Import/export HS code 020230: Boneless frozen beef

Frozen beef cuts without bones

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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 564,023,281
New Zealand 65,398,857
Brazil 54,202,335
Poland 40,494,087
Uruguay 26,642,514

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 259,956,645 304,066,636 +44,109,991
New Zealand 9,460,771 55,938,086 +46,477,315
Brazil 11,766,722 42,435,613 +30,668,891
Poland 20,006,128 20,487,959 +481,831
Uruguay 7,557,469 19,085,045 +11,527,576
Netherlands 7,877,574 9,270,692 +1,393,118
Australia 1,207,393 13,298,500 +12,091,107
Belgium 6,367,826 4,402,393 -1,965,433
Spain 4,737,133 4,744,177 +7,044
Italy 5,495,955 3,585,348 -1,910,607

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 506,896,847
New Zealand 65,711,371
Brazil 55,057,557
Poland 43,861,302
Uruguay 26,841,410

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 235,557,723 271,339,124 +35,781,401
New Zealand 9,463,035 56,248,336 +46,785,301
Brazil 11,531,776 43,525,781 +31,994,005
Poland 21,940,517 21,920,785 -19,732
Uruguay 7,864,756 18,976,654 +11,111,898
Australia 1,213,710 12,933,487 +11,719,777
Netherlands 5,374,383 6,823,597 +1,449,214
Belgium 6,888,028 4,973,169 -1,914,859
Italy 5,402,749 3,434,272 -1,968,477
Spain 1,548,804 1,634,631 +85,827

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 8

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 12 9 -3
Outer London - East and North East 12 5 -7
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 8 +4
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 2 5 +3
Essex 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2

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) 581,281,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,471,710
Other 79,366,543
Air transport 783,877
Road transport 698,168

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) 274,125,467 307,155,609 +33,030,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,434,748 134,036,962 +97,602,214
Other 36,163,133 43,203,410 +7,040,277
Air transport 265,720 518,157 +252,437
Road transport 0 698,168 +698,168

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 285,457,245
Liverpool Docks 127,709,968
London Gateway Port 95,033,804
000 79,366,543
Milford 75,509,325

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 127,382,680 158,074,565 +30,691,885
Liverpool Docks 75,982,085 51,727,883 -24,254,202
London Gateway Port 16,832,692 78,201,112 +61,368,420
000 36,163,133 43,203,410 +7,040,277
Milford 24,101,589 51,407,736 +27,306,147
Dover 20,333,073 14,584,821 -5,748,252
Southampton 2,148,166 24,574,161 +22,425,995
Felixstowe 3,731,041 16,518,735 +12,787,694
Eurotunnel 10,612,392 8,198,760 -2,413,632
Fishguard 7,358,621 8,418,797 +1,060,176

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 104
Manufacture of food products 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Food and beverage service activities 7
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
2026-01 35
2025-11 44
2025-10 40
2025-09 38
2025-08 33

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 61
54m+ 40
15m-54m 25
0-1m 14
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 £
Ireland 101,668,245
France 43,586,645
Canada 34,215,765
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,479,657
Netherlands 15,190,590

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 36,794,925 64,873,320 +28,078,395
France 14,546,949 29,039,696 +14,492,747
Canada 16,785,692 17,430,073 +644,381
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,110,554 13,369,103 -3,741,451
Netherlands 7,323,044 7,867,546 +544,502
Sweden 3,927,991 8,425,507 +4,497,516
Japan 3,214,123 4,983,350 +1,769,227
Spain 1,776,945 5,952,244 +4,175,299
United States 2,111,329 3,934,669 +1,823,340
Germany 2,804,525 2,218,111 -586,414

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 61,943,890
Ireland 3,212,832
Nicaragua 820,983
France 418,755
Netherlands 33,380

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 24,290,389 37,653,501 +13,363,112
Ireland 1,756,567 1,456,265 -300,302
Nicaragua 232,359 588,624 +356,265
France 193,546 225,209 +31,663
Netherlands 29,922 3,458 -26,464
Sweden 0 29,280 +29,280
Romania 24,044 0 -24,044
Poland 22,172 0 -22,172
Portugal 17,502 0 -17,502
Spain 1,795 245 -1,550

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) 145,892,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,331,181
Other 66,628,880
Air transport 1,385,642
Road transport 686,038

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) 53,632,541 92,259,744 +38,627,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,104,285 34,226,896 -2,877,389
Other 26,632,249 39,996,631 +13,364,382
Air transport 725,143 660,499 -64,644
Road transport 0 686,038 +686,038

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 66,628,880
Holyhead 41,704,878
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,705,892
Belfast Port 25,943,092
Liverpool Docks 23,306,815

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 26,632,249 39,996,631 +13,364,382
Holyhead 10,969,479 30,735,399 +19,765,920
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,332,191 18,373,701 +7,041,510
Belfast Port 11,951,770 13,991,322 +2,039,552
Liverpool Docks 11,758,153 11,548,662 -209,491
Southampton 12,751,385 9,725,300 -3,026,085
Portsmouth 6,851,376 12,783,731 +5,932,355
London Gateway Port 5,970,530 8,473,009 +2,502,479
Milford 5,519,602 3,295,587 -2,224,015
Grangemouth Docks 3,378,735 3,708,753 +330,018

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020230

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

Description: Frozen beef cuts without bones