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 167,531,788
Brazil 109,247,096
Poland 39,726,716
Germany 30,473,285
France 29,069,556

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 91,570,534 75,961,254 -15,609,280
Brazil 61,311,630 47,935,466 -13,376,164
Poland 18,590,249 21,136,467 +2,546,218
Germany 18,016,493 12,456,792 -5,559,701
France 14,222,183 14,847,373 +625,190
Denmark 10,618,765 10,728,459 +109,694
Sweden 8,382,326 9,056,673 +674,347
Netherlands 5,402,762 3,577,314 -1,825,448
Belgium 4,691,950 3,516,561 -1,175,389
Spain 2,250,667 4,973,837 +2,723,170

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 127,070,669
Brazil 121,786,494
Poland 41,060,167
France 28,748,058
Denmark 22,131,206

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 72,993,277 54,077,392 -18,915,885
Brazil 67,777,773 54,008,721 -13,769,052
Poland 19,781,632 21,278,535 +1,496,903
France 14,455,778 14,292,280 -163,498
Denmark 11,045,293 11,085,913 +40,620
Germany 12,292,698 6,736,045 -5,556,653
Sweden 8,352,717 9,350,930 +998,213
Spain 2,625,501 4,962,326 +2,336,825
Netherlands 3,593,553 2,727,948 -865,605
Romania 1,401,522 3,364,424 +1,962,902

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 33
Outer London - West and North West 24
Inner London - West 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Inner London - East 18

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 27 27 +0
Outer London - West and North West 21 15 -6
Inner London - West 17 18 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Inner London - East 16 15 -1
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0

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) 279,044,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,973,408
Other 60,901,346
Air transport 19,629
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) 149,986,192 129,058,621 -20,927,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,009,189 52,964,219 -6,044,970
Other 31,599,343 29,302,003 -2,297,340
Air transport 7,574 12,055 +4,481
Road transport 0 3,122 +3,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 101,766,870
London Gateway Port 72,061,240
Dover 71,623,571
000 60,901,346
Immingham Docks 38,268,701

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 57,569,619 44,197,251 -13,372,368
London Gateway Port 49,095,441 22,965,799 -26,129,642
Dover 37,997,757 33,625,814 -4,371,943
000 31,599,343 29,302,003 -2,297,340
Immingham Docks 18,595,395 19,673,306 +1,077,911
Eurotunnel 10,467,355 11,834,306 +1,366,951
Poole 5,641,386 6,647,805 +1,006,419
Southampton 0 11,000,790 +11,000,790
Fishguard 4,643,165 5,421,706 +778,541
499 0 8,827,958 +8,827,958

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 167
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Food and beverage service activities 35
Manufacture of food products 21
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 84
2025-11 93
2025-10 96
2025-09 82
2025-08 73

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 113
54m+ 58
0-1m 35
15m-54m 28
Other 14

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 30,889,897
Denmark 8,112,624
Netherlands 8,110,396
France 6,879,024
Switzerland 3,017,786

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 15,263,438 15,626,459 +363,021
Denmark 4,101,833 4,010,791 -91,042
Netherlands 4,712,516 3,397,880 -1,314,636
France 2,843,609 4,035,415 +1,191,806
Switzerland 1,334,579 1,683,207 +348,628
Spain 736,821 764,109 +27,288
Germany 824,677 274,068 -550,609
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 440,435 314,960 -125,475
Cyprus 350,081 308,394 -41,687
Malta 272,100 350,696 +78,596

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 4,824,194
Ireland 2,792,097
Argentina 135,745
Germany 63,653
Brazil 35,802

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 2,503,313 2,320,881 -182,432
Ireland 1,192,664 1,599,433 +406,769
Argentina 40,295 95,450 +55,155
Germany 63,653 0 -63,653
Brazil 25,173 10,629 -14,544
Poland 8,373 907 -7,466
Netherlands 5,358 2,885 -2,473
Italy 2,823 903 -1,920
Sweden 74 1,115 +1,041
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) 47,322,114
Other 13,016,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,510,384
Air transport 102,220

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) 22,880,627 24,441,487 +1,560,860
Other 7,124,502 5,892,031 -1,232,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,751,244 1,759,140 -992,104
Air transport 45,183 57,037 +11,854

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,344,762
000 13,016,533
Holyhead 12,964,919
Immingham Docks 8,490,191
Liverpool Docks 4,945,586

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 9,604,353 8,740,409 -863,944
000 7,124,502 5,892,031 -1,232,471
Holyhead 5,831,366 7,133,553 +1,302,187
Immingham Docks 4,192,814 4,297,377 +104,563
Liverpool Docks 2,303,216 2,642,370 +339,154
Dover 1,035,377 2,022,938 +987,561
London Gateway Port 492,660 454,754 -37,906
Southampton 421,012 109,533 -311,479
Heysham 397,658 127,984 -269,674
Felixstowe 243,260 190,728 -52,532

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