Import/export HS code 160220: Animal liver products

Prepared or preserved liver from any animal, such as pâté or canned liver

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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 £
Belgium 36,073,800
Romania 1,609,203
France 1,343,485
Ireland 1,184,378
Poland 222,041

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 £
Belgium 20,056,661 16,017,139 -4,039,522
Romania 815,982 793,221 -22,761
France 800,441 543,044 -257,397
Ireland 711,181 473,197 -237,984
Poland 162,019 60,022 -101,997
Germany 121,425 42,235 -79,190
Czechia 82,832 60,126 -22,706
Thailand 103,880 0 -103,880
Spain 42,187 54,815 +12,628
Greece 44,017 35,176 -8,841

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 £
Belgium 28,597,342
Czechia 5,715,887
Italy 2,005,914
Romania 1,804,470
Ireland 845,490

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 £
Belgium 14,915,065 13,682,277 -1,232,788
Czechia 3,438,137 2,277,750 -1,160,387
Italy 1,996,792 9,122 -1,987,670
Romania 937,757 866,713 -71,044
Ireland 523,521 321,969 -201,552
France 290,020 378,187 +88,167
Poland 162,019 95,179 -66,840
Germany 149,566 42,235 -107,331
Bulgaria 50,984 54,560 +3,576
Thailand 103,880 0 -103,880

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
Outer London - East and North East 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 36,700,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,861,166
Other 578,322
Air transport 10,792

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) 20,615,332 16,085,454 -4,529,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,080,910 1,780,256 -300,654
Other 323,442 254,880 -68,562
Air transport 7,931 2,861 -5,070

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,118,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,469,670
Eurotunnel 7,165,239
London 2,322,953
Liverpool Docks 843,703

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 £
Dover 8,229,397 6,888,993 -1,340,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,061,088 5,408,582 -2,652,506
Eurotunnel 3,832,786 3,332,453 -500,333
London 1,154,615 1,168,338 +13,723
Liverpool Docks 521,734 321,969 -199,765
Immingham Docks 309,260 377,653 +68,393
000 323,442 254,880 -68,562
Middlesbrough 309,849 197,274 -112,575
Portsmouth 119,599 104,002 -15,597
Felixstowe 103,880 0 -103,880

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
48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Manufacture of food products
8
Food and beverage service activities
7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 18
2026-03 12
2026-02 12
2026-01 16

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 42
54m+ 10
0-1m 9
15m-54m 8
Other 3

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 485,519
Cyprus 65,940
Bahrain 7,120
France 4,954
Saint Helena 3,120

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 224,578 260,941 +36,363
Cyprus 0 65,940 +65,940
Bahrain 7,120 0 -7,120
France 3,619 1,335 -2,284
Saint Helena 0 3,120 +3,120

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 £
China 11,782
XI 5,737
Czechia 1,278
France 686
Ireland 405

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 £
China 6,615 5,167 -1,448
XI 388 5,349 +4,961
Czechia 699 579 -120
France 523 163 -360
Ireland 323 82 -241
Italy 21 130 +109
Hungary 89 0 -89
Spain 0 50 +50
Belgium 18 0 -18

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) 377,691
Other 109,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,060
Air transport 10,732

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) 173,004 204,687 +31,683
Other 51,581 57,589 +6,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 69,060 +69,060
Air transport 10,732 0 -10,732

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 371,744
000 109,170
Felixstowe 65,940
London Heathrow Airport 7,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,619

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 £
Liverpool Docks 169,385 202,359 +32,974
000 51,581 57,589 +6,008
Felixstowe 0 65,940 +65,940
London Heathrow Airport 7,120 0 -7,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,619 0 -3,619
East Midlands Airport 3,612 0 -3,612
Immingham Docks 0 3,120 +3,120
Poole 0 1,335 +1,335
Holyhead 0 993 +993

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 160220

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

Description: Prepared or preserved liver from any animal, such as pâté or canned liver