Import/export HS code 02101981: Boneless meat cuts

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

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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 £
Italy 120,122,072
Spain 45,343,111
Belgium 26,473,799
Netherlands 6,275,934
France 6,210,057

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 58,508,143 61,613,929 +3,105,786
Spain 22,007,398 23,335,713 +1,328,315
Belgium 12,396,819 14,076,980 +1,680,161
Netherlands 4,984,865 1,291,069 -3,693,796
France 5,395,068 814,989 -4,580,079
Ireland 2,796,342 2,948,463 +152,121
Denmark 662,794 1,637,250 +974,456
Austria 802,225 519,713 -282,512
Germany 668,111 436,161 -231,950
Czechia 133,053 24,037 -109,016

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 138,155,395
Spain 49,258,941
Germany 7,631,732
Denmark 2,374,488
Austria 1,579,328

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 68,430,708 69,724,687 +1,293,979
Spain 23,796,345 25,462,596 +1,666,251
Germany 3,570,806 4,060,926 +490,120
Denmark 2,350,731 23,757 -2,326,974
Austria 975,243 604,085 -371,158
Poland 1,059,427 4,348 -1,055,079
Ireland 365,747 495,667 +129,920
Netherlands 243,310 163,625 -79,685
France 173,749 151,482 -22,267
Portugal 57,037 84,626 +27,589

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 17
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
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 16 11 -5
Inner London - West 14 13 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - South 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 4 7 +3
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) 172,836,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,379,326
Other 13,268,664
Air transport 15,227

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) 87,669,747 85,166,582 -2,503,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,699,941 15,679,385 +1,979,444
Other 7,279,480 5,989,184 -1,290,296
Air transport 11,875 3,352 -8,523

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 62,609,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,794,567
Dover 44,686,417
London 18,296,361
000 13,268,664

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 31,910,016 30,699,591 -1,210,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,686,050 27,108,517 -2,577,533
Dover 20,841,643 23,844,774 +3,003,131
London 8,131,433 10,164,928 +2,033,495
000 7,279,480 5,989,184 -1,290,296
Portsmouth 4,259,265 3,066,214 -1,193,051
Immingham Docks 3,199,472 2,162,526 -1,036,946
Middlesbrough 1,476,765 1,609,253 +132,488
Newhaven 983,848 1,516,160 +532,312
Holyhead 286,155 350,097 +63,942

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 107
Food and beverage service activities 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of food products 14
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
2026-04 72
2026-03 62
2026-02 58
2026-01 63
2025-12 67

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 29
54m+ 29
15m-54m 18
Other 6

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 355,809
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 180,326
Italy 172,787
Iceland 35,222
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 157,463 198,346 +40,883
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 104,764 75,562 -29,202
Italy 168,218 4,569 -163,649
Iceland 8,527 26,695 +18,168
Singapore 3,130 4,092 +962
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 108,312
XI 11,267
Netherlands 4,027
Spain 1,379
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 46,523 61,789 +15,266
XI 1,329 9,938 +8,609
Netherlands 2,453 1,574 -879
Spain 518 861 +343
Germany 206 0 -206
Denmark 0 154 +154

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 355,270
Air transport 187,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 179,869
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 156,810 198,460 +41,650
Air transport 106,210 80,826 -25,384
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 174,303 5,566 -168,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,211 24,526 +14,315

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 355,270
London Heathrow Airport 180,326
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,990
Middlesbrough 28,512
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 £
000 156,810 198,460 +41,650
London Heathrow Airport 104,764 75,562 -29,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 170,421 4,569 -165,852
Middlesbrough 7,081 21,431 +14,350
Birmingham Airport 1,446 5,264 +3,818
London Gateway Port 0 4,092 +4,092
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