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 29,602,086
Thailand 25,988,780
Ireland 6,314,245
Poland 4,957,541
Greece 1,610,224

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 16,944,245 12,657,841 -4,286,404
Thailand 12,562,545 13,426,235 +863,690
Ireland 3,498,166 2,816,079 -682,087
Poland 1,678,269 3,279,272 +1,601,003
Greece 890,698 719,526 -171,172
Belgium 635,740 588,111 -47,629
Hungary 775,397 399,585 -375,812
Germany 396,366 500,515 +104,149
France 481,764 370,261 -111,503
Denmark 98,764 329,993 +231,229

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 29,203,786
Thailand 26,816,217
Poland 4,961,988
Greece 1,834,764
Hungary 1,661,390

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 16,710,349 12,493,437 -4,216,912
Thailand 13,033,359 13,782,858 +749,499
Poland 1,678,269 3,283,719 +1,605,450
Greece 989,069 845,695 -143,374
Hungary 1,093,588 567,802 -525,786
Ireland 698,340 548,696 -149,644
Belgium 517,576 420,976 -96,600
Germany 304,681 369,763 +65,082
France 249,970 367,488 +117,518
Denmark 98,764 329,993 +231,229

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 11
Kent 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 12 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 9 +2
Kent 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -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) 47,959,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,348,607
Other 11,926,575
Road transport 852,191

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) 23,785,499 24,174,138 +388,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,786,031 7,562,576 +1,776,545
Other 8,870,519 3,056,056 -5,814,463
Road transport 0 852,191 +852,191

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 43,512,741
000 11,926,575
Dover 5,802,201
Eurotunnel 3,574,159
499 2,979,582

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 22,911,043 20,601,698 -2,309,345
000 8,870,519 3,056,056 -5,814,463
Dover 2,496,012 3,306,189 +810,177
Eurotunnel 1,779,562 1,794,597 +15,035
499 0 2,979,582 +2,979,582
London Gateway Port 298,806 1,502,145 +1,203,339
Holyhead 578,717 548,696 -30,021
Harwich 270,351 650,343 +379,992
Southampton 329,244 456,909 +127,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 404,169 289,100 -115,069

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
58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Food and beverage service activities
12
Manufacture of food products
8
Other personal service activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 31
2026-03 32
2026-02 34
2026-01 27

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 40
54m+ 24
0-1m 13
15m-54m 7
Other 5

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 1,341,579
Sweden 598,379
Egypt 41,263
Netherlands 20,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,715

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 680,529 661,050 -19,479
Sweden 192,033 406,346 +214,313
Egypt 19,974 21,289 +1,315
Netherlands 20,000 0 -20,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,971 11,744 +9,773
Greece 13,190 0 -13,190
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 851,025
Ireland 100,470
Thailand 92,452
Brazil 46,842
China 19,490

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 431,926 419,099 -12,827
Ireland 66,229 34,241 -31,988
Thailand 38,076 54,376 +16,300
Brazil 19,063 27,779 +8,716
China 5,962 13,528 +7,566
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 £
Other 1,265,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 716,313
Air transport 42,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,674

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 638,787 627,097 -11,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,987 448,326 +180,339
Air transport 19,974 22,757 +2,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,930 11,744 +7,814

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,265,884
Dover / Eurotunnel 612,591
Holyhead 71,346
London Heathrow Airport 42,731
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 £
000 638,787 627,097 -11,690
Dover / Eurotunnel 206,245 406,346 +200,101
Holyhead 37,393 33,953 -3,440
London Heathrow Airport 19,974 22,757 +2,783
Immingham Docks 20,000 0 -20,000
London Gateway Port 1,971 6,916 +4,945
Portsmouth 0 8,027 +8,027
Liverpool Docks 5,253 0 -5,253
Felixstowe 0 4,828 +4,828
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