Import/export HS code 020890: Various types of meat

Fresh, chilled, or frozen meat from animals not covered in other categories

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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 £
New Zealand 5,984,424
Spain 1,932,604
Ireland 1,720,139
France 948,268
Netherlands 503,184

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 £
New Zealand 2,166,763 3,817,661 +1,650,898
Spain 951,371 981,233 +29,862
Ireland 715,477 1,004,662 +289,185
France 530,783 417,485 -113,298
Netherlands 454,714 48,470 -406,244
Belgium 236,380 91,885 -144,495
Poland 62,243 102,799 +40,556
Australia 0 20,702 +20,702
Portugal 11,447 5,926 -5,521
Hungary 4,455 11,490 +7,035

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 £
New Zealand 5,984,424
Spain 1,977,752
Ireland 1,520,802
France 1,058,981
Viet Nam 337,115

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 £
New Zealand 2,166,763 3,817,661 +1,650,898
Spain 962,629 1,015,123 +52,494
Ireland 646,050 874,752 +228,702
France 592,598 466,383 -126,215
Viet Nam 270,498 66,617 -203,881
Netherlands 256,710 0 -256,710
Poland 62,243 102,799 +40,556
Australia 18,842 52,870 +34,028
Belgium 44,383 0 -44,383
South Africa 23,565 3,410 -20,155

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 4
Inner London - West 4
Greater Manchester 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Outer London - East and North East 2

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
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,901,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,602,533
Other 136,669
Air transport 2,255

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,063,308 3,838,363 +1,775,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,021,771 2,580,762 -441,009
Other 55,508 81,161 +25,653
Air transport 0 2,255 +2,255

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 4,592,077
Dover 1,510,990
Felixstowe 1,414,701
Holyhead 1,235,610
Eurotunnel 1,009,835

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,181,050 3,411,027 +2,229,977
Dover 832,019 678,971 -153,048
Felixstowe 987,365 427,336 -560,029
Holyhead 477,229 758,381 +281,152
Eurotunnel 419,757 590,078 +170,321
Portsmouth 277,727 227,616 -50,111
Immingham Docks 351,745 48,470 -303,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 206,480 162,679 -43,801
Milford 94,492 109,323 +14,831
Harwich 184,473 0 -184,473

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
20
Manufacture of food products
6
Food and beverage service activities
4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 6
2026-03 10
2026-02 9
2026-01 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
1m-15m 11
0-1m 7
54m+ 7
15m-54m 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 £
Netherlands 8,575,586
France 4,742,926
Belgium 3,906,772
Germany 1,730,566
Norway 1,104,237

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 £
Netherlands 4,753,421 3,822,165 -931,256
France 2,665,561 2,077,365 -588,196
Belgium 1,382,336 2,524,436 +1,142,100
Germany 979,087 751,479 -227,608
Norway 568,837 535,400 -33,437
Austria 552,805 0 -552,805
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 404,410 56,742 -347,668
Switzerland 160,096 131,893 -28,203
Poland 0 190,433 +190,433
Iceland 15,600 145,887 +130,287

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 1,687,716
Ireland 24,761
France 46

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 578,834 1,108,882 +530,048
Ireland 9,981 14,780 +4,799
France 46 0 -46

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) 19,667,213
Other 1,712,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 623,518
Air transport 61,203
Road transport 20,978

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) 10,574,880 9,092,333 -1,482,547
Other 588,861 1,123,662 +534,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 420,889 202,629 -218,260
Air transport 17,753 43,450 +25,697
Road transport 20,978 0 -20,978

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,746,539
Hull 2,993,278
Harwich 2,438,234
Eurotunnel 1,783,014
000 1,712,523

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 5,153,304 5,593,235 +439,931
Hull 1,911,034 1,082,244 -828,790
Harwich 1,385,599 1,052,635 -332,964
Eurotunnel 1,040,326 742,688 -297,638
000 588,861 1,123,662 +534,801
Immingham Docks 750,096 228,148 -521,948
Dover 329,030 344,083 +15,053
Grangemouth Docks 293,090 0 -293,090
Middlesbrough 15,600 145,887 +130,287
London Gateway Port 58,836 56,742 -2,094

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020890

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

Description: Fresh, chilled, or frozen meat from animals not covered in other categories