Import/export HS code 23091090: Various dog or cat food

Dog or cat food not covered by other specific codes

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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 £
Lithuania 49,939,739
Poland 41,805,371
China 28,623,604
Germany 25,434,345
Netherlands 18,423,195

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 £
Lithuania 23,854,215 26,085,524 +2,231,309
Poland 20,935,639 20,869,732 -65,907
China 14,662,310 13,961,294 -701,016
Germany 11,812,067 13,622,278 +1,810,211
Netherlands 9,828,587 8,594,608 -1,233,979
Ireland 7,883,046 6,500,935 -1,382,111
Turkey 5,486,288 6,322,202 +835,914
France 5,096,153 4,721,417 -374,736
Belgium 4,886,418 4,790,064 -96,354
Spain 3,902,279 4,158,324 +256,045

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 £
Lithuania 49,771,417
Poland 43,721,580
China 31,781,986
Germany 26,857,789
Netherlands 17,196,053

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 £
Lithuania 23,764,076 26,007,341 +2,243,265
Poland 21,750,786 21,970,794 +220,008
China 15,927,921 15,854,065 -73,856
Germany 14,668,328 12,189,461 -2,478,867
Netherlands 8,401,838 8,794,215 +392,377
Turkey 5,313,612 6,217,763 +904,151
Spain 3,712,431 4,205,741 +493,310
France 3,366,428 3,041,218 -325,210
Ireland 3,843,204 2,262,773 -1,580,431
Thailand 2,774,489 2,871,896 +97,407

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 10
Cheshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9

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
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Cheshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Lancashire 5 4 -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) 120,064,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,351,393
Other 10,200,738
Air transport 1,667,659
Rail transport 13,911

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) 54,218,457 65,845,867 +11,627,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,889,936 49,461,457 -9,428,479
Other 5,195,550 5,005,188 -190,362
Air transport 927,310 740,349 -186,961
Rail transport 0 13,911 +13,911

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 48,764,109
Liverpool Docks 22,572,404
London 22,094,374
Felixstowe 21,991,616
Immingham Docks 21,145,751

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 £
Dover 25,579,104 23,185,005 -2,394,099
Liverpool Docks 12,132,725 10,439,679 -1,693,046
London 11,899,701 10,194,673 -1,705,028
Felixstowe 10,399,190 11,592,426 +1,193,236
Immingham Docks 10,626,164 10,519,587 -106,577
Middlesbrough 8,071,015 10,557,356 +2,486,341
Harwich 8,558,679 8,096,241 -462,438
Southampton 5,892,394 8,277,924 +2,385,530
Eurotunnel 6,516,965 5,909,938 -607,027
000 5,195,550 5,005,188 -190,362

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 70
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Manufacture of food products 56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Veterinary activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 71
2026-03 47
2026-02 58
2026-01 50
2025-12 59

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 73
54m+ 43
0-1m 36
15m-54m 29
Other 6

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 48,856,877
Poland 25,020,653
Netherlands 23,110,832
Japan 8,047,675
United Arab Emirates 3,845,090

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 23,941,407 24,915,470 +974,063
Poland 11,293,907 13,726,746 +2,432,839
Netherlands 8,932,042 14,178,790 +5,246,748
Japan 1,666,240 6,381,435 +4,715,195
United Arab Emirates 1,796,512 2,048,578 +252,066
Spain 1,207,184 2,188,229 +981,045
Turkey 1,677,604 1,710,198 +32,594
Germany 841,441 1,350,513 +509,072
France 790,469 876,952 +86,483
Pakistan 206,145 1,154,365 +948,220

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 12,818,952
Spain 278,993
France 148,721
Netherlands 136,844
Switzerland 112,495

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 3,038,711 9,780,241 +6,741,530
Spain 134,747 144,246 +9,499
France 78,529 70,192 -8,337
Netherlands 65,637 71,207 +5,570
Switzerland 60,802 51,693 -9,109
Poland 25,571 71,417 +45,846
China 50,024 6,280 -43,744
United States 19,370 18,168 -1,202
Ireland 3,311 5,587 +2,276
Nicaragua 0 7,258 +7,258

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) 67,796,026
Other 40,954,871
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,857,063
Air transport 4,793,199

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) 29,036,601 38,759,425 +9,722,824
Other 20,615,975 20,338,896 -277,079
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,274,699 15,582,364 +5,307,665
Air transport 1,875,164 2,918,035 +1,042,871

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 40,954,871
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,523,900
Dover 15,360,712
London Gateway Port 10,682,649
Southampton 8,345,410

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 £
000 20,615,975 20,338,896 -277,079
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,649,502 20,874,398 +4,224,896
Dover 5,184,525 10,176,187 +4,991,662
London Gateway Port 5,296,903 5,385,746 +88,843
Southampton 1,746,483 6,598,927 +4,852,444
Holyhead 3,191,757 4,255,037 +1,063,280
Liverpool Docks 2,281,784 2,646,313 +364,529
London Heathrow Airport 1,296,438 2,092,340 +795,902
Belfast Port 1,137,747 1,298,129 +160,382
Felixstowe 1,435,076 735,700 -699,376

Quick facts

HS code: 23091090

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

Description: Dog or cat food not covered by other specific codes