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 3,545,861
Spain 1,491,315
Ireland 1,429,475
France 928,374
Netherlands 507,665

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 817,922 2,727,939 +1,910,017
Spain 832,643 658,672 -173,971
Ireland 753,074 676,401 -76,673
France 545,083 383,291 -161,792
Netherlands 250,955 256,710 +5,755
Belgium 282,233 118,684 -163,549
Germany 94,857 0 -94,857
Poland 3,309 60,207 +56,898
Australia 0 20,702 +20,702
Portugal 9,500 8,120 -1,380

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 3,545,861
Spain 1,536,079
Ireland 1,319,360
France 991,602
Viet Nam 361,269

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 817,922 2,727,939 +1,910,017
Spain 841,182 694,897 -146,285
Ireland 694,725 624,635 -70,090
France 564,590 427,012 -137,578
Viet Nam 343,459 17,810 -325,649
Netherlands 0 256,710 +256,710
Australia 65,937 39,544 -26,393
Germany 94,225 0 -94,225
Poland 3,309 60,207 +56,898
South Africa 28,024 18,979 -9,045

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 5
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - West 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 5 1 -4
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,146,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,308,052
Other 80,197
Air transport 3,626

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) 3,004,467 2,142,381 -862,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 559,411 2,748,641 +2,189,230
Other 54,939 25,258 -29,681
Air transport 1,371 2,255 +884

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,372,176
Dover 1,303,624
Felixstowe 1,176,762
Holyhead 1,076,417
Eurotunnel 802,998

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 0 2,372,176 +2,372,176
Dover 665,931 637,693 -28,238
Felixstowe 800,297 376,465 -423,832
Holyhead 534,073 542,344 +8,271
Eurotunnel 510,778 292,220 -218,558
Portsmouth 347,976 172,254 -175,722
Immingham Docks 276,341 128,355 -147,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 180,383 160,673 -19,710
Harwich 56,118 128,355 +72,237
Milford 86,323 80,487 -5,836

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 7
Food and beverage service activities 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 7
2025-10 9
2025-09 7
2025-08 6

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
54m+ 8
0-1m 7
15m-54m 4

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 8,334,912
France 4,595,504
Belgium 3,008,224
Germany 1,697,902
Norway 918,154

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 4,859,659 3,475,253 -1,384,406
France 2,797,551 1,797,953 -999,598
Belgium 1,489,230 1,518,994 +29,764
Germany 768,281 929,621 +161,340
Norway 536,921 381,233 -155,688
Austria 335,653 217,152 -118,501
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 127,213 408,668 +281,455
Switzerland 117,802 291,989 +174,187
Iceland 15,600 145,887 +130,287
Spain 112,838 9,001 -103,837

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 1,283,713
Ireland 10,873
France 88

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 595,421 688,292 +92,871
Ireland 9,981 892 -9,089
France 88 0 -88

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) 18,334,894
Other 1,294,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 877,822
Air transport 25,030
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) 10,333,495 8,001,399 -2,332,096
Other 605,490 689,184 +83,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 323,267 554,555 +231,288
Air transport 3,917 21,113 +17,196
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 9,523,255
Hull 3,349,632
Harwich 2,250,916
Eurotunnel 1,865,562
000 1,294,674

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 5,235,759 4,287,496 -948,263
Hull 2,074,590 1,275,042 -799,548
Harwich 1,080,285 1,170,631 +90,346
Eurotunnel 960,886 904,676 -56,210
000 605,490 689,184 +83,694
Immingham Docks 689,855 262,140 -427,715
Dover 436,027 93,559 -342,468
Grangemouth Docks 0 293,090 +293,090
Middlesbrough 15,600 145,887 +130,287
London Gateway Port 31,014 115,578 +84,564

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