plucked, drawn, and have no heads, feet, necks, hearts, livers, or gizzards, known as '65% chickens'