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 116,487,662
Spain 43,891,920
Belgium 24,848,518
Ireland 5,794,557
Netherlands 5,649,377

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 60,528,938 55,958,724 -4,570,214
Spain 22,562,836 21,329,084 -1,233,752
Belgium 11,956,077 12,892,441 +936,364
Ireland 3,069,262 2,725,295 -343,967
Netherlands 4,413,733 1,235,644 -3,178,089
France 4,473,944 649,846 -3,824,098
Denmark 1,049,929 1,286,232 +236,303
Austria 828,059 238,835 -589,224
Germany 627,102 378,759 -248,343
Czechia 139,237 11,586 -127,651

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 132,814,252
Spain 47,455,055
Germany 7,095,965
Denmark 2,374,488
Austria 1,260,919

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 69,823,918 62,990,334 -6,833,584
Spain 24,147,277 23,307,778 -839,499
Germany 3,325,371 3,770,594 +445,223
Denmark 2,351,942 22,546 -2,329,396
Austria 937,712 323,207 -614,505
Ireland 438,962 663,388 +224,426
Poland 1,059,427 4,348 -1,055,079
Netherlands 242,794 152,148 -90,646
France 104,280 150,325 +46,045
Portugal 54,068 92,960 +38,892

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
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 16 12 -4
Outer London - West and North West 16 9 -7
Inner London - West 14 13 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - South 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 3 7 +4
Kent 4 4 +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) 166,880,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,453,176
Other 12,415,928
Air transport 13,056

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) 89,709,543 77,170,735 -12,538,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,093,505 14,359,671 +1,266,166
Other 7,114,633 5,301,295 -1,813,338
Air transport 8,085 4,971 -3,114

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 60,132,442
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,110,595
Dover 43,193,072
London 17,077,908
000 12,415,928

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 31,765,837 28,366,605 -3,399,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,603,359 24,507,236 -6,096,123
Dover 22,068,425 21,124,647 -943,778
London 7,795,771 9,282,137 +1,486,366
000 7,114,633 5,301,295 -1,813,338
Portsmouth 3,945,610 2,714,194 -1,231,416
Immingham Docks 3,063,631 2,088,849 -974,782
Middlesbrough 1,509,176 1,373,388 -135,788
Newhaven 1,130,023 1,231,625 +101,602
Holyhead 336,146 533,793 +197,647

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
105
Food and beverage service activities
32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Manufacture of food products
13
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
2026-05 71
2026-04 72
2026-03 62
2026-02 58
2026-01 63

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 83
0-1m 28
54m+ 27
15m-54m 18
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 348,283
Italy 172,787
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 167,135
Iceland 38,163
Singapore 7,222

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 170,050 178,233 +8,183
Italy 168,218 4,569 -163,649
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 91,417 75,718 -15,699
Iceland 12,218 25,945 +13,727
Singapore 4,252 2,970 -1,282
France 2,203 0 -2,203
Germany 2,062 0 -2,062
Spain 1,167 114 -1,053

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 107,015
XI 11,267
Netherlands 3,561
Spain 1,175
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 50,491 56,524 +6,033
XI 9,366 1,901 -7,465
Netherlands 2,263 1,298 -965
Spain 314 861 +547
Germany 206 0 -206
Denmark 106 48 -58

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 347,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 182,810
Air transport 173,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,737

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 169,397 178,347 +8,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 174,303 8,507 -165,796
Air transport 93,829 80,016 -13,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,058 20,679 +6,621

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 347,744
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,990
London Heathrow Airport 167,135
Middlesbrough 31,453
Birmingham Airport 6,710

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 £
000 169,397 178,347 +8,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,421 4,569 -165,852
London Heathrow Airport 91,417 75,718 -15,699
Middlesbrough 9,806 21,647 +11,841
Birmingham Airport 2,412 4,298 +1,886
London Gateway Port 1,122 2,970 +1,848
Southampton 3,130 0 -3,130
Dover 2,861 0 -2,861
Holyhead 1,021 0 -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