Import/export HS code 020621: Tongues for food

Fresh or chilled animal tongues, mainly from cows, pigs, or sheep

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 236,031
Poland 83,242
France 10,205
Netherlands 3,874

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 181,615 54,416 -127,199
Poland 39,376 43,866 +4,490
France 5,809 4,396 -1,413
Netherlands 3,874 0 -3,874

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 234,661
Poland 92,925
France 4,396

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 181,615 53,046 -128,569
Poland 49,059 43,866 -5,193
France 0 4,396 +4,396

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 2
Greater Manchester 1
Mid and South West Wales 1
Outer London - East and North East 1
Outer London - West and North West 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
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 0 -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) 281,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,568
Other 1,370

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) 181,066 100,348 -80,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,608 960 -48,648
Other 0 1,370 +1,370

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 211,144
Harwich 59,316
Fishguard 17,563
Eurotunnel 15,009
Dover 13,194

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 159,058 52,086 -106,972
Harwich 28,219 31,097 +2,878
Fishguard 17,563 0 -17,563
Eurotunnel 15,009 0 -15,009
Dover 5,831 7,363 +1,532
Liverpool Docks 4,994 0 -4,994
Portsmouth 0 4,396 +4,396
Killingholme 0 3,399 +3,399
Immingham Docks 0 2,007 +2,007
000 0 1,370 +1,370

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 5
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-10 3
2024-09 4
2024-08 3
2024-07 2
2024-06 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 4
15m-54m 3

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 £
Japan 6,897,476
United States 1,502,325
Canada 1,453,943
Ireland 876,613
South Africa 712,442

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 £
Japan 5,518,130 1,379,346 -4,138,784
United States 754,331 747,994 -6,337
Canada 549,828 904,115 +354,287
Ireland 255,217 621,396 +366,179
South Africa 408,088 304,354 -103,734
France 473,088 237,383 -235,705
Ivory Coast 303,889 382,518 +78,629
Guinea 239,973 265,444 +25,471
Ghana 232,049 35,230 -196,819
Denmark 0 161,644 +161,644

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 1,086,286

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 290,995 795,291 +504,296

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) 11,254,714
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,891,136
Other 1,086,286

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) 7,905,021 3,349,693 -4,555,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 712,539 1,178,597 +466,058
Other 290,995 795,291 +504,296

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,601,725
Southampton 3,035,550
Belfast Port 2,444,635
London Gateway Port 2,163,981
000 1,086,286

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 £
Felixstowe 3,294,832 306,893 -2,987,939
Southampton 1,717,322 1,318,228 -399,094
Belfast Port 1,420,708 1,023,927 -396,781
London Gateway Port 1,342,084 821,897 -520,187
000 290,995 795,291 +504,296
Liverpool Docks 230,741 738,738 +507,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 336,374 153,346 -183,028
Portsmouth 105,246 86,925 -18,321
London 62,487 53,800 -8,687
Grangemouth Docks 91,487 0 -91,487

Quick facts

HS code: 020621

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

Description: Fresh or chilled animal tongues, mainly from cows, pigs, or sheep