Import/export HS code 16023230: Chicken meat with 25-57% poultry

Processed chicken products containing 25-57% poultry meat or offal

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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 117,500,566
Germany 90,496,415
Thailand 69,640,065
Ireland 62,028,083
Netherlands 25,321,927

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 64,422,057 53,078,509 -11,343,548
Germany 42,438,970 48,057,445 +5,618,475
Thailand 38,429,879 31,210,186 -7,219,693
Ireland 26,997,346 35,030,737 +8,033,391
Netherlands 12,717,321 12,604,606 -112,715
France 8,510,466 8,099,672 -410,794
Denmark 7,805,498 6,553,918 -1,251,580
Brazil 6,654,522 6,463,902 -190,620
Hungary 5,248,933 6,168,208 +919,275
China 3,424,413 3,813,481 +389,068

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 135,630,423
Thailand 71,572,708
Germany 70,160,470
Ireland 38,016,527
Netherlands 22,768,445

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 70,150,953 65,479,470 -4,671,483
Thailand 39,502,376 32,070,332 -7,432,044
Germany 35,606,515 34,553,955 -1,052,560
Ireland 15,507,273 22,509,254 +7,001,981
Netherlands 11,310,313 11,458,132 +147,819
Denmark 7,867,706 6,512,743 -1,354,963
France 6,684,262 7,230,286 +546,024
Brazil 6,714,778 6,463,902 -250,876
Hungary 5,195,679 6,184,547 +988,868
China 3,362,715 2,957,067 -405,648

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
Outer London - South 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8

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 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Outer London - South 5 8 +3
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Kent 5 4 -1
West Midlands 5 4 -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) 285,176,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,745,871
Other 45,631,388
Road transport 148,412
Air transport 62,314

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) 142,512,312 142,664,370 +152,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,342,203 57,403,668 +2,061,465
Other 28,918,414 16,712,974 -12,205,440
Road transport 0 148,412 +148,412
Air transport 16,160 46,154 +29,994

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 172,518,550
000 45,631,388
Eurotunnel 36,293,355
Liverpool Docks 36,289,357
Felixstowe 29,594,143

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 91,626,808 80,891,742 -10,735,066
000 28,918,414 16,712,974 -12,205,440
Eurotunnel 19,134,661 17,158,694 -1,975,967
Liverpool Docks 14,768,667 21,520,690 +6,752,023
Felixstowe 18,194,810 11,399,333 -6,795,477
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,077,963 15,323,861 +5,245,898
Hull 10,256,316 9,617,206 -639,110
London Gateway Port 8,412,998 9,750,041 +1,337,043
Southampton 8,621,339 8,508,140 -113,199
Immingham Docks 8,884,317 7,815,971 -1,068,346

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
86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Manufacture of food products
21
Food and beverage service activities
10
Other personal service activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 68
2026-04 57
2026-03 57
2026-02 69
2026-01 58

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 49
54m+ 49
15m-54m 20
Other 11
0-1m 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 23,856,852
Germany 7,311,132
Italy 6,111,234
France 4,953,294
Poland 4,096,880

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 10,974,690 12,882,162 +1,907,472
Germany 2,621,119 4,690,013 +2,068,894
Italy 2,220,240 3,890,994 +1,670,754
France 3,394,049 1,559,245 -1,834,804
Poland 3,725,424 371,456 -3,353,968
Portugal 1,698,603 1,206,796 -491,807
Sweden 6,882 1,654,540 +1,647,658
Spain 747,170 716,453 -30,717
Norway 0 644,978 +644,978
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 281,842 273,395 -8,447

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 7,530,143
Brazil 644,606
Poland 260,565
Germany 104,522
Ireland 101,044

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 3,019,833 4,510,310 +1,490,477
Brazil 343,257 301,349 -41,908
Poland 116,390 144,175 +27,785
Germany 33,648 70,874 +37,226
Ireland 20,163 80,881 +60,718
Thailand 10,630 10,420 -210
China 0 4,131 +4,131
Netherlands 1,173 705 -468
France 0 964 +964
Bulgaria 151 39 -112

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) 43,651,505
Other 10,715,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,011,343
Road transport 72,432
Air transport 5,723

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) 21,372,857 22,278,648 +905,791
Other 4,659,472 6,055,872 +1,396,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 466,708 544,635 +77,927
Road transport 72,432 0 -72,432
Air transport 4,236 1,487 -2,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,487,656
000 10,715,344
Liverpool Docks 8,852,279
Holyhead 5,122,555
Harwich 2,986,910

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,781,539 13,706,117 +1,924,578
000 4,659,472 6,055,872 +1,396,400
Liverpool Docks 4,884,261 3,968,018 -916,243
Holyhead 1,896,942 3,225,613 +1,328,671
Harwich 2,642,425 344,485 -2,297,940
London 59,567 597,185 +537,618
Southampton 281,435 110,185 -171,250
London Gateway Port 95,494 258,490 +162,996
Immingham Docks 45,665 283,656 +237,991
Middlesbrough 67,703 172,000 +104,297

Quick facts

HS code: 16023230

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

Description: Processed chicken products containing 25-57% poultry meat or offal