Import/export HS code 020423: Boneless lamb meat, fresh or chilled

Fresh or chilled lamb meat without bones, 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 £
Australia 31,471,139
Ireland 14,837,010
New Zealand 8,280,179
Netherlands 260,478
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 168,529

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 £
Australia 15,224,925 16,246,214 +1,021,289
Ireland 9,147,359 5,689,651 -3,457,708
New Zealand 5,451,039 2,829,140 -2,621,899
Netherlands 192,646 67,832 -124,814
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 168,529 0 -168,529
Uruguay 0 159,888 +159,888
Taiwan 0 87,688 +87,688
France 40,451 13,990 -26,461
Spain 11,163 7,925 -3,238
Italy 4,234 3,899 -335

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 £
Australia 31,727,356
Ireland 11,675,702
New Zealand 8,280,179
Uruguay 159,888
Spain 36,461

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 £
Australia 15,393,454 16,333,902 +940,448
Ireland 7,667,865 4,007,837 -3,660,028
New Zealand 5,451,039 2,829,140 -2,621,899
Uruguay 0 159,888 +159,888
Spain 19,398 17,063 -2,335
United Kingdom 29,960 4,852 -25,108
Italy 6,490 3,899 -2,591
Portugal 2,869 0 -2,869

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 4
Inner London - West 4
Essex 2
Kent 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Essex 1 2 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Devon 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,706,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,066,388
Other 3,421,786
Air transport 1,154,286

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,890,190 19,816,792 -1,073,398
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,612,497 3,453,891 -3,158,606
Other 1,672,140 1,749,646 +77,506
Air transport 1,068,388 85,898 -982,490

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 30,841,730
Holyhead 8,693,098
Southampton 7,392,018
000 3,421,786
Ayr Harbour 1,693,845

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 £
Felixstowe 14,597,966 16,243,764 +1,645,798
Holyhead 5,412,479 3,280,619 -2,131,860
Southampton 4,667,783 2,724,235 -1,943,548
000 1,672,140 1,749,646 +77,506
Ayr Harbour 1,114,085 579,760 -534,325
Liverpool Docks 1,044,550 125,170 -919,380
London Heathrow Airport 1,068,388 85,898 -982,490
London Gateway Port 510,356 269,033 -241,323
Eurotunnel 48,470 17,063 -31,407
Fishguard 48,730 8,443 -40,287

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 22
Manufacture of food products 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 5
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 5

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 13
54m+ 9
15m-54m 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 £
France 12,461,615
Belgium 5,064,120
Ireland 2,507,523
Switzerland 1,151,424
Canada 1,116,008

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 4,623,601 7,838,014 +3,214,413
Belgium 2,803,315 2,260,805 -542,510
Ireland 1,183,440 1,324,083 +140,643
Switzerland 574,719 576,705 +1,986
Canada 154,552 961,456 +806,904
Netherlands 530,969 501,417 -29,552
Germany 230,760 278,572 +47,812
United States 260,683 204,960 -55,723
Oman 454,517 0 -454,517
Poland 35,463 314,220 +278,757

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 7,016,098
China 93,643
Ireland 6,171

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 3,408,799 3,607,299 +198,500
China 40,257 53,386 +13,129
Ireland 3,526 2,645 -881

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) 16,282,891
Other 7,128,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,253,292
Air transport 75,595

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) 6,757,906 9,524,985 +2,767,079
Other 3,462,491 3,665,722 +203,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,074,075 1,179,217 +105,142
Air transport 34,143 41,452 +7,309

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,651,308
000 7,128,213
Eurotunnel 2,957,658
Liverpool Docks 974,020
Southampton 714,530

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,829,212 6,822,096 +992,884
000 3,462,491 3,665,722 +203,231
Eurotunnel 700,934 2,256,724 +1,555,790
Liverpool Docks 198,190 775,830 +577,640
Southampton 308,968 405,562 +96,594
London Gateway Port 470,956 204,027 -266,929
Felixstowe 68,656 203,780 +135,124
Portsmouth 96,351 8,875 -87,476
London Heathrow Airport 34,143 41,452 +7,309
Milford 72,134 0 -72,134

Quick facts

HS code: 020423

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

Description: Fresh or chilled lamb meat without bones, ready for cooking or further processing