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

Whole or cut frozen beef front sections without bones

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  • 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 £
Spain 5,162,003
New Zealand 4,836,270
Ireland 4,213,142
Uruguay 1,264,065
Brazil 1,071,391

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 £
Spain 2,780,768 2,381,235 -399,533
New Zealand 1,126,984 3,709,286 +2,582,302
Ireland 3,003,116 1,210,026 -1,793,090
Uruguay 995,326 268,739 -726,587
Brazil 252,874 818,517 +565,643
France 437,204 158,161 -279,043
Germany 345,572 0 -345,572
Poland 256,660 13,380 -243,280
Japan 137,531 3,489 -134,042
Denmark 93,942 15,881 -78,061

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 4,836,270
Uruguay 1,264,065
Brazil 1,071,391
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 1,126,984 3,709,286 +2,582,302
Uruguay 995,326 268,739 -726,587
Brazil 252,874 818,517 +565,643
France 419,991 158,161 -261,830
Poland 176,884 13,380 -163,504
Japan 137,531 3,489 -134,042
Italy 74,253 2,802 -71,451
Ireland 35,374 17,945 -17,429
Denmark 29,252 15,881 -13,371
Belgium 15,050 0 -15,050

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Outer London - East and North East 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Devon 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Devon 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1
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 10,005,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,155,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 977,713
Air transport 157,383

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 6,410,116 3,595,831 -2,814,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,422,920 4,732,443 +2,309,523
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 750,804 226,909 -523,895
Air transport 89,795 67,588 -22,207

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,005,947
Southampton 3,130,208
London Gateway Port 2,912,272
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 6,410,116 3,595,831 -2,814,285
Southampton 577,993 2,552,215 +1,974,222
London Gateway Port 1,594,370 1,317,902 -276,468
Felixstowe 250,557 698,170 +447,613
Portsmouth 229,327 89,198 -140,129
Eurotunnel 264,917 47,672 -217,245
Dover 184,060 25,839 -158,221
London 0 114,752 +114,752
London Heathrow Airport 89,795 24,276 -65,519
Harwich 37,126 29,261 -7,865

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 13
Manufacture of food products 5
Food and beverage service activities 3
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
2026-01 3
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 4
2025-06 2

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 6
15m-54m 4
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 1,817,567
Ireland 1,775,599
Japan 1,299,555
Sweden 699,373
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 605,399

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 1,817,567 0 -1,817,567
Ireland 724,721 1,050,878 +326,157
Japan 1,184,764 114,791 -1,069,973
Sweden 372,284 327,089 -45,195
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 317,571 287,828 -29,743
Denmark 263,931 0 -263,931
Philippines 103,186 126,835 +23,649
Netherlands 176,731 44,955 -131,776
France 115,192 90,196 -24,996
Ivory Coast 100,800 48,873 -51,927

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 2,027,434
Nicaragua 820,983
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 1,225,610 801,824 -423,786
Nicaragua 232,359 588,624 +356,265
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
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) 4,389,580
Other 2,980,398
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 374,057
Air transport 52,198

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) 3,685,203 704,377 -2,980,826
Other 1,553,279 1,427,119 -126,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 257,597 116,460 -141,137
Air transport 24,962 27,236 +2,274

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,980,398
Belfast Port 2,214,678
Southampton 1,139,058
London Gateway Port 394,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 276,314

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 1,553,279 1,427,119 -126,160
Belfast Port 1,916,270 298,408 -1,617,862
Southampton 1,139,058 0 -1,139,058
London Gateway Port 155,717 239,143 +83,426
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,068 105,246 -65,822
Liverpool Docks 234,401 0 -234,401
Dover 188,110 11,214 -176,896
Felixstowe 0 102,303 +102,303
Milford 86,529 0 -86,529
Portsmouth 0 64,523 +64,523

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