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 31,135,752
Thailand 26,652,447
Ireland 6,731,131
Poland 5,019,048
Greece 1,714,587

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 17,347,038 13,788,714 -3,558,324
Thailand 12,167,342 14,485,105 +2,317,763
Ireland 3,518,553 3,212,578 -305,975
Poland 2,016,126 3,002,922 +986,796
Greece 954,844 759,743 -195,101
Hungary 1,012,238 438,605 -573,633
Belgium 627,613 631,726 +4,113
Germany 201,238 718,911 +517,673
France 437,547 413,399 -24,148
Denmark 59,363 281,969 +222,606

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 30,894,153
Thailand 27,323,183
Poland 5,023,495
Greece 1,939,127
Hungary 1,937,251

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 17,269,843 13,624,310 -3,645,533
Thailand 12,481,455 14,841,728 +2,360,273
Poland 2,016,126 3,007,369 +991,243
Greece 954,844 984,283 +29,439
Hungary 1,275,786 661,465 -614,321
Ireland 704,518 638,361 -66,157
Belgium 497,293 474,406 -22,887
Germany 200,737 496,632 +295,895
France 272,522 339,898 +67,376
Denmark 59,363 281,969 +222,606

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 12
Kent 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 14 11 -3
Outer London - East and North East 8 9 +1
Kent 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 2 5 +3
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
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) 49,289,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,784,859
Other 13,395,595
Road transport 595,463

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) 24,050,874 25,238,298 +1,187,424
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,084,000 7,700,859 +1,616,859
Other 8,672,716 4,722,879 -3,949,837
Road transport 0 595,463 +595,463

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 44,872,768
000 13,395,595
Dover 6,174,307
Eurotunnel 3,720,892
499 2,670,557

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 22,743,722 22,129,046 -614,676
000 8,672,716 4,722,879 -3,949,837
Dover 2,923,564 3,250,743 +327,179
Eurotunnel 1,678,333 2,042,559 +364,226
499 0 2,670,557 +2,670,557
London Gateway Port 546,839 1,090,237 +543,398
Holyhead 573,899 638,361 +64,462
Harwich 332,839 489,150 +156,311
Southampton 329,244 456,909 +127,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,879 330,675 +6,796

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 57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Food and beverage service activities 15
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
2026-04 31
2026-03 32
2026-02 34
2026-01 27
2025-12 37

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 41
54m+ 26
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 1,393,387
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 682,053 711,334 +29,281
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 0 13,715 +13,715
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 887,110
Ireland 131,496
Thailand 84,718
Brazil 43,157
China 18,798

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 426,784 460,326 +33,542
Ireland 99,694 31,802 -67,892
Thailand 34,149 50,569 +16,420
Brazil 16,423 26,734 +10,311
China 4,479 14,319 +9,840
Italy 0 7,880 +7,880
Germany 2,675 2,911 +236
Netherlands 16 4,946 +4,930
France 2,731 966 -1,765
Belgium 0 1,331 +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 1,317,692
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 640,311 677,381 +37,070
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) 1,959 13,715 +11,756

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,317,692
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 £
000 640,311 677,381 +37,070
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 0 8,887 +8,887
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