Import/export HS code 160290: Various meat preparations

Processed or preserved meat items, including blood-based products

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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 10,177,984
Poland 4,740,290
South Africa 4,511,486
Germany 4,368,151
Romania 2,747,729

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 5,589,472 4,588,512 -1,000,960
Poland 526,476 4,213,814 +3,687,338
South Africa 2,335,471 2,176,015 -159,456
Germany 2,011,545 2,356,606 +345,061
Romania 1,414,778 1,332,951 -81,827
France 785,458 816,107 +30,649
Spain 379,124 896,790 +517,666
Greece 517,457 534,513 +17,056
Netherlands 398,462 542,033 +143,571
Czechia 120,195 229,011 +108,816

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 9,361,736
Poland 5,121,339
South Africa 4,579,475
Germany 3,786,210
Romania 2,755,857

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 5,156,475 4,205,261 -951,214
Poland 687,233 4,434,106 +3,746,873
South Africa 2,403,460 2,176,015 -227,445
Germany 1,993,976 1,792,234 -201,742
Romania 1,414,778 1,341,079 -73,699
Greece 530,829 1,101,867 +571,038
Spain 415,392 983,382 +567,990
France 659,422 483,582 -175,840
Netherlands 313,844 384,231 +70,387
Czechia 120,195 288,965 +168,770

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 20
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - East 9
Inner London - West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 14 16 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 6 -4
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Kent 4 2 -2
West Central Scotland 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,048,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,947,732
Air transport 2,198,867
Other 758,916

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) 11,671,114 15,377,752 +3,706,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,327,118 1,620,614 +293,496
Air transport 1,211,730 987,137 -224,593
Other 386,185 372,731 -13,454

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 6,245,177
Eurotunnel 5,895,585
Dover 5,532,124
Harwich 3,605,916
London Gateway Port 2,380,842

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 2,988,101 3,257,076 +268,975
Eurotunnel 2,965,498 2,930,087 -35,411
Dover 2,247,978 3,284,146 +1,036,168
Harwich 521,216 3,084,700 +2,563,484
London Gateway Port 1,151,219 1,229,623 +78,404
London Heathrow Airport 1,194,747 973,467 -221,280
Liverpool Docks 1,424,477 308,150 -1,116,327
Immingham Docks 106,501 1,202,407 +1,095,906
Dover / Eurotunnel 391,636 660,769 +269,133
Milford 600,536 342,156 -258,380

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
67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Food and beverage service activities
25
Manufacture of food products
15
Other personal service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 26
2026-03 32
2026-02 32
2026-01 18

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 64
0-1m 23
54m+ 21
15m-54m 9
Other 3

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 2,518,511
France 1,740,863
Netherlands 1,390,050
Germany 659,099
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 345,132

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 1,101,602 1,416,909 +315,307
France 896,354 844,509 -51,845
Netherlands 1,094,966 295,084 -799,882
Germany 353,687 305,412 -48,275
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,921 283,211 +221,290
Spain 173,738 138,690 -35,048
Falkland Islands 33,780 22,634 -11,146
Portugal 8,752 30,008 +21,256
New Zealand 12,251 22,177 +9,926
Sweden 20,550 5,721 -14,829

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 22,117
Singapore 3,032
XI 2,335

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 11,987 10,130 -1,857
Singapore 0 3,032 +3,032
XI 995 1,340 +345

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) 5,670,300
Other 1,023,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 587,158
Air transport 26,421

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) 3,250,654 2,419,646 -831,008
Other 443,174 580,447 +137,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,494 429,664 +272,170
Air transport 17,088 9,333 -7,755

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,905,570
Liverpool Docks 1,371,719
000 1,023,621
Southampton 397,879
Holyhead 153,408

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 2,477,147 1,428,423 -1,048,724
Liverpool Docks 650,975 720,744 +69,769
000 443,174 580,447 +137,273
Southampton 97,500 300,379 +202,879
Holyhead 15,971 137,437 +121,466
London Gateway Port 34,233 64,680 +30,447
Eurotunnel 34,086 57,419 +23,333
Immingham Docks 37,620 41,494 +3,874
Heysham 40,261 0 -40,261
Portsmouth 3,546 29,155 +25,609

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 160290

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat items, including blood-based products