Import/export HS code 02101981: Boneless meat cuts

Boneless meat cuts, preserved by salting, drying, or smoking

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  • 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 £
Italy 109,582,354
Spain 41,307,107
Belgium 23,429,284
France 7,849,145
Netherlands 6,314,400

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 £
Italy 57,924,876 51,657,478 -6,267,398
Spain 21,266,334 20,040,773 -1,225,561
Belgium 11,721,314 11,707,970 -13,344
France 7,124,960 724,185 -6,400,775
Netherlands 5,047,271 1,267,129 -3,780,142
Ireland 3,011,745 2,283,746 -727,999
Denmark 264,866 1,459,903 +1,195,037
Austria 454,696 867,266 +412,570
Germany 665,511 347,251 -318,260
Czechia 128,319 28,142 -100,177

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 £
Italy 127,367,516
Spain 44,847,681
Germany 6,904,166
Denmark 2,375,876
Austria 1,581,001

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 £
Italy 68,504,984 58,862,532 -9,642,452
Spain 23,220,719 21,626,962 -1,593,757
Germany 3,688,830 3,215,336 -473,494
Denmark 2,352,119 23,757 -2,328,362
Austria 629,442 951,559 +322,117
Poland 1,058,984 5,712 -1,053,272
Ireland 271,495 443,108 +171,613
France 247,060 169,522 -77,538
Netherlands 240,446 151,111 -89,335
Croatia 104,206 25,272 -78,934

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - West and North West 16
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Outer London - South 10

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 17 12 -5
Outer London - West and North West 15 11 -4
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Outer London - South 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3

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) 160,206,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,043,200
Other 12,212,597
Air transport 13,061

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) 86,889,700 73,316,335 -13,573,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,757,952 12,285,248 -1,472,704
Other 7,292,674 4,919,923 -2,372,751
Air transport 11,875 1,186 -10,689

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 56,595,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,744,393
Dover 41,787,650
London 16,083,571
000 12,212,597

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 30,993,988 25,601,713 -5,392,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,306,970 23,437,423 -5,869,547
Dover 21,489,559 20,298,091 -1,191,468
London 8,369,635 7,713,936 -655,699
000 7,292,674 4,919,923 -2,372,751
Portsmouth 4,310,651 3,082,976 -1,227,675
Immingham Docks 3,057,204 1,772,558 -1,284,646
Middlesbrough 1,312,207 1,496,650 +184,443
Newhaven 1,016,307 1,593,088 +576,781
Holyhead 218,679 316,425 +97,746

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 104
Food and beverage service activities 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of food products 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 63
2025-11 61
2025-10 61
2025-09 62
2025-08 55

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 79
0-1m 31
54m+ 30
15m-54m 17
Other 5

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 £
Ireland 253,145
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 178,525
Italy 172,787
Iceland 26,566
Singapore 6,322

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 £
Ireland 156,288 96,857 -59,431
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 104,587 73,938 -30,649
Italy 152,588 20,199 -132,389
Iceland 5,875 20,691 +14,816
Singapore 1,380 4,942 +3,562
France 0 2,203 +2,203
Germany 2,062 0 -2,062
Spain 1,090 127 -963

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 £
Italy 86,281
XI 9,389
Netherlands 4,722
Spain 1,618
Germany 206

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 £
Italy 45,886 40,395 -5,491
XI 146 9,243 +9,097
Netherlands 3,153 1,569 -1,584
Spain 757 861 +104
Germany 206 0 -206
Denmark 0 106 +106

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 252,542
Air transport 180,937
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,476

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 £
Other 156,579 95,963 -60,616
Air transport 106,033 74,904 -31,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,449 23,423 -132,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,809 24,667 +18,858

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 252,542
London Heathrow Airport 178,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,990
Middlesbrough 24,154
London Gateway Port 3,192

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 £
000 156,579 95,963 -60,616
London Heathrow Airport 104,587 73,938 -30,649
Dover / Eurotunnel 152,588 22,402 -130,186
Middlesbrough 4,429 19,725 +15,296
London Gateway Port 0 3,192 +3,192
Southampton 1,380 1,750 +370
Dover 2,861 0 -2,861
Birmingham Airport 1,446 966 -480
Holyhead 0 1,021 +1,021

Quick facts

HS code: 02101981

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

Description: Boneless meat cuts, preserved by salting, drying, or smoking