Import/export HS code 021012: Bellies and cuts

Pork bellies (streaky) and pieces of bellies

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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 £
Netherlands 51,638,902
Italy 38,717,141
France 8,040,072
Ireland 4,811,739
Belgium 4,536,716

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 £
Netherlands 30,712,824 20,926,078 -9,786,746
Italy 19,563,841 19,153,300 -410,541
France 5,676,533 2,363,539 -3,312,994
Ireland 2,432,370 2,379,369 -53,001
Belgium 1,773,767 2,762,949 +989,182
Poland 595,061 467,998 -127,063
Denmark 519,059 249,869 -269,190
Germany 356,467 347,411 -9,056
Spain 241,989 295,628 +53,639
Hungary 242,803 42,669 -200,134

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 £
Netherlands 52,733,042
Italy 42,334,918
Belgium 6,106,851
Ireland 1,834,094
Poland 1,226,884

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 £
Netherlands 31,310,500 21,422,542 -9,887,958
Italy 21,683,706 20,651,212 -1,032,494
Belgium 3,693,151 2,413,700 -1,279,451
Ireland 576,604 1,257,490 +680,886
Poland 561,137 665,747 +104,610
France 748,619 435,817 -312,802
Germany 536,394 221,228 -315,166
Spain 243,395 321,777 +78,382
Portugal 213,090 226,801 +13,711
Denmark 370,827 17,896 -352,931

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - East 11
Inner London - West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6

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 - West and North West 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 7 10 +3
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3
Kent 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 3 -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) 75,839,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,620,688
Other 3,261,046

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) 43,228,019 32,611,290 -10,616,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,328,569 15,292,119 -2,036,450
Other 1,987,686 1,273,360 -714,326

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 37,430,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,128,762
Felixstowe 17,764,542
Immingham Docks 17,760,328
Dover 11,312,100

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 21,967,490 15,462,734 -6,504,756
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,080,244 8,048,518 -4,031,726
Felixstowe 10,259,377 7,505,165 -2,754,212
Immingham Docks 10,101,870 7,658,458 -2,443,412
Dover 4,878,214 6,433,886 +1,555,672
000 1,987,686 1,273,360 -714,326
Holyhead 543,752 1,278,364 +734,612
London 266,927 1,077,904 +810,977
Portsmouth 263,584 24,846 -238,738
Middlesbrough 46,381 207,273 +160,892

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 82
Manufacture of food products 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 36
2025-10 39
2025-09 42
2025-08 36

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 61
54m+ 32
0-1m 14
15m-54m 14
Other 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 £
France 2,011,994
Ireland 1,305,358
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 409,507
Netherlands 212,590
Spain 197,716

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 1,061,047 950,947 -110,100
Ireland 502,129 803,229 +301,100
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 223,970 185,537 -38,433
Netherlands 212,590 0 -212,590
Spain 101,898 95,818 -6,080
Bermuda 76,546 84,512 +7,966
Saint Helena 73,317 11,291 -62,026
Italy 70,613 0 -70,613
India 40,740 26,845 -13,895
Germany 47,090 0 -47,090

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 90,033
Ireland 39,447
Italy 12,619
Netherlands 491
Germany 489

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 37,928 52,105 +14,177
Ireland 23,147 16,300 -6,847
Italy 6,497 6,122 -375
Netherlands 0 491 +491
Germany 0 489 +489
France 8 0 -8

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) 3,633,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 722,010
Other 240,962
Air transport 115,407

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) 1,890,226 1,743,545 -146,681
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 395,321 326,689 -68,632
Other 133,539 107,423 -26,116
Air transport 94,135 21,272 -72,863

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,778,956
Dover / Eurotunnel 617,560
Liverpool Docks 563,896
Southampton 339,030
Fishguard 313,919

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 846,677 932,279 +85,602
Dover / Eurotunnel 506,489 111,071 -395,418
Liverpool Docks 205,869 358,027 +152,158
Southampton 276,822 62,208 -214,614
Fishguard 32,935 280,984 +248,049
Milford 131,197 140,082 +8,885
000 133,539 107,423 -26,116
London Gateway Port 41,864 116,598 +74,734
London Heathrow Airport 94,135 19,359 -74,776
Eurotunnel 107,648 3,415 -104,233

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 021012

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

Description: Pork bellies (streaky) and pieces of bellies