Import/export HS code 160239: Various poultry meat products

Processed or preserved meat from other poultry, not including turkey or chicken

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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 £
China 30,119,377
Thailand 25,988,780
Ireland 9,954,910
Poland 5,605,252
Belgium 3,105,097

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 £
China 17,035,421 13,083,956 -3,951,465
Thailand 12,562,545 13,426,235 +863,690
Ireland 5,144,146 4,810,764 -333,382
Poland 2,024,071 3,581,181 +1,557,110
Belgium 1,448,122 1,656,975 +208,853
Greece 1,008,351 770,223 -238,128
France 713,813 555,149 -158,664
Germany 568,176 660,684 +92,508
Hungary 775,397 399,585 -375,812
Netherlands 143,698 505,326 +361,628

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 £
China 29,721,077
Thailand 26,816,217
Poland 5,619,007
Belgium 2,824,569
Greece 2,125,772

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 £
China 16,801,525 12,919,552 -3,881,973
Thailand 13,033,359 13,782,858 +749,499
Poland 2,030,700 3,588,307 +1,557,607
Belgium 1,334,729 1,489,840 +155,111
Greece 1,175,644 950,128 -225,516
Hungary 1,093,588 567,802 -525,786
Ireland 698,340 884,434 +186,094
Germany 435,898 560,733 +124,835
France 454,919 517,969 +63,050
Italy 292,684 346,113 +53,429

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Outer London - East and North East 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Kent 7

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 14 17 +3
Outer London - East and North East 10 12 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 4 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Kent 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,786,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,006,909
Other 15,231,502
Road transport 852,191
Air transport 5,107

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,063,634 24,722,894 +659,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,786,479 10,220,430 +2,433,951
Other 10,516,499 4,715,003 -5,801,496
Road transport 0 852,191 +852,191
Air transport 987 4,120 +3,133

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 43,940,961
000 15,231,502
Dover 6,948,573
Eurotunnel 4,303,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,120,966

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 £
Felixstowe 23,002,219 20,938,742 -2,063,477
000 10,516,499 4,715,003 -5,801,496
Dover 3,103,291 3,845,282 +741,991
Eurotunnel 2,065,641 2,238,112 +172,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,528,993 1,591,973 +62,980
499 0 2,979,582 +2,979,582
London Gateway Port 298,806 1,502,145 +1,203,339
Holyhead 578,717 853,885 +275,168
Harwich 326,306 717,613 +391,307
Southampton 329,244 548,659 +219,415

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
77
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Food and beverage service activities
22
Manufacture of food products
10
Other personal service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 40
2026-03 43
2026-02 44
2026-01 33

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 58
54m+ 27
0-1m 26
15m-54m 11
Other 8

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 10,912,325
Sweden 653,386
Gibraltar 522,306
Spain 374,984
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 94,800

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 5,585,449 5,326,876 -258,573
Sweden 209,160 444,226 +235,066
Gibraltar 453,841 68,465 -385,376
Spain 0 374,984 +374,984
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 53,139 41,661 -11,478
France 0 84,708 +84,708
Cayman Islands 82,860 0 -82,860
Netherlands 68,240 0 -68,240
Iceland 23,579 30,850 +7,271
Belgium 44,381 0 -44,381

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 2,440,698
Ireland 100,470
Thailand 96,991
Brazil 46,842
China 20,122

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 1,220,034 1,220,664 +630
Ireland 66,229 34,241 -31,988
Thailand 42,615 54,376 +11,761
Brazil 19,063 27,779 +8,716
China 6,594 13,528 +6,934
Italy 7,880 0 -7,880
Germany 3,245 2,661 -584
Netherlands 16 5,009 +4,993
France 3,143 0 -3,143
Belgium 1,331 0 -1,331

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) 8,654,242
Other 2,941,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,388,674
Air transport 113,714

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) 4,318,365 4,335,877 +17,512
Other 1,477,172 1,463,950 -13,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 780,431 608,243 -172,188
Air transport 81,436 32,278 -49,158

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 6,253,704
000 2,941,122
Liverpool Docks 1,623,160
Dover / Eurotunnel 828,226
London 518,233

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 £
Holyhead 3,052,876 3,200,828 +147,952
000 1,477,172 1,463,950 -13,222
Liverpool Docks 961,062 662,098 -298,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,075 511,151 +194,076
London 454,991 63,242 -391,749
London Gateway Port 43,884 415,545 +371,661
London Heathrow Airport 76,120 27,055 -49,065
Southampton 71,030 28,995 -42,035
Ayr Harbour 95,243 0 -95,243
Immingham Docks 61,691 15,066 -46,625

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 160239

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat from other poultry, not including turkey or chicken