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 37,635,993
Romania 1,666,516
France 1,524,042
Ireland 1,325,145
Poland 245,885

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 20,133,314 17,502,679 -2,630,635
Romania 804,533 861,983 +57,450
France 923,279 600,763 -322,516
Ireland 769,031 556,114 -212,917
Poland 164,665 81,220 -83,445
Germany 128,983 46,277 -82,706
Czechia 65,117 82,180 +17,063
Thailand 103,880 0 -103,880
Spain 36,997 50,656 +13,659
Greece 37,210 40,263 +3,053

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 29,512,310
Czechia 5,980,942
Italy 2,551,073
Romania 1,870,561
Ireland 964,177

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 14,463,971 15,048,339 +584,368
Czechia 3,609,891 2,371,051 -1,238,840
Italy 2,539,696 11,377 -2,528,319
Romania 908,343 962,218 +53,875
Ireland 573,244 390,933 -182,311
France 242,944 450,343 +207,399
Poland 164,665 112,321 -52,344
Germany 157,124 46,277 -110,847
Bulgaria 49,469 55,504 +6,035
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 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
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 6 10 +4
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 1 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Kent 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
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) 38,542,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,980,959
Other 607,039
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) 20,799,321 17,742,845 -3,056,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,128,421 1,852,538 -275,883
Other 334,061 272,978 -61,083
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 15,795,917
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,350,706
Eurotunnel 7,361,435
London 2,341,319
Liverpool Docks 954,496

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 8,303,913 7,492,004 -811,909
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,279,296 6,071,410 -2,207,886
Eurotunnel 3,725,607 3,635,828 -89,779
London 1,114,797 1,226,522 +111,725
Liverpool Docks 563,563 390,933 -172,630
Immingham Docks 352,483 376,298 +23,815
000 334,061 272,978 -61,083
Middlesbrough 293,533 214,661 -78,872
Portsmouth 117,149 121,281 +4,132
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 49
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
2026-04 18
2026-03 12
2026-02 12
2026-01 16
2025-12 24

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+ 11
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 498,591
Cyprus 65,940
Bahrain 8,544
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 201,744 296,847 +95,103
Cyprus 0 65,940 +65,940
Bahrain 8,544 0 -8,544
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 11,360
XI 5,935
Czechia 1,405
Ireland 1,334
France 629

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 6,095 5,265 -830
XI 586 5,349 +4,763
Czechia 834 571 -263
Ireland 1,246 88 -1,158
France 523 106 -417
Italy 0 148 +148
Hungary 0 89 +89
Spain 0 50 +50
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) 390,111
Other 109,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,060
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) 155,840 234,271 +78,431
Other 49,523 60,299 +10,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 69,060 +69,060
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 385,157
000 109,822
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 152,221 232,936 +80,715
000 49,523 60,299 +10,776
Felixstowe 0 65,940 +65,940
London Heathrow Airport 8,544 0 -8,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,619 0 -3,619
East Midlands Airport 0 3,612 +3,612
Immingham Docks 0 3,120 +3,120
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