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 11,407,607
Germany 7,951,315
Poland 4,987,875
Egypt 4,066,248
Ireland 3,188,002

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 4,766,022 6,641,585 +1,875,563
Germany 4,067,631 3,883,684 -183,947
Poland 2,624,886 2,362,989 -261,897
Egypt 1,242,231 2,824,017 +1,581,786
Ireland 1,723,622 1,464,380 -259,242
France 1,404,440 1,429,953 +25,513
Netherlands 1,725,287 326,900 -1,398,387
Spain 330,194 340,762 +10,568
Italy 207,591 261,684 +54,093
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 13,276,390
Germany 5,714,278
Poland 5,300,565
Egypt 4,059,761
Ireland 3,243,404

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 5,631,234 7,645,156 +2,013,922
Germany 2,740,458 2,973,820 +233,362
Poland 2,909,865 2,390,700 -519,165
Egypt 1,235,744 2,824,017 +1,588,273
Ireland 1,786,034 1,457,370 -328,664
Netherlands 1,758,339 357,348 -1,400,991
United Kingdom 726,518 953,862 +227,344
Australia 391,159 386,146 -5,013
Spain 498,702 205,720 -292,982
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 12
West Midlands 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 10 9 -1
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 0 -4
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Kent 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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) 22,689,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,714,676
Road transport 135,448
Air transport 128,564
Other 10,626

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) 12,344,474 10,344,811 -1,999,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,431,378 10,283,298 +3,851,920
Road transport 135,448 0 -135,448
Air transport 59,078 69,486 +10,408
Other 4,893 5,733 +840

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,018,640
Dover 11,624,854
Eurotunnel 3,782,882
Holyhead 2,839,642
Immingham Docks 1,783,810

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 6,766,257 9,252,383 +2,486,126
Dover 5,449,069 6,175,785 +726,716
Eurotunnel 2,478,176 1,304,706 -1,173,470
Holyhead 1,452,779 1,386,863 -65,916
Immingham Docks 498,052 1,285,758 +787,706
Killingholme 1,250,976 0 -1,250,976
Harwich 391,957 432,545 +40,588
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,321 456,591 +401,270
Belfast Port 155,322 163,032 +7,710
Liverpool Docks 143,628 56,931 -86,697

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 13
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 20
2026-02 13
2026-01 12
2025-12 11

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
15m-54m 12
54m+ 12
0-1m 7

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 17,662,213
Poland 9,409,732
Egypt 8,847,303
Germany 7,098,476
Morocco 6,914,685

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 8,725,895 8,936,318 +210,423
Poland 4,906,583 4,503,149 -403,434
Egypt 3,953,313 4,893,990 +940,677
Germany 3,085,836 4,012,640 +926,804
Morocco 3,940,271 2,974,414 -965,857
Mexico 2,763,980 4,087,509 +1,323,529
France 3,178,406 2,458,585 -719,821
Ghana 1,649,367 2,084,793 +435,426
Ireland 1,610,719 1,593,884 -16,835
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,031,806 947,793 -84,013

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 2,004,314

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 832,461 1,171,853 +339,392

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) 42,764,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,976,951
Other 2,004,314
Air transport 20,931

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) 21,278,280 21,485,878 +207,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,268,908 17,708,043 +1,439,135
Other 832,461 1,171,853 +339,392
Air transport 10,624 10,307 -317

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,983,112
London Gateway Port 19,876,399
Felixstowe 14,627,997
Immingham Docks 8,939,837
Southampton 4,791,632

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 12,395,690 9,587,422 -2,808,268
London Gateway Port 10,960,603 8,915,796 -2,044,807
Felixstowe 4,861,567 9,766,430 +4,904,863
Immingham Docks 4,387,599 4,552,238 +164,639
Southampton 2,501,538 2,290,094 -211,444
000 832,461 1,171,853 +339,392
Holyhead 762,077 567,517 -194,560
Portsmouth 558,340 707,099 +148,759
Eurotunnel 12,672 1,210,506 +1,197,834
Grangemouth Docks 505,916 359,007 -146,909

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