Import/export HS code 0105: Live poultry

All types of live birds like chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guinea fowls

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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 £
France 8,391,726
Ireland 5,487,807
Germany 1,575,848
United States 1,332,676
Brazil 135,791

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 £
France 4,043,190 4,348,536 +305,346
Ireland 2,645,797 2,842,010 +196,213
Germany 486,324 1,089,524 +603,200
United States 328,525 1,004,151 +675,626
Brazil 0 135,791 +135,791
Czechia 66,339 64,402 -1,937
Belgium 71,116 41,377 -29,739
Netherlands 34,033 0 -34,033

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 £
France 3,856,630
Ireland 1,949,919
Germany 1,575,848
United States 1,332,676
Spain 615,535

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 £
France 2,218,826 1,637,804 -581,022
Ireland 1,131,922 817,997 -313,925
Germany 486,324 1,089,524 +603,200
United States 328,525 1,004,151 +675,626
Spain 0 615,535 +615,535
Netherlands 34,033 276,266 +242,233
Brazil 0 135,791 +135,791
Czechia 66,339 64,402 -1,937
Belgium 71,116 41,377 -29,739
Poland 10,559 0 -10,559

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Devon 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Devon 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Suffolk 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,161,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,657,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,914,068
Air transport 1,468,467

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 £
Other 3,327,680 3,833,339 +505,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,923,048 3,734,513 +811,465
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,096,071 817,997 -278,074
Air transport 328,525 1,139,942 +811,417

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,161,019
Dover 6,334,864
London Heathrow Airport 1,468,467
Holyhead 1,450,675
Ayr Harbour 447,841

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 £
000 3,327,680 3,833,339 +505,659
Dover 2,849,984 3,484,880 +634,896
London Heathrow Airport 328,525 1,139,942 +811,417
Holyhead 768,729 681,946 -86,783
Ayr Harbour 331,109 116,732 -214,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,436 227,294 +197,858
Fishguard 23,644 19,319 -4,325
Eurotunnel 5,915 22,339 +16,424
Belfast Port 8,440 0 -8,440
Poole 1,862 0 -1,862

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Manufacture of food products 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-06 2
2025-05 2
2025-04 3
2025-03 1
2025-02 4

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
54m+ 3
0-1m 2
1m-15m 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 £
France 45,870,149
Saudi Arabia 43,277,969
Germany 43,255,965
Hungary 35,708,235
Spain 29,071,540

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 £
France 22,937,808 22,932,341 -5,467
Saudi Arabia 20,372,119 22,905,850 +2,533,731
Germany 19,752,149 23,503,816 +3,751,667
Hungary 17,856,012 17,852,223 -3,789
Spain 12,446,609 16,624,931 +4,178,322
Poland 11,511,765 14,756,984 +3,245,219
Egypt 11,407,816 11,916,837 +509,021
Ireland 11,295,765 10,846,747 -449,018
Netherlands 12,589,488 8,769,013 -3,820,475
South Africa 9,055,164 12,128,171 +3,073,007

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 10,209,759

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 5,206,865 5,002,894 -203,971

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) 248,829,080
Air transport 210,638,191
Other 10,209,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,057,964

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) 119,094,192 129,734,888 +10,640,696
Air transport 88,111,588 122,526,603 +34,415,015
Other 5,206,865 5,002,894 -203,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,947 821,017 +584,070

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 197,039,924
Dover / Eurotunnel 176,775,121
Harwich 59,442,887
Holyhead 11,383,124
000 10,209,759

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 81,627,321 115,412,603 +33,785,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 90,363,886 86,411,235 -3,952,651
Harwich 21,115,987 38,326,900 +17,210,913
Holyhead 5,830,089 5,553,035 -277,054
000 5,206,865 5,002,894 -203,971
Birmingham Airport 2,220,493 6,824,397 +4,603,904
East Midlands Airport 1,971,181 0 -1,971,181
London Gatwick Airport 1,204,172 162,797 -1,041,375
499 1,184,375 0 -1,184,375
London Stansted Airport 1,088,421 0 -1,088,421

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0105

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

Description: All types of live birds like chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and guinea fowls