Import/export HS code 16025010: Uncooked beef

Raw beef preserved or prepared for cooking

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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 70,850,883
Germany 5,118,914
Netherlands 2,532,829
Brazil 1,457,036
Poland 1,419,469

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 34,738,209 36,112,674 +1,374,465
Germany 4,780,294 338,620 -4,441,674
Netherlands 1,373,013 1,159,816 -213,197
Brazil 740,373 716,663 -23,710
Poland 1,246,497 172,972 -1,073,525
Romania 611,898 618,930 +7,032
Greece 590,615 412,006 -178,609
Belgium 385,603 294,429 -91,174
France 159,460 371,803 +212,343
Denmark 115,218 93,144 -22,074

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 44,498,782
Germany 5,087,394
Netherlands 2,645,684
Brazil 1,457,036
Poland 1,437,293

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 22,152,930 22,345,852 +192,922
Germany 4,876,288 211,106 -4,665,182
Netherlands 1,448,342 1,197,342 -251,000
Brazil 740,373 716,663 -23,710
Poland 1,191,280 246,013 -945,267
Romania 616,669 629,052 +12,383
Greece 592,237 413,287 -178,950
Denmark 423,796 362,207 -61,589
Bulgaria 21,173 118,124 +96,951
Belgium 29,868 56,710 +26,842

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 15
Essex 7
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6

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 12 11 -1
Essex 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Kent 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +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) 51,487,923
Other 26,767,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,069,218
Air transport 17,525

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) 26,354,981 25,132,942 -1,222,039
Other 12,664,120 14,103,462 +1,439,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,794,857 1,274,361 -4,520,496
Air transport 0 17,525 +17,525

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 28,877,937
000 26,767,582
Fishguard 9,478,909
Dover 6,382,956
Milford 4,255,579

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 14,745,201 14,132,736 -612,465
000 12,664,120 14,103,462 +1,439,342
Fishguard 5,663,094 3,815,815 -1,847,279
Dover 5,145,109 1,237,847 -3,907,262
Milford 217,856 4,037,723 +3,819,867
Eurotunnel 2,493,086 1,133,702 -1,359,384
Liverpool Docks 1,347,942 254,103 -1,093,839
Harwich 493,031 375,237 -117,794
Southampton 103,694 716,663 +612,969
London Gateway Port 636,679 0 -636,679

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
55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Food and beverage service activities
15
Manufacture of food products
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 23
2026-03 24
2026-02 16
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 36
54m+ 16
15m-54m 13
0-1m 12
Other 7

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 10,661,745
France 3,291,566
Netherlands 2,900,528
Germany 873,702
Spain 748,518

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 5,328,854 5,332,891 +4,037
France 1,858,633 1,432,933 -425,700
Netherlands 1,661,275 1,239,253 -422,022
Germany 506,682 367,020 -139,662
Spain 304,545 443,973 +139,428
Sweden 172,439 501,400 +328,961
Italy 271,579 253,692 -17,887
Malta 235,331 269,921 +34,590
Cyprus 175,416 195,097 +19,681
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 235,521 66,600 -168,921

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 910,457
Ireland 836,357
Germany 140,161
Netherlands 7,106

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 142,979 767,478 +624,499
Ireland 438,400 397,957 -40,443
Germany 0 140,161 +140,161
Netherlands 4,780 2,326 -2,454

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) 17,621,146
Other 2,844,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 852,099
Air transport 1,799

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) 9,291,846 8,329,300 -962,546
Other 1,188,220 1,655,888 +467,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 483,414 368,685 -114,729
Air transport 1,799 0 -1,799

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,359,002
Holyhead 5,627,590
000 2,844,108
Liverpool Docks 2,395,826
Immingham Docks 652,433

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 4,487,261 3,871,741 -615,520
Holyhead 2,997,014 2,630,576 -366,438
000 1,188,220 1,655,888 +467,668
Liverpool Docks 1,273,071 1,122,755 -150,316
Immingham Docks 149,064 503,369 +354,305
Eurotunnel 207,626 132,028 -75,598
London Gateway Port 186,873 84,969 -101,904
Felixstowe 94,611 172,653 +78,042
Southampton 194,710 35,466 -159,244
Hull 114,819 49,610 -65,209

Quick facts

HS code: 16025010

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

Description: Raw beef preserved or prepared for cooking