Import/export HS code 020130: Boneless beef

Fresh or chilled beef cuts with all bones removed, ready for cooking or further processing

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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 £
Ireland 1,431,662,870
Australia 151,250,670
Poland 121,583,507
New Zealand 48,739,928
Netherlands 46,366,468

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 693,692,040 737,970,830 +44,278,790
Australia 47,492,255 103,758,415 +56,266,160
Poland 48,838,839 72,744,668 +23,905,829
New Zealand 16,605,249 32,134,679 +15,529,430
Netherlands 24,842,319 21,524,149 -3,318,170
Brazil 18,281,956 20,969,897 +2,687,941
Uruguay 15,223,770 15,728,519 +504,749
Argentina 8,722,362 10,191,643 +1,469,281
Japan 6,453,281 6,804,273 +350,992
Spain 4,958,779 5,397,706 +438,927

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 1,125,617,102
Australia 151,503,435
Poland 124,708,916
New Zealand 48,739,928
Brazil 40,578,142

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 556,532,842 569,084,260 +12,551,418
Australia 47,568,591 103,934,844 +56,366,253
Poland 50,784,430 73,924,486 +23,140,056
New Zealand 16,605,249 32,134,679 +15,529,430
Brazil 19,215,432 21,362,710 +2,147,278
Netherlands 20,968,978 19,148,269 -1,820,709
Uruguay 16,134,015 15,604,570 -529,445
Argentina 9,105,318 10,203,068 +1,097,750
Japan 6,622,593 6,922,970 +300,377
Spain 4,537,913 4,820,025 +282,112

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - East 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Outer London - East and North East 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 18 19 +1
Outer London - West and North West 12 12 +0
Inner London - East 13 7 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Kent 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 3 2 -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) 1,224,569,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 383,574,808
Other 317,404,438
Air transport 27,094,893
Road transport 214,542

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) 600,345,064 624,224,105 +23,879,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,054,922 230,519,886 +77,464,964
Other 144,170,051 173,234,387 +29,064,336
Air transport 11,522,779 15,572,114 +4,049,335
Road transport 0 214,542 +214,542
Rail transport 9,709 0 -9,709

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 807,088,367
000 317,404,438
Milford 163,985,116
London Gateway Port 127,171,842
Felixstowe 107,170,458

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 381,581,449 425,506,918 +43,925,469
000 144,170,051 173,234,387 +29,064,336
Milford 73,689,450 90,295,666 +16,606,216
London Gateway Port 60,369,684 66,802,158 +6,432,474
Felixstowe 35,114,464 72,055,994 +36,941,530
Liverpool Docks 64,194,273 27,449,222 -36,745,051
Harwich 26,745,158 53,100,294 +26,355,136
Eurotunnel 36,522,956 28,595,978 -7,926,978
Southampton 8,570,773 38,629,788 +30,059,015
Dover 22,328,804 21,077,735 -1,251,069

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 97
Manufacture of food products 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 47
2025-10 56
2025-09 52
2025-08 45

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 60
54m+ 29
15m-54m 27
0-1m 17
Other 4

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 229,584,420
Ireland 208,611,680
Netherlands 129,493,812
Italy 39,857,337
Germany 24,735,404

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 106,842,248 122,742,172 +15,899,924
Ireland 95,312,870 113,298,810 +17,985,940
Netherlands 67,778,545 61,715,267 -6,063,278
Italy 20,587,317 19,270,020 -1,317,297
Germany 10,496,802 14,238,602 +3,741,800
Spain 9,351,993 12,932,256 +3,580,263
Denmark 6,547,173 4,636,545 -1,910,628
Poland 4,912,252 4,809,866 -102,386
Belgium 3,373,163 4,693,236 +1,320,073
Sweden 2,672,073 5,228,622 +2,556,549

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 367,406,444
XL 34,539,542
Ireland 3,055,498
Netherlands 195,699
Spain 166,381

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 173,507,687 193,898,757 +20,391,070
XL 21,366,124 13,173,418 -8,192,706
Ireland 1,425,361 1,630,137 +204,776
Netherlands 53,633 142,066 +88,433
Spain 63,930 102,451 +38,521
Germany 0 48,697 +48,697
Denmark 15,128 8,155 -6,973
Italy 10,954 3,039 -7,915
China 998 7,448 +6,450
Belgium 3,908 836 -3,072

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 406,210,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 297,981,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,046,287
Road transport 229,645
Air transport 213,268

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 £
Other 196,686,861 209,523,505 +12,836,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,216,090 162,765,392 +27,549,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,428,758 1,617,529 +188,771
Road transport 0 229,645 +229,645
Air transport 62,128 151,140 +89,012

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 406,210,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 156,263,465
Eurotunnel 46,117,269
Holyhead 20,764,449
Milford 18,942,990

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 £
000 196,686,861 209,523,505 +12,836,644
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,056,310 79,207,155 +2,150,845
Eurotunnel 20,855,274 25,261,995 +4,406,721
Holyhead 6,341,427 14,423,022 +8,081,595
Milford 7,963,423 10,979,567 +3,016,144
Harwich 5,199,529 11,136,268 +5,936,739
Hull 7,883,083 7,957,059 +73,976
Immingham Docks 3,462,178 3,590,653 +128,475
Liverpool Docks 4,045,369 2,007,019 -2,038,350
Felixstowe 2,251,142 3,491,472 +1,240,330

Quick facts

HS code: 020130

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

Description: Fresh or chilled beef cuts with all bones removed, ready for cooking or further processing