Import/export HS code 020610: Cow parts for food

Fresh or chilled edible parts from cows, such as organs or meat

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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 20,591,342
Netherlands 5,376,048
Poland 4,938,715
Belgium 177,931
Argentina 166,033

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 9,690,329 10,901,013 +1,210,684
Netherlands 2,571,476 2,804,572 +233,096
Poland 2,551,614 2,387,101 -164,513
Belgium 35,758 142,173 +106,415
Argentina 138,719 27,314 -111,405
France 107,633 24,407 -83,226
Germany 0 63,064 +63,064
Spain 14,895 3,914 -10,981
Romania 3,188 0 -3,188
Bulgaria 2,347 0 -2,347

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 18,302,246
Netherlands 5,534,446
Poland 4,974,847
Argentina 166,033
Belgium 75,834

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 8,523,209 9,779,037 +1,255,828
Netherlands 2,602,235 2,932,211 +329,976
Poland 2,587,746 2,387,101 -200,645
Argentina 138,719 27,314 -111,405
Belgium 39,050 36,784 -2,266
Germany 2,626 66,928 +64,302
France 27,642 6,284 -21,358
United Kingdom 12,727 0 -12,727
Spain 6,354 3,914 -2,440
Romania 3,188 0 -3,188

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - East and North East 8
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6

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 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Kent 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 2 1 -1
Devon 2 2 +0

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) 27,961,489
Other 2,283,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,225,765
Air transport 1,288

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) 13,311,598 14,649,891 +1,338,293
Other 1,169,556 1,113,985 -55,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 636,083 589,682 -46,401
Air transport 1,288 0 -1,288

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 15,599,302
Eurotunnel 5,024,623
Harwich 4,360,522
000 2,283,541
Liverpool Docks 1,420,823

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 7,132,311 8,466,991 +1,334,680
Eurotunnel 2,585,265 2,439,358 -145,907
Harwich 1,899,640 2,460,882 +561,242
000 1,169,556 1,113,985 -55,571
Liverpool Docks 699,216 721,607 +22,391
Dover 477,705 293,665 -184,040
Fishguard 161,295 284,341 +123,046
Milford 203,584 172,696 -30,888
Killingholme 202,219 85,177 -117,042
Ayr Harbour 118,955 65,607 -53,348

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 63
Manufacture of food products 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Food and beverage service activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 36
2025-10 30
2025-09 28
2025-08 23
2025-07 25

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 40
54m+ 19
15m-54m 16
0-1m 9
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 £
France 43,931,896
Netherlands 3,553,177
Ireland 3,190,617
Germany 1,817,854
United States 1,624,160

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 20,435,746 23,496,150 +3,060,404
Netherlands 1,707,459 1,845,718 +138,259
Ireland 1,723,200 1,467,417 -255,783
Germany 1,445,597 372,257 -1,073,340
United States 1,624,160 0 -1,624,160
Spain 524,875 781,757 +256,882
Poland 497,312 313,118 -184,194
Italy 222,283 204,694 -17,589
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,733 232,133 +200,400
Somalia 193,950 0 -193,950

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 17,750,054
XU 47,042

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 8,744,495 9,005,559 +261,064
XU 34,271 12,771 -21,500

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) 37,444,136
Other 17,797,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,175,366
Air transport 11,046

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) 17,816,556 19,627,580 +1,811,024
Other 8,778,766 9,018,330 +239,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,932,924 242,442 -1,690,482
Air transport 11,046 0 -11,046

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,259,781
000 17,797,096
Eurotunnel 7,796,392
Southampton 864,726
Felixstowe 813,929

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 14,358,751 14,901,030 +542,279
000 8,778,766 9,018,330 +239,564
Eurotunnel 3,323,071 4,473,321 +1,150,250
Southampton 864,726 0 -864,726
Felixstowe 760,667 53,262 -707,405
London Gateway Port 211,176 138,159 -73,017
Hull 118,904 148,200 +29,296
Belfast Port 81,494 51,021 -30,473
Holyhead 0 38,918 +38,918
Harwich 13,749 18,015 +4,266

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020610

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

Description: Fresh or chilled edible parts from cows, such as organs or meat