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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  • 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 £
Belgium 35,544,955
Romania 1,627,871
France 1,449,873
Ireland 1,381,276
Poland 270,882

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 20,414,007 15,130,948 -5,283,059
Romania 968,826 659,045 -309,781
France 963,310 486,563 -476,747
Ireland 876,203 505,073 -371,130
Poland 173,885 96,997 -76,888
Germany 128,067 54,675 -73,392
Czechia 63,782 59,685 -4,097
Thailand 0 103,880 +103,880
Spain 36,092 41,862 +5,770
Greece 37,210 38,655 +1,445

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 27,630,182
Czechia 5,611,509
Italy 2,795,051
Romania 1,829,609
Ireland 1,090,888

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 14,678,269 12,951,913 -1,726,356
Czechia 3,625,135 1,986,374 -1,638,761
Italy 2,656,706 138,345 -2,518,361
Romania 1,071,038 758,571 -312,467
Ireland 677,187 413,701 -263,486
France 223,824 345,489 +121,665
Poland 175,161 116,257 -58,904
Germany 156,208 54,675 -101,533
Thailand 0 103,880 +103,880
Bulgaria 54,898 33,566 -21,332

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - West and North West 9
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 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Kent 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
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) 36,826,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,635,497
Other 510,111
Air transport 8,804

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) 21,280,037 15,546,422 -5,733,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,148,340 1,487,157 -661,183
Other 338,288 171,823 -166,465
Air transport 7,931 873 -7,058

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,790,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,996,611
Eurotunnel 6,930,058
London 2,096,872
Liverpool Docks 1,073,591

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 8,593,211 6,197,328 -2,395,883
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,524,831 5,471,780 -3,053,051
Eurotunnel 3,585,245 3,344,813 -240,432
London 1,202,166 894,706 -307,460
Liverpool Docks 659,890 413,701 -246,189
Immingham Docks 385,198 261,119 -124,079
000 338,288 171,823 -166,465
Middlesbrough 298,183 169,802 -128,381
Portsmouth 99,451 109,069 +9,618
Felixstowe 0 103,880 +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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 6
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
2026-01 16
2025-11 24
2025-10 21
2025-09 14
2025-08 14

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 41
54m+ 11
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
Other 2

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 399,107
Cyprus 65,940
Bahrain 8,544
France 4,954

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 191,695 207,412 +15,717
Cyprus 0 65,940 +65,940
Bahrain 8,544 0 -8,544
France 0 4,954 +4,954

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 9,059
Ireland 2,582
Czechia 1,498
XI 1,035
France 523

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 5,296 3,763 -1,533
Ireland 2,557 25 -2,532
Czechia 1,055 443 -612
XI 1,035 0 -1,035
France 459 64 -395
Hungary 0 89 +89
Italy 0 21 +21
Belgium 0 18 +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) 325,483
Other 74,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,940
Air transport 12,156

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) 136,612 188,871 +52,259
Other 55,083 19,883 -35,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 65,940 +65,940
Air transport 8,544 3,612 -4,932

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 320,529
000 74,966
Felixstowe 65,940
London Heathrow Airport 8,544
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 136,612 183,917 +47,305
000 55,083 19,883 -35,200
Felixstowe 0 65,940 +65,940
London Heathrow Airport 8,544 0 -8,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 3,619 +3,619
East Midlands Airport 0 3,612 +3,612
Poole 0 1,335 +1,335

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