Import/export HS code 160250: Beef products

Processed or preserved beef, such as canned or cooked beef

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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 £
Ireland 181,125,109
Brazil 119,147,706
Poland 45,225,516
Germany 34,300,898
France 33,650,513

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 91,034,750 90,090,359 -944,391
Brazil 58,420,648 60,727,058 +2,306,410
Poland 19,397,348 25,828,168 +6,430,820
Germany 18,028,125 16,272,773 -1,755,352
France 14,581,694 19,068,819 +4,487,125
Denmark 10,537,250 13,130,316 +2,593,066
Sweden 8,713,541 10,318,541 +1,605,000
Netherlands 4,892,240 4,311,292 -580,948
Belgium 4,596,910 4,211,182 -385,728
Spain 2,577,895 5,740,421 +3,162,526

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 136,132,491
Brazil 132,363,754
Poland 46,409,364
France 32,905,085
Denmark 24,515,769

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 72,833,242 63,299,249 -9,533,993
Brazil 65,371,574 66,992,180 +1,620,606
Poland 20,401,270 26,008,094 +5,606,824
France 14,546,809 18,358,276 +3,811,467
Denmark 11,043,924 13,471,845 +2,427,921
Germany 11,773,901 9,256,057 -2,517,844
Sweden 8,857,742 10,626,722 +1,768,980
Spain 2,955,711 5,761,024 +2,805,313
Netherlands 3,410,787 3,588,531 +177,744
Romania 1,971,104 3,932,823 +1,961,719

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 35
Inner London - West 23
Outer London - West and North West 23
Inner London - East 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17

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 29 26 -3
Inner London - West 16 20 +4
Outer London - West and North West 20 17 -3
Inner London - East 17 18 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 13 +1
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 6 +2

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) 305,083,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,472,355
Other 64,125,478
Air transport 12,055
Road transport 3,122

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) 151,351,844 153,731,875 +2,380,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,933,176 71,539,179 +15,606,003
Other 31,664,176 32,461,302 +797,126
Air transport 0 12,055 +12,055
Road transport 3,122 0 -3,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 106,798,573
Dover 76,747,847
London Gateway Port 72,703,520
000 64,125,478
Immingham Docks 42,670,587

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 57,290,623 49,507,950 -7,782,673
Dover 37,354,797 39,393,050 +2,038,253
London Gateway Port 45,722,966 26,980,554 -18,742,412
000 31,664,176 32,461,302 +797,126
Immingham Docks 18,674,907 23,995,680 +5,320,773
Eurotunnel 10,305,412 15,988,734 +5,683,322
499 0 17,534,015 +17,534,015
Poole 6,156,700 7,688,281 +1,531,581
Southampton 0 13,314,908 +13,314,908
Fishguard 5,335,675 5,491,424 +155,749

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 163
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Food and beverage service activities 42
Manufacture of food products 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 83
2026-03 85
2026-02 80
2026-01 84
2025-12 87

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 120
54m+ 55
0-1m 40
15m-54m 27
Other 17

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 35,348,644
Netherlands 8,908,547
Denmark 8,451,539
France 7,428,057
Switzerland 3,835,483

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 15,246,655 20,101,989 +4,855,334
Netherlands 4,774,774 4,133,773 -641,001
Denmark 4,165,283 4,286,256 +120,973
France 3,089,980 4,338,077 +1,248,097
Switzerland 1,547,079 2,288,404 +741,325
Spain 680,785 1,021,911 +341,126
Germany 676,479 460,351 -216,128
Cyprus 422,492 440,517 +18,025
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 512,605 275,081 -237,524
Sweden 169,352 567,048 +397,696

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 5,628,093
Ireland 3,587,164
Germany 177,155
Argentina 172,322
Brazil 28,135

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 2,511,995 3,116,098 +604,103
Ireland 1,190,004 2,397,160 +1,207,156
Germany 59,865 117,290 +57,425
Argentina 35,347 136,975 +101,628
Brazil 16,987 11,148 -5,839
Poland 6,485 4,367 -2,118
Netherlands 4,959 2,811 -2,148
Italy 3,655 71 -3,584
Sweden 73 1,086 +1,013
China 0 815 +815

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) 51,694,141
Other 16,290,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,918,896
Air transport 116,348

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) 23,522,898 28,171,243 +4,648,345
Other 7,002,235 9,288,361 +2,286,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,868,291 2,050,605 -817,686
Air transport 74,920 41,428 -33,492

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,879,758
000 16,290,596
Holyhead 13,130,173
Immingham Docks 9,343,913
Liverpool Docks 5,375,947

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,094,178 10,785,580 +691,402
000 7,002,235 9,288,361 +2,286,126
Holyhead 5,805,170 7,325,003 +1,519,833
Immingham Docks 4,278,840 5,065,073 +786,233
Liverpool Docks 2,264,771 3,111,176 +846,405
Dover 940,581 2,216,381 +1,275,800
London Gateway Port 591,255 502,899 -88,356
Felixstowe 242,780 403,260 +160,480
Heysham 476,865 159,647 -317,218
Southampton 437,784 106,861 -330,923

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 160250

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

Description: Processed or preserved beef, such as canned or cooked beef