Import/export HS code 16029091: Sheep meat products

Processed or preserved meat from sheep

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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 7,480,320
Germany 3,804,919
Romania 2,002,602
France 1,060,534
Greece 783,380

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 3,891,288 3,589,032 -302,256
Germany 1,924,162 1,880,757 -43,405
Romania 1,007,439 995,163 -12,276
France 524,696 535,838 +11,142
Greece 379,151 404,229 +25,078
Spain 178,643 163,552 -15,091
Netherlands 67,873 1,056 -66,817
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
Italy 31,976 3,210 -28,766
Poland 4,894 22,811 +17,917

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 7,145,273
Germany 3,800,082
Romania 2,002,602
France 977,711
Greece 785,076

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 3,720,897 3,424,376 -296,521
Germany 1,919,965 1,880,117 -39,848
Romania 1,007,439 995,163 -12,276
France 534,660 443,051 -91,609
Greece 379,151 405,925 +26,774
Spain 204,503 218,954 +14,451
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
United Kingdom 0 26,327 +26,327
Poland 0 22,811 +22,811
Italy 6,346 14,268 +7,922

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Essex 2
Inner London - East 2

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 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Kent 2 0 -2
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 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) 15,244,239
Other 397,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,857

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) 7,809,849 7,434,390 -375,459
Other 232,964 164,656 -68,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,857 0 -21,857

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,349,667
Eurotunnel 5,132,011
Dover 2,483,223
Milford 939,883
Fishguard 450,406

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 2,631,341 2,718,326 +86,985
Eurotunnel 2,506,964 2,625,047 +118,083
Dover 1,183,394 1,299,829 +116,435
Milford 515,638 424,245 -91,393
Fishguard 213,044 237,362 +24,318
Liverpool Docks 358,645 44,443 -314,202
000 232,964 164,656 -68,308
Dover / Eurotunnel 363,989 25,695 -338,294
Portsmouth 19,147 43,725 +24,578
Harwich 37,315 0 -37,315

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Food and beverage service activities 10
Manufacture of food products 5
Other personal service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 12
2026-02 10
2026-01 8
2025-12 8

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 17
0-1m 11
54m+ 7
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 2,463,357
France 1,764,169
Netherlands 1,457,902
Germany 664,151
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 337,281

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 1,030,733 1,432,624 +401,891
France 858,405 905,764 +47,359
Netherlands 1,235,786 222,116 -1,013,670
Germany 286,932 377,219 +90,287
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 66,332 270,949 +204,617
Spain 112,456 107,660 -4,796
Italy 30,528 0 -30,528
Sweden 19,448 5,166 -14,282
United Arab Emirates 9,931 10,644 +713
Canada 20,023 0 -20,023

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 24,245
XI 993

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 12,307 11,938 -369
XI 993 0 -993

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) 5,677,241
Other 927,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 440,939

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) 3,213,882 2,463,359 -750,523
Other 379,024 548,253 +169,229
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,642 323,297 +205,655

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,927,493
Liverpool Docks 1,416,890
000 927,277
Southampton 276,455
Holyhead 134,823

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 2,460,532 1,466,961 -993,571
Liverpool Docks 656,365 760,525 +104,160
000 379,024 548,253 +169,229
Southampton 68,147 208,308 +140,161
Holyhead 15,971 118,852 +102,881
London Gateway Port 26,009 63,818 +37,809
Eurotunnel 22,750 57,419 +34,669
Immingham Docks 37,620 41,494 +3,874
Plymouth 15,675 31,350 +15,675
Heysham 13,920 11,882 -2,038

Quick facts

HS code: 16029091

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat from sheep