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 165,375,550
Netherlands 80,970,087
Germany 37,327,223
Ireland 17,997,213
Hungary 16,888,175

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 68,485,415 96,890,135 +28,404,720
Netherlands 37,314,271 43,655,816 +6,341,545
Germany 27,278,491 10,048,732 -17,229,759
Ireland 7,972,395 10,024,818 +2,052,423
Hungary 6,411,209 10,476,966 +4,065,757
Greece 6,128,548 6,580,736 +452,188
Brazil 4,411,891 4,010,284 -401,607
France 3,316,478 4,250,042 +933,564
Romania 1,414,464 2,063,336 +648,872
Lithuania 297,138 529,015 +231,877

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 165,034,137
Netherlands 79,652,040
Germany 36,584,030
Hungary 17,037,926
Greece 13,252,864

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 67,952,287 97,081,850 +29,129,563
Netherlands 36,740,217 42,911,823 +6,171,606
Germany 26,712,724 9,871,306 -16,841,418
Hungary 6,620,500 10,417,426 +3,796,926
Greece 6,445,507 6,807,357 +361,850
Brazil 4,411,891 4,010,284 -401,607
France 3,139,044 4,184,063 +1,045,019
Ireland 2,873,319 3,932,032 +1,058,713
Romania 1,439,583 2,089,089 +649,506
Lithuania 297,138 529,015 +231,877

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 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Inner London - East 11
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 12 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
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 6 6 +0
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) 296,336,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,472,276
Other 12,994,360
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) 136,035,352 160,301,301 +24,265,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,101,686 22,370,590 +1,268,904
Other 6,385,653 6,608,707 +223,054
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 134,363,527
Eurotunnel 41,283,268
Immingham Docks 37,882,747
Harwich 37,439,994
Felixstowe 23,176,756

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 55,621,524 78,742,003 +23,120,479
Eurotunnel 18,581,299 22,701,969 +4,120,670
Immingham Docks 12,763,331 25,119,416 +12,356,085
Harwich 13,517,768 23,922,226 +10,404,458
Felixstowe 12,657,115 10,519,641 -2,137,474
Killingholme 19,429,956 1,273,471 -18,156,485
000 6,385,653 6,608,707 +223,054
Hull 7,690,886 3,796,859 -3,894,027
London 5,146,877 4,614,383 -532,494
London Gateway Port 3,798,083 3,143,711 -654,372

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
79
Food and beverage service activities
19
Manufacture of food products
19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Other personal service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 38
2026-03 42
2026-02 35
2026-01 35

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 50
54m+ 33
0-1m 28
Other 9
15m-54m 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 10,189,052
Italy 541,551
Spain 479,227
Netherlands 442,646
Poland 288,392

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 3,870,678 6,318,374 +2,447,696
Italy 447,606 93,945 -353,661
Spain 89,113 390,114 +301,001
Netherlands 310,603 132,043 -178,560
Poland 131,567 156,825 +25,258
Germany 54,075 185,921 +131,846
Norway 203,128 0 -203,128
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,304 88,454 -6,850
Portugal 50,077 51,132 +1,055
Greece 2,410 79,822 +77,412

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 8,734,813
Ireland 227,270
Germany 154,435
Netherlands 88,376
Poland 27,018

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 3,206,944 5,527,869 +2,320,925
Ireland 111,102 116,168 +5,066
Germany 86,346 68,089 -18,257
Netherlands 51,087 37,289 -13,798
Poland 16,605 10,413 -6,192
Hungary 17,701 4,394 -13,307
Denmark 0 134 +134
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 9,442,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,296,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 420,030
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 3,593,361 5,849,544 +2,256,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,628,586 1,667,764 +39,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 238,452 181,578 -56,874
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 9,442,905
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,922,303
Holyhead 711,727
Immingham Docks 268,834
London Gateway Port 167,594

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 3,593,361 5,849,544 +2,256,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 825,279 1,097,024 +271,745
Holyhead 364,322 347,405 -16,917
Immingham Docks 204,509 64,325 -140,184
London Gateway Port 69,530 98,064 +28,534
Southampton 120,764 32,524 -88,240
Harwich 130,548 0 -130,548
Liverpool Docks 29,766 95,016 +65,250
Felixstowe 30,590 68,623 +38,033
Dover 59,135 1,583 -57,552

Quick facts

HS code: 16023211

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

Description: Raw chicken meat preserved or prepared for cooking