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 8,099,539
Ireland 5,159,169
Germany 1,655,222
United States 1,372,280
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 4,985,194 3,114,345 -1,870,849
Ireland 2,415,143 2,744,026 +328,883
Germany 586,531 1,068,691 +482,160
United States 522,752 849,528 +326,776
Brazil 0 135,791 +135,791
Czechia 67,344 68,191 +847
Belgium 57,583 46,921 -10,662

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 3,611,033
Ireland 1,847,072
Germany 1,655,222
United States 1,372,280
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 2,257,886 1,353,147 -904,739
Ireland 1,038,822 808,250 -230,572
Germany 586,531 1,068,691 +482,160
United States 522,752 849,528 +326,776
Spain 519,908 95,627 -424,281
Netherlands 0 276,266 +276,266
Brazil 0 135,791 +135,791
Czechia 67,344 68,191 +847
Belgium 57,583 46,921 -10,662
Poland 0 21,457 +21,457

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
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 6,877,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,431,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,845,113
Air transport 1,508,071

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 3,583,721 3,294,019 -289,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,491,211 2,939,905 -551,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,036,863 808,250 -228,613
Air transport 522,752 985,319 +462,567

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,877,740
Dover 6,172,213
London Heathrow Airport 1,508,071
Holyhead 1,334,697
Ayr Harbour 469,412

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 3,583,721 3,294,019 -289,702
Dover 3,483,590 2,688,623 -794,967
London Heathrow Airport 522,752 985,319 +462,567
Holyhead 680,048 654,649 -25,399
Ayr Harbour 315,811 153,601 -162,210
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,800 227,294 +223,494
Fishguard 42,963 0 -42,963
Eurotunnel 0 23,988 +23,988
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

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
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1
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 42,659,177
Saudi Arabia 42,443,890
Germany 41,183,391
Hungary 34,564,766
Spain 27,944,706

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 21,819,914 20,839,263 -980,651
Saudi Arabia 20,629,358 21,814,532 +1,185,174
Germany 20,508,131 20,675,260 +167,129
Hungary 18,768,193 15,796,573 -2,971,620
Spain 14,566,397 13,378,309 -1,188,088
Poland 11,920,270 12,838,082 +917,812
Netherlands 12,593,659 8,668,128 -3,925,531
South Africa 10,156,835 11,033,471 +876,636
Egypt 11,352,117 9,825,212 -1,526,905
Ireland 10,987,720 9,924,784 -1,062,936

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 9,306,456

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 5,142,883 4,163,573 -979,310

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) 240,221,340
Air transport 205,998,902
Other 9,306,456
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) 124,783,889 115,437,451 -9,346,438
Air transport 97,178,911 108,819,991 +11,641,080
Other 5,142,883 4,163,573 -979,310
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 194,695,038
Dover / Eurotunnel 166,767,736
Harwich 61,175,662
Holyhead 11,082,410
000 9,306,456

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 91,976,331 102,718,707 +10,742,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,827,640 76,940,096 -12,887,544
Harwich 27,610,724 33,564,938 +5,954,214
Holyhead 5,453,245 5,629,165 +175,920
000 5,142,883 4,163,573 -979,310
Birmingham Airport 3,028,199 5,811,681 +2,783,482
London Gatwick Airport 1,204,172 162,797 -1,041,375
499 1,184,375 0 -1,184,375
East Midlands Airport 970,209 0 -970,209
Immingham Docks 730,450 124,269 -606,181

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