Import/export HS code 020220: Frozen beef cuts with bone

Frozen beef pieces that still have bones, like forequarters and hindquarters

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Poland 4,442,923
Ireland 3,003,793
Germany 563,844
Australia 370,756
Netherlands 360,969

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 £
Poland 1,720,980 2,721,943 +1,000,963
Ireland 1,662,279 1,341,514 -320,765
Germany 527,815 36,029 -491,786
Australia 368,745 2,011 -366,734
Netherlands 292,403 68,566 -223,837
Italy 158,642 93,586 -65,056
France 144,790 58,194 -86,596
Spain 126,512 75,596 -50,916
New Zealand 138,283 4,883 -133,400
Portugal 24,119 93,088 +68,969

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 £
Poland 4,362,750
Ireland 1,683,589
Australia 414,190
Germany 330,759
Netherlands 314,146

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 £
Poland 1,737,024 2,625,726 +888,702
Ireland 1,037,206 646,383 -390,823
Australia 412,179 2,011 -410,168
Germany 330,759 0 -330,759
Netherlands 245,580 68,566 -177,014
United States 146,030 90,429 -55,601
Denmark 10,610 149,310 +138,700
New Zealand 138,283 4,883 -133,400
Spain 49,678 76,358 +26,680
Portugal 20,498 93,088 +72,590

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
Kent 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
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Kent 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -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) 7,450,761
Other 1,693,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 668,964
Air transport 19,788

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) 3,623,905 3,826,856 +202,951
Other 962,181 731,160 -231,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 627,163 41,801 -585,362
Air transport 0 19,788 +19,788

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,576,269
Harwich 2,364,986
000 1,693,341
Holyhead 1,337,237
Eurotunnel 516,211

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 1,282,027 1,294,242 +12,215
Harwich 706,939 1,658,047 +951,108
000 962,181 731,160 -231,021
Holyhead 810,943 526,294 -284,649
Eurotunnel 326,587 189,624 -136,963
Felixstowe 368,745 0 -368,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 124,548 25,855 -98,693
London Gateway Port 138,283 2,011 -136,272
Liverpool Docks 112,498 17,981 -94,517
Killingholme 102,962 24,961 -78,001

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 39
Manufacture of food products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Food and beverage service activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 9
2025-09 13
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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 24
54m+ 12
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,934,852
Ireland 2,555,338
Canada 1,911,732
Japan 946,325
Philippines 887,974

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,884,264 1,050,588 -833,676
Ireland 1,298,804 1,256,534 -42,270
Canada 1,521,959 389,773 -1,132,186
Japan 392,583 553,742 +161,159
Philippines 319,401 568,573 +249,172
France 327,142 204,865 -122,277
Germany 230,036 206,621 -23,415
Trinidad and Tobago 0 323,400 +323,400
Netherlands 191,651 110,597 -81,054
Spain 218 264,948 +264,730

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 2,439,683
Ireland 106,573
Germany 14,957
Spain 14,441
XU 8,840

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 1,303,388 1,136,295 -167,093
Ireland 49,250 57,323 +8,073
Germany 13,380 1,577 -11,803
Spain 14,441 0 -14,441
XU 6,138 2,702 -3,436
Nicaragua 4,197 0 -4,197
Netherlands 52 0 -52

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,348,294
Other 2,588,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,768,551
Air transport 175,096

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,260,073 3,088,221 -1,171,852
Other 1,390,846 1,197,897 -192,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 899,891 868,660 -31,231
Air transport 88,459 86,637 -1,822

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,171,767
000 2,588,743
London Gateway Port 1,832,495
Belfast Port 1,046,398
Dover / Eurotunnel 850,219

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 £
Southampton 2,185,780 985,987 -1,199,793
000 1,390,846 1,197,897 -192,949
London Gateway Port 354,039 1,478,456 +1,124,417
Belfast Port 814,510 231,888 -582,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,503 560,716 +271,213
Felixstowe 407,592 270,685 -136,907
Liverpool Docks 494,153 76,556 -417,597
Hull 212,595 124,076 -88,519
Holyhead 54,400 160,428 +106,028
London Heathrow Airport 88,459 86,637 -1,822

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020220

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

Description: Frozen beef pieces that still have bones, like forequarters and hindquarters