Import/export HS code 0206: Edible animal parts for food

Edible parts like organs from cows, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, and similar animals, sold fresh, chilled, or frozen

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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 48,070,941
Netherlands 32,103,252
New Zealand 27,959,433
Germany 19,527,953
Poland 14,543,753

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 21,169,887 26,901,054 +5,731,167
Netherlands 17,101,941 15,001,311 -2,100,630
New Zealand 13,482,857 14,476,576 +993,719
Germany 14,173,102 5,354,851 -8,818,251
Poland 6,557,316 7,986,437 +1,429,121
Belgium 2,743,691 3,022,019 +278,328
France 2,801,437 1,848,882 -952,555
Australia 2,439,100 1,683,739 -755,361
Italy 1,745,974 1,547,858 -198,116
Spain 1,247,306 750,443 -496,863

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 45,018,254
New Zealand 28,013,014
Netherlands 27,926,705
Germany 23,017,464
Poland 14,764,586

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 19,609,629 25,408,625 +5,798,996
New Zealand 13,474,589 14,538,425 +1,063,836
Netherlands 14,472,915 13,453,790 -1,019,125
Germany 16,532,644 6,484,820 -10,047,824
Poland 6,670,056 8,094,530 +1,424,474
Denmark 3,534,758 3,173,683 -361,075
Belgium 2,795,235 2,468,289 -326,946
Australia 2,447,368 1,588,909 -858,459
Italy 1,852,272 1,551,108 -301,164
Spain 1,245,087 753,810 -491,277

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 21
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 12

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
Outer London - East and North East 17 14 -3
Inner London - West 14 14 +0
Greater Manchester 7 12 +5
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 12 7 -5
West Midlands 8 12 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 5 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Essex 5 7 +2
Kent 7 6 -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) 120,271,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,461,021
Other 3,374,229
Air transport 2,659

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) 64,246,434 56,025,275 -8,221,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,401,580 23,059,441 +3,657,861
Other 1,795,492 1,578,737 -216,755
Air transport 1,288 1,371 +83

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 37,876,192
Eurotunnel 23,768,471
Dover 20,261,105
Immingham Docks 19,116,808
Felixstowe 16,566,964

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 15,552,922 22,323,270 +6,770,348
Eurotunnel 13,435,258 10,333,213 -3,102,045
Dover 12,311,831 7,949,274 -4,362,557
Immingham Docks 9,307,566 9,809,242 +501,676
Felixstowe 10,706,513 5,860,451 -4,846,062
London Gateway Port 4,252,226 10,249,775 +5,997,549
Harwich 5,308,789 4,909,857 -398,932
Southampton 4,283,005 2,488,677 -1,794,328
Liverpool Docks 2,318,055 1,148,088 -1,169,967
000 1,795,492 1,578,737 -216,755

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 136
Manufacture of food products 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Food and beverage service activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 77
2025-11 82
2025-10 73
2025-09 79
2025-08 74

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 97
54m+ 42
15m-54m 35
0-1m 26
Other 8

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 201,497,624
France 71,126,009
Philippines 40,133,079
Netherlands 17,962,581
United States 13,048,933

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 101,515,367 99,982,257 -1,533,110
France 32,300,192 38,825,817 +6,525,625
Philippines 23,403,004 16,730,075 -6,672,929
Netherlands 8,352,629 9,609,952 +1,257,323
United States 9,728,790 3,320,143 -6,408,647
Canada 7,434,346 5,528,476 -1,905,870
South Africa 6,287,725 5,601,833 -685,892
Germany 5,154,276 6,424,585 +1,270,309
Ireland 6,117,521 5,296,680 -820,841
Japan 7,037,604 2,416,539 -4,621,065

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 37,091,344
Netherlands 128,184

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 16,167,612 20,923,732 +4,756,120
Netherlands 71,970 56,214 -15,756

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) 269,509,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 164,140,948
Other 37,341,288
Rail transport 30,745
Air transport 20,673

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) 153,283,380 116,226,395 -37,056,985
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,000,000 90,140,948 +16,140,948
Other 16,351,989 20,989,299 +4,637,310
Rail transport 0 30,745 +30,745
Air transport 16,159 4,514 -11,645

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 104,585,865
Felixstowe 97,380,165
Belfast Port 84,336,722
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,516,601
Southampton 38,254,038

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 £
London Gateway Port 55,607,209 48,978,656 -6,628,553
Felixstowe 46,594,871 50,785,294 +4,190,423
Belfast Port 43,335,794 41,000,928 -2,334,866
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,540,663 36,975,938 +1,435,275
Southampton 27,615,015 10,639,023 -16,975,992
000 16,351,989 20,989,299 +4,637,310
Eurotunnel 4,847,977 6,945,153 +2,097,176
Liverpool Docks 4,025,481 2,337,770 -1,687,711
Portsmouth 1,843,265 1,295,424 -547,841
Grangemouth Docks 2,034,294 811,361 -1,222,933

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0206

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

Description: Edible parts like organs from cows, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, and similar animals, sold fresh, chilled, or frozen