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 7,203,913
Germany 3,785,939
Romania 1,920,644
France 939,887
Greece 735,326

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 3,754,833 3,449,080 -305,753
Germany 1,998,173 1,787,766 -210,407
Romania 1,007,392 913,252 -94,140
France 495,593 444,294 -51,299
Greece 431,946 303,380 -128,566
Spain 203,449 170,803 -32,646
Netherlands 40,470 2,982 -37,488
Czechia 35,356 0 -35,356
Italy 29,497 3,210 -26,287
Poland 4,894 23,957 +19,063

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 6,887,300
Germany 3,783,028
Romania 1,920,644
France 864,180
Greece 737,022

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 3,597,460 3,289,840 -307,620
Germany 1,993,976 1,789,052 -204,924
Romania 1,007,392 913,252 -94,140
France 499,815 364,365 -135,450
Greece 431,946 305,076 -126,870
Spain 235,051 213,347 -21,704
Czechia 35,356 0 -35,356
United Kingdom 0 26,327 +26,327
Poland 0 23,957 +23,957
Italy 3,867 14,268 +10,401

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 3
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 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Kent 2 0 -2
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +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) 14,733,461
Other 351,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,628

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) 7,790,579 6,942,882 -847,697
Other 192,543 159,240 -33,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,628 0 -19,628

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,121,011
Eurotunnel 4,907,373
Dover 2,514,815
Milford 942,692
Fishguard 427,424

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 2,470,601 2,650,410 +179,809
Eurotunnel 2,540,811 2,366,562 -174,249
Dover 1,287,691 1,227,124 -60,567
Milford 600,536 342,156 -258,380
Fishguard 174,593 252,831 +78,238
Liverpool Docks 351,730 44,443 -307,287
Dover / Eurotunnel 334,368 25,695 -308,673
000 192,543 159,240 -33,303
Portsmouth 39,138 16,893 -22,245
Plymouth 0 15,718 +15,718

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
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Food and beverage service activities
8
Manufacture of food products
6
Other personal service activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 9
2026-03 12
2026-02 10
2026-01 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 15
0-1m 10
54m+ 6
15m-54m 3
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 2,417,165
France 1,739,793
Netherlands 1,311,878
Germany 659,099
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 323,320

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 1,059,130 1,358,035 +298,905
France 895,284 844,509 -50,775
Netherlands 1,084,678 227,200 -857,478
Germany 353,687 305,412 -48,275
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,519 268,801 +214,282
Spain 109,411 90,864 -18,547
Sweden 19,450 5,721 -13,729
United Arab Emirates 9,931 10,644 +713
Canada 20,023 0 -20,023
Singapore 11,817 1,606 -10,211

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 21,737
XI 722

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 11,704 10,033 -1,671
XI 722 0 -722

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) 5,416,023
Other 914,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,098

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) 3,138,542 2,277,481 -861,061
Other 402,355 512,526 +110,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,939 324,159 +219,220

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,718,733
Liverpool Docks 1,361,522
000 914,881
Southampton 261,604
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 2,396,650 1,322,083 -1,074,567
Liverpool Docks 648,700 712,822 +64,122
000 402,355 512,526 +110,171
Southampton 53,296 208,308 +155,012
Holyhead 15,971 137,437 +121,466
London Gateway Port 28,157 64,680 +36,523
Eurotunnel 22,750 57,419 +34,669
Immingham Docks 37,620 41,494 +3,874
Plymouth 0 31,350 +31,350
Heysham 25,802 0 -25,802

Quick facts

HS code: 16029091

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat from sheep