Import/export HS code 0504: Animal guts and stomachs

Includes guts, bladders, and stomachs of animals (except fish). These can be fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried, or smoked

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 £
China 11,161,051
Germany 7,283,153
Poland 5,009,923
Egypt 3,936,496
Ireland 3,038,611

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 £
China 5,284,915 5,876,136 +591,221
Germany 3,858,444 3,424,709 -433,735
Poland 2,803,280 2,206,643 -596,637
Egypt 1,110,421 2,826,075 +1,715,654
Ireland 1,725,778 1,312,833 -412,945
France 1,254,043 1,252,993 -1,050
Netherlands 1,488,897 277,938 -1,210,959
Spain 310,516 323,829 +13,313
Belgium 189,109 286,077 +96,968
Morocco 0 461,518 +461,518

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 £
China 12,988,925
Poland 5,167,879
Germany 5,150,000
Egypt 3,936,496
Ireland 3,093,701

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 £
China 6,209,737 6,779,188 +569,451
Poland 3,005,825 2,162,054 -843,771
Germany 2,530,416 2,619,584 +89,168
Egypt 1,110,421 2,826,075 +1,715,654
Ireland 1,804,092 1,289,609 -514,483
Netherlands 1,617,270 246,536 -1,370,734
United Kingdom 597,832 922,076 +324,244
Australia 377,439 387,294 +9,855
Spain 413,454 174,549 -238,905
Morocco 0 461,518 +461,518

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 13
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 - East and North East 11 9 -2
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 0 -3
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Kent 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -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) 21,219,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,337,449
Road transport 135,448
Air transport 127,064
Other 11,877

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) 11,940,612 9,278,818 -2,661,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,817,542 9,519,907 +2,702,365
Road transport 135,448 0 -135,448
Air transport 57,578 69,486 +11,908
Other 6,114 5,763 -351

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,529,009
Dover 10,813,132
Eurotunnel 3,439,613
Holyhead 2,696,921
Immingham Docks 1,982,363

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 £
Felixstowe 6,808,992 8,720,017 +1,911,025
Dover 5,451,127 5,362,005 -89,122
Eurotunnel 2,235,207 1,204,406 -1,030,801
Holyhead 1,456,076 1,240,845 -215,231
Immingham Docks 714,724 1,267,639 +552,915
Killingholme 1,075,973 0 -1,075,973
Harwich 365,689 432,414 +66,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,108 246,496 -10,612
Belfast Port 148,835 163,032 +14,197
Liverpool Docks 141,553 52,024 -89,529

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
43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Manufacture of food products
13
Food and beverage service activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 13
2026-03 20
2026-02 13
2026-01 12

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 35
54m+ 12
15m-54m 11
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 17,441,204
Poland 9,145,881
Egypt 8,767,303
Mexico 7,253,760
Germany 6,997,356

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 £
Netherlands 8,768,233 8,672,971 -95,262
Poland 4,558,406 4,587,475 +29,069
Egypt 4,444,099 4,323,204 -120,895
Mexico 3,158,038 4,095,722 +937,684
Germany 3,141,498 3,855,858 +714,360
Morocco 3,598,604 2,581,125 -1,017,479
France 2,575,442 2,240,865 -334,577
Ghana 1,769,261 2,088,206 +318,945
Ireland 1,605,146 1,366,830 -238,316
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,110,813 730,537 -380,276

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 1,919,975

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 788,017 1,131,958 +343,941

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) 41,004,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,499,329
Other 1,919,975
Air transport 15,231

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) 20,428,882 20,575,742 +146,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,415,289 16,084,040 -1,331,249
Other 788,017 1,131,958 +343,941
Air transport 4,924 10,307 +5,383

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,231,251
London Gateway Port 19,028,913
Felixstowe 14,392,845
Immingham Docks 9,162,789
Southampton 4,719,794

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 / Eurotunnel 10,966,858 9,264,393 -1,702,465
London Gateway Port 11,160,369 7,868,544 -3,291,825
Felixstowe 5,882,113 8,510,732 +2,628,619
Immingham Docks 4,534,659 4,628,130 +93,471
Southampton 2,390,009 2,329,785 -60,224
000 788,017 1,131,958 +343,941
Eurotunnel 296,659 1,315,356 +1,018,697
Portsmouth 584,980 678,003 +93,023
Holyhead 867,508 301,437 -566,071
Grangemouth Docks 433,170 542,649 +109,479

Quick facts

HS code: 0504

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

Description: Includes guts, bladders, and stomachs of animals (except fish). These can be fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried, or smoked