Import/export HS code 16023211: Uncooked chicken meat

Raw chicken meat preserved or prepared for cooking

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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 £
Poland 162,108,141
Netherlands 82,256,055
Germany 40,524,761
Ireland 17,602,064
Hungary 17,103,549

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 £
Poland 64,902,805 97,205,336 +32,302,531
Netherlands 35,356,683 46,899,372 +11,542,689
Germany 28,319,522 12,205,239 -16,114,283
Ireland 7,369,224 10,232,840 +2,863,616
Hungary 6,199,098 10,904,451 +4,705,353
Greece 6,086,928 6,833,320 +746,392
Brazil 4,331,224 4,544,250 +213,026
France 3,516,928 4,603,315 +1,086,387
Romania 1,138,413 2,141,531 +1,003,118
Lithuania 237,465 529,780 +292,315

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 £
Poland 161,598,387
Netherlands 80,294,411
Germany 39,519,461
Hungary 17,253,300
Greece 13,484,529

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 £
Poland 64,329,107 97,269,280 +32,940,173
Netherlands 34,051,825 46,242,586 +12,190,761
Germany 27,751,429 11,768,032 -15,983,397
Hungary 6,406,011 10,847,289 +4,441,278
Greece 6,394,047 7,090,482 +696,435
Brazil 4,331,224 4,544,250 +213,026
France 3,413,737 4,498,877 +1,085,140
Ireland 2,420,194 3,855,098 +1,434,904
Romania 1,180,253 2,167,284 +987,031
Lithuania 237,465 529,780 +292,315

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 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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 14 8 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Essex 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0

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) 296,433,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,093,962
Other 14,193,334
Air transport 21,963

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) 131,857,508 164,575,708 +32,718,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,057,381 25,036,581 +5,979,200
Other 6,945,806 7,247,528 +301,722
Air transport 21,963 0 -21,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 132,460,839
Eurotunnel 40,896,101
Harwich 36,775,753
Immingham Docks 36,559,444
Killingholme 23,450,112

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 52,941,533 79,519,306 +26,577,773
Eurotunnel 17,306,787 23,589,314 +6,282,527
Harwich 13,398,818 23,376,935 +9,978,117
Immingham Docks 8,619,555 27,939,889 +19,320,334
Killingholme 22,597,490 852,622 -21,744,868
Felixstowe 11,159,355 11,616,297 +456,942
000 6,945,806 7,247,528 +301,722
Hull 7,373,112 4,793,983 -2,579,129
London 5,807,508 5,557,341 -250,167
London Gateway Port 4,378,540 3,016,553 -1,361,987

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 78
Food and beverage service activities 19
Manufacture of food products 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 38
2026-03 42
2026-02 35
2026-01 35
2025-12 41

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 51
54m+ 33
0-1m 29
15m-54m 8
Other 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 £
Ireland 10,144,852
Italy 541,551
Spain 486,333
Netherlands 422,879
Poland 345,944

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 3,840,162 6,304,690 +2,464,528
Italy 269,101 272,450 +3,349
Spain 93,845 392,488 +298,643
Netherlands 311,250 111,629 -199,621
Poland 115,104 230,840 +115,736
Germany 54,075 185,921 +131,846
Norway 203,128 0 -203,128
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 86,515 100,339 +13,824
Hungary 51,094 70,448 +19,354
Portugal 50,045 51,115 +1,070

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 8,654,720
Ireland 233,947
Germany 160,935
Netherlands 89,796
Poland 29,465

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 3,385,474 5,269,246 +1,883,772
Ireland 119,496 114,451 -5,045
Germany 82,349 78,586 -3,763
Netherlands 52,586 37,210 -15,376
Poland 18,028 11,437 -6,591
Hungary 20,964 1,177 -19,787
Bulgaria 50 0 -50
Brazil 0 40 +40

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 9,377,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,371,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,624
Air transport 4,356

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 £
Other 3,748,791 5,628,685 +1,879,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,285,059 2,086,800 +801,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,638 207,986 -13,652
Air transport 4,356 0 -4,356

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,377,476
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,905,208
Holyhead 743,497
Immingham Docks 270,234
London Gateway Port 169,766

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 £
000 3,748,791 5,628,685 +1,879,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 606,258 1,298,950 +692,692
Holyhead 178,982 564,515 +385,533
Immingham Docks 204,528 65,706 -138,822
London Gateway Port 53,664 116,102 +62,438
Southampton 127,230 33,140 -94,090
Harwich 130,548 0 -130,548
Liverpool Docks 29,766 95,016 +65,250
Dover 115,104 3,166 -111,938
Felixstowe 28,022 73,413 +45,391

Quick facts

HS code: 16023211

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

Description: Raw chicken meat preserved or prepared for cooking