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 6,390,910
Germany 3,382,339
Romania 1,745,172
France 977,474
Greece 744,942

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 4,330,774 2,060,136 -2,270,638
Germany 1,746,715 1,635,624 -111,091
Romania 1,014,853 730,319 -284,534
France 550,226 427,248 -122,978
Greece 368,477 376,465 +7,988
Spain 149,512 172,688 +23,176
Netherlands 79,963 0 -79,963
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
Italy 31,976 3,210 -28,766
Poland 4,894 13,981 +9,087

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 6,173,651
Germany 3,376,446
Romania 1,745,172
France 911,152
Greece 746,638

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 4,154,609 2,019,042 -2,135,567
Germany 1,742,518 1,633,928 -108,590
Romania 1,014,853 730,319 -284,534
France 560,190 350,962 -209,228
Greece 368,477 378,161 +9,684
Spain 175,372 222,647 +47,275
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
United Kingdom 0 26,327 +26,327
Poland 0 13,981 +13,981
Italy 6,346 3,210 -3,136

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 6
Inner London - West 3
Kent 3
Outer London - West and North West 3

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 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 2 -4
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Kent 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 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) 13,416,605
Other 291,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,507

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) 8,055,231 5,361,374 -2,693,857
Other 250,828 41,094 -209,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,879 19,628 -6,251

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 4,551,767
Eurotunnel 4,501,551
Dover 2,230,804
Milford 794,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 451,008

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 2,966,568 1,585,199 -1,381,369
Eurotunnel 2,287,333 2,214,218 -73,115
Dover 1,180,370 1,050,434 -129,936
Milford 506,560 287,770 -218,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 396,250 54,758 -341,492
Liverpool Docks 431,449 11,424 -420,025
Fishguard 242,461 134,649 -107,812
000 250,828 41,094 -209,734
Portsmouth 19,147 26,832 +7,685
Harwich 43,401 0 -43,401

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 23
Food and beverage service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of food products 4
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 9
2025-08 10

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 18
0-1m 11
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 1,842,593
France 1,543,509
Netherlands 1,393,542
Germany 493,923
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 321,534

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 1,035,309 807,284 -228,025
France 932,881 610,628 -322,253
Netherlands 1,261,701 131,841 -1,129,860
Germany 286,932 206,991 -79,941
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,918 266,616 +211,698
Spain 112,561 58,956 -53,605
Italy 30,528 0 -30,528
Sweden 19,448 5,166 -14,282
United Arab Emirates 9,931 10,644 +713
Canada 0 20,023 +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 19,432
XI 1,213

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 11,764 7,668 -4,096
XI 1,213 0 -1,213

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) 4,923,085
Other 597,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 384,892

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) 3,342,497 1,580,588 -1,761,909
Other 353,453 243,559 -109,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,759 301,133 +217,374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,497,780
Liverpool Docks 1,191,073
000 597,012
Southampton 275,671
London Gateway Port 83,110

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 2,564,509 933,271 -1,631,238
Liverpool Docks 650,620 540,453 -110,167
000 353,453 243,559 -109,894
Southampton 70,365 205,306 +134,941
London Gateway Port 9,931 73,179 +63,248
Holyhead 32,015 37,796 +5,781
Eurotunnel 22,750 36,301 +13,551
Plymouth 15,675 31,350 +15,675
Immingham Docks 37,620 3,874 -33,746
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