Import/export HS code 16024950: Meat products with less than 40% meat

Processed or preserved meat items containing less than 40% meat or offal

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Ireland 23,698,339
France 4,360,431
Netherlands 2,392,804
Germany 1,293,174
Denmark 711,676

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 £
Ireland 11,859,141 11,839,198 -19,943
France 2,308,743 2,051,688 -257,055
Netherlands 1,507,853 884,951 -622,902
Germany 692,477 600,697 -91,780
Denmark 385,746 325,930 -59,816
Spain 273,209 347,959 +74,750
Poland 303,875 280,163 -23,712
Italy 170,409 31,443 -138,966
Lithuania 64,066 72,921 +8,855
Romania 64,456 51,428 -13,028

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 £
Ireland 22,517,891
Austria 4,004,242
Netherlands 2,054,905
Germany 1,237,473
Denmark 803,490

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 £
Ireland 11,376,624 11,141,267 -235,357
Austria 2,221,641 1,782,601 -439,040
Netherlands 1,170,226 884,679 -285,547
Germany 636,776 600,697 -36,079
Denmark 423,033 380,457 -42,576
Spain 284,085 340,355 +56,270
Poland 307,308 294,289 -13,019
France 387,638 160,021 -227,617
Italy 171,342 31,443 -139,899
Romania 81,525 54,256 -27,269

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 10
Outer London - West and North West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 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
Outer London - East and North East 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Kent 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -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) 32,587,058
Other 1,187,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 636,295

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) 16,978,871 15,608,187 -1,370,684
Other 486,740 700,271 +213,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 340,006 296,289 -43,717

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 14,824,991
Liverpool Docks 3,986,694
Dover 3,147,784
Eurotunnel 2,710,805
Immingham Docks 2,707,061

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 £
Holyhead 6,782,202 8,042,789 +1,260,587
Liverpool Docks 2,648,131 1,338,563 -1,309,568
Dover 1,599,358 1,548,426 -50,932
Eurotunnel 1,514,321 1,196,484 -317,837
Immingham Docks 1,449,482 1,257,579 -191,903
Milford 1,085,938 1,388,961 +303,023
000 486,740 700,271 +213,531
Fishguard 788,059 369,393 -418,666
Felixstowe 571,800 432,623 -139,177
Harwich 468,928 165,516 -303,412

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 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 5
Manufacture of food products 5
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 19
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 13

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 35
54m+ 17
0-1m 7
15m-54m 6
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 32,062,230
Belgium 3,207,232
Spain 672,750
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 205,538
France 153,551

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 18,167,365 13,894,865 -4,272,500
Belgium 1,824,482 1,382,750 -441,732
Spain 354,409 318,341 -36,068
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,916 97,622 -10,294
France 96,777 56,774 -40,003
Netherlands 87,349 33,070 -54,279
Cyprus 58,718 44,944 -13,774
Malta 54,894 33,376 -21,518
Singapore 42,332 32,729 -9,603
Italy 44,591 28,213 -16,378

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 £
Ireland 28,519,450
XI 1,327,627
Netherlands 33,676
Spain 23,887
Denmark 29

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 £
Ireland 16,146,236 12,373,214 -3,773,022
XI 634,019 693,608 +59,589
Netherlands 19,591 14,085 -5,506
Spain 11,929 11,958 +29
Denmark 0 29 +29

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 31,711,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,692,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 471,603
Air transport 12,904

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 17,983,461 13,728,169 -4,255,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,621,585 2,070,889 -550,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 260,430 211,173 -49,257
Air transport 7,696 5,208 -2,488

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 31,711,630
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,674,134
Holyhead 733,930
Liverpool Docks 208,868
Southampton 179,201

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 17,983,461 13,728,169 -4,255,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,033,879 1,640,255 -393,624
Holyhead 373,602 360,328 -13,274
Liverpool Docks 138,437 70,431 -68,006
Southampton 150,934 28,267 -122,667
London Gateway Port 11,958 152,916 +140,958
Eurotunnel 93,761 7,286 -86,475
Felixstowe 31,302 6,770 -24,532
Fishguard 22,830 0 -22,830
Heysham 14,232 1,201 -13,031

Quick facts

HS code: 16024950

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat items containing less than 40% meat or offal