Import/export HS code 02023010: Frozen beef forequarters, boneless

Whole or cut frozen beef front sections without bones

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 5,410,936
Spain 5,356,846
New Zealand 4,469,134
Uruguay 1,269,463
Brazil 1,051,239

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 4,169,796 1,241,140 -2,928,656
Spain 2,897,388 2,459,458 -437,930
New Zealand 1,218,995 3,250,139 +2,031,144
Uruguay 1,000,724 268,739 -731,985
Brazil 338,793 712,446 +373,653
France 467,687 186,363 -281,324
Germany 430,584 0 -430,584
Poland 256,660 13,380 -243,280
Netherlands 243,622 0 -243,622
Japan 137,531 3,489 -134,042

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 £
New Zealand 4,469,134
Uruguay 1,264,065
Brazil 1,051,239
France 578,152
Poland 190,264

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 £
New Zealand 1,218,995 3,250,139 +2,031,144
Uruguay 995,326 268,739 -726,587
Brazil 338,793 712,446 +373,653
France 391,789 186,363 -205,426
Poland 176,884 13,380 -163,504
NA 153,530 0 -153,530
Japan 137,531 3,489 -134,042
Italy 74,253 2,802 -71,451
Belgium 73,735 0 -73,735
Denmark 47,013 22,501 -24,512

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Mid and South West Wales 2
Outer London - East and North East 2

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 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Devon 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 11,496,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,772,523
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,204,011
Air transport 158,333

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 7,773,128 3,723,113 -4,050,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,605,298 4,167,225 +1,561,927
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 960,225 243,786 -716,439
Air transport 90,745 67,588 -23,157

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,496,241
London Gateway Port 3,183,389
Southampton 2,476,251
Felixstowe 948,727
Portsmouth 318,525

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 7,773,128 3,723,113 -4,050,015
London Gateway Port 1,865,487 1,317,902 -547,585
Southampton 489,254 1,986,997 +1,497,743
Felixstowe 250,557 698,170 +447,613
Portsmouth 208,014 110,511 -97,503
Eurotunnel 258,028 54,561 -203,467
Dover 269,473 25,839 -243,634
Harwich 184,036 35,881 -148,155
London Heathrow Airport 90,745 24,276 -66,469
London 0 114,752 +114,752

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 12
Manufacture of food products 6
Food and beverage service activities 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 4
2025-06 2
2025-05 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
15m-54m 6
1m-15m 5
54m+ 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Canada 1,820,747
Ireland 1,737,512
Japan 1,451,067
Sweden 791,615
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 541,166

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 £
Canada 1,820,747 0 -1,820,747
Ireland 703,441 1,034,071 +330,630
Japan 1,336,276 114,791 -1,221,485
Sweden 465,433 326,182 -139,251
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 334,364 206,802 -127,562
Denmark 263,931 0 -263,931
Philippines 25,706 230,021 +204,315
Netherlands 190,556 33,647 -156,909
Ivory Coast 100,800 48,873 -51,927
United States 134,872 1,982 -132,890

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 £
Ireland 2,154,538
Nicaragua 750,551
Netherlands 32,991
Sweden 29,280
Romania 24,044

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 £
Ireland 1,341,911 812,627 -529,284
Nicaragua 201,752 548,799 +347,047
Netherlands 29,797 3,194 -26,603
Sweden 0 29,280 +29,280
Romania 24,044 0 -24,044
Poland 22,172 0 -22,172
Portugal 17,502 0 -17,502
XU 0 4,197 +4,197
Spain 1,795 0 -1,795

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) 4,473,379
Other 3,037,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,936
Air transport 55,378

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) 3,776,028 697,351 -3,078,677
Other 1,638,973 1,398,097 -240,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,763 51,173 -197,590
Air transport 28,142 27,236 -906

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,037,070
Belfast Port 2,353,797
Southampton 1,139,058
London Gateway Port 394,860
Liverpool Docks 234,401

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 1,638,973 1,398,097 -240,876
Belfast Port 1,981,389 372,408 -1,608,981
Southampton 1,139,058 0 -1,139,058
London Gateway Port 155,717 239,143 +83,426
Liverpool Docks 234,401 0 -234,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 162,234 39,959 -122,275
Dover 188,110 11,214 -176,896
Milford 86,529 0 -86,529
Portsmouth 0 64,523 +64,523
London Heathrow Airport 28,142 27,236 -906

Quick facts

HS code: 02023010

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

Description: Whole or cut frozen beef front sections without bones