Import/export HS code 021012: Bellies and cuts

Pork bellies (streaky) and pieces of bellies

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 51,378,284
Italy 43,162,199
France 6,810,420
Belgium 5,690,022
Ireland 5,539,713

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 29,906,356 21,471,928 -8,434,428
Italy 21,044,577 22,117,622 +1,073,045
France 4,363,069 2,447,351 -1,915,718
Belgium 2,367,331 3,322,691 +955,360
Ireland 2,858,802 2,680,911 -177,891
Poland 736,268 184,770 -551,498
Germany 376,103 306,534 -69,569
Denmark 310,712 333,833 +23,121
Spain 298,825 345,456 +46,631
Hungary 244,937 50,431 -194,506

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 51,710,438
Italy 46,922,070
Belgium 6,036,171
Ireland 2,413,361
Germany 1,442,777

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 30,451,762 21,258,676 -9,193,086
Italy 22,845,159 24,076,911 +1,231,752
Belgium 3,656,236 2,379,935 -1,276,301
Ireland 1,077,942 1,335,419 +257,477
Germany 395,175 1,047,602 +652,427
Poland 709,233 499,923 -209,310
France 525,013 472,907 -52,106
Spain 304,158 379,304 +75,146
Portugal 272,206 182,165 -90,041
Hungary 292,676 67,445 -225,231

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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 - West 8 11 +3
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Kent 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Essex 4 2 -2
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) 80,513,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,375,890
Other 3,415,858

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) 43,390,107 37,122,979 -6,267,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,497,066 14,878,824 -2,618,242
Other 1,972,547 1,443,311 -529,236

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 38,459,399
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,761,745
Immingham Docks 18,476,488
Felixstowe 17,103,380
Dover 12,844,110

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 21,551,931 16,907,468 -4,644,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,740,798 9,020,947 -2,719,851
Immingham Docks 10,260,204 8,216,284 -2,043,920
Felixstowe 9,683,365 7,420,015 -2,263,350
Dover 5,608,552 7,235,558 +1,627,006
000 1,972,547 1,443,311 -529,236
Holyhead 1,045,717 1,349,545 +303,828
London 513,486 1,418,872 +905,386
Middlesbrough 100,693 224,543 +123,850
Portsmouth 173,289 27,892 -145,397

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
78
Manufacture of food products
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Food and beverage service activities
16
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
2026-05 35
2026-04 33
2026-03 40
2026-02 35
2026-01 41

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 62
54m+ 30
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
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 1,801,508
Ireland 1,498,364
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 476,910
Spain 206,762
Bermuda 173,407

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 1,091,991 709,517 -382,474
Ireland 643,775 854,589 +210,814
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 244,112 232,798 -11,314
Spain 95,608 111,154 +15,546
Bermuda 85,345 88,062 +2,717
Netherlands 95,754 0 -95,754
Saint Helena 29,699 42,520 +12,821
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 109,734
Ireland 44,238
Italy 14,800
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 43,658 66,076 +22,418
Ireland 23,461 20,777 -2,684
Italy 7,925 6,875 -1,050
Netherlands 491 0 -491
Germany 0 489 +489

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) 3,471,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 823,748
Other 275,331
Air transport 94,035

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) 1,924,578 1,546,896 -377,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 403,492 420,256 +16,764
Other 144,839 130,492 -14,347
Air transport 72,493 21,542 -50,951

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,668,970
Liverpool Docks 669,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 404,374
Fishguard 369,386
Milford 309,063

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 965,675 703,295 -262,380
Liverpool Docks 258,174 411,616 +153,442
Dover / Eurotunnel 286,998 117,376 -169,622
Fishguard 32,935 336,451 +303,516
Milford 242,843 66,220 -176,623
Southampton 250,624 34,201 -216,423
000 144,839 130,492 -14,347
Felixstowe 51,328 165,241 +113,913
London Gateway Port 82,740 90,232 +7,492
Eurotunnel 111,063 0 -111,063

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