Import/export HS code 16023929: Various poultry products

Cooked or processed poultry meat, ready to eat or store

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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 28,730,882
Thailand 24,034,134
Ireland 6,259,708
Poland 3,539,952
Hungary 1,575,042

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 17,489,155 11,241,727 -6,247,428
Thailand 13,276,275 10,757,859 -2,518,416
Ireland 3,535,739 2,723,969 -811,770
Poland 1,888,615 1,651,337 -237,278
Hungary 1,128,479 446,563 -681,916
Greece 943,124 622,529 -320,595
Belgium 679,676 486,659 -193,017
France 536,644 378,975 -157,669
Germany 183,180 561,196 +378,016
Denmark 34,808 194,835 +160,027

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 28,381,104
Thailand 24,638,556
Poland 3,550,705
Hungary 1,995,452
Greece 1,790,193

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 17,705,518 10,675,586 -7,029,932
Thailand 13,314,556 11,324,000 -1,990,556
Poland 1,895,958 1,654,747 -241,211
Hungary 1,386,852 608,600 -778,252
Greece 943,124 847,069 -96,055
Ireland 731,142 581,662 -149,480
Belgium 569,046 396,349 -172,697
France 360,127 293,804 -66,323
Germany 182,679 338,917 +156,238
Denmark 34,808 194,835 +160,027

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Outer London - East and North East 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Kent 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 12 13 +1
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Kent 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 3 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,875,639
Other 13,510,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,807,486
Road transport 234,643

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) 25,465,440 18,410,199 -7,055,241
Other 8,518,466 4,991,919 -3,526,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,179,209 5,628,277 -550,932
Road transport 0 234,643 +234,643

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 40,796,530
000 13,510,385
Dover 5,243,579
Eurotunnel 3,335,655
499 1,297,148

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 23,951,498 16,845,032 -7,106,466
000 8,518,466 4,991,919 -3,526,547
Dover 2,892,304 2,351,275 -541,029
Eurotunnel 1,752,903 1,582,752 -170,151
499 0 1,297,148 +1,297,148
London Gateway Port 546,839 611,902 +65,063
Holyhead 560,183 581,662 +21,479
Southampton 379,267 405,402 +26,135
Liverpool Docks 702,191 0 -702,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 343,421 329,479 -13,942

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 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 15
Manufacture of food products 7
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 33
2025-10 38
2025-09 25
2025-08 29

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 38
54m+ 26
0-1m 11
15m-54m 10
Other 4

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 1,240,240
Sweden 598,379
Egypt 35,450
Netherlands 20,000
Greece 13,190

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 661,248 578,992 -82,256
Sweden 0 598,379 +598,379
Egypt 19,974 15,476 -4,498
Netherlands 20,000 0 -20,000
Greece 13,190 0 -13,190
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 8,887 +8,887
France 0 8,027 +8,027
United Arab Emirates 0 1,468 +1,468
Brunei Darussalam 1,055 0 -1,055
Bulgaria 1,022 0 -1,022

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 797,913
Ireland 151,714
Thailand 78,745
Brazil 34,779
China 13,196

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 414,186 383,727 -30,459
Ireland 132,275 19,439 -112,836
Thailand 39,397 39,348 -49
Brazil 11,825 22,954 +11,129
China 4,640 8,556 +3,916
Italy 0 7,880 +7,880
Germany 1,755 2,934 +1,179
France 2,849 966 -1,883
Belgium 0 1,331 +1,331
Greece 0 822 +822

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,181,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 699,702
Air transport 36,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,846

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 656,899 524,257 -132,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,561 661,141 +622,580
Air transport 19,974 16,944 -3,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,959 8,887 +6,928

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,181,156
Dover / Eurotunnel 612,591
Holyhead 54,735
London Heathrow Airport 36,918
Immingham Docks 20,000

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 £
000 656,899 524,257 -132,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,212 598,379 +584,167
Holyhead 0 54,735 +54,735
London Heathrow Airport 19,974 16,944 -3,030
Immingham Docks 20,000 0 -20,000
London Gateway Port 0 8,887 +8,887
Portsmouth 0 8,027 +8,027
Liverpool Docks 5,253 0 -5,253
Southampton 1,055 0 -1,055

Quick facts

HS code: 16023929

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

Description: Cooked or processed poultry meat, ready to eat or store