Import/export HS code 020711: Whole chickens, fresh or chilled

Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces, either fresh or chilled

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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 £
Belgium 90,560,808
Netherlands 52,828,416
Spain 35,829,045
Poland 34,655,786
Italy 32,649,805

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 £
Belgium 40,438,740 50,122,068 +9,683,328
Netherlands 22,199,522 30,628,894 +8,429,372
Spain 16,154,160 19,674,885 +3,520,725
Poland 20,353,607 14,302,179 -6,051,428
Italy 15,326,264 17,323,541 +1,997,277
France 15,421,335 15,057,533 -363,802
Germany 4,175,331 3,560,649 -614,682
Ireland 3,256,952 3,842,400 +585,448
Romania 234,951 874,324 +639,373
Portugal 899 563,724 +562,825

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 £
Belgium 88,514,248
Italy 42,366,481
Netherlands 41,071,479
Poland 40,974,453
France 29,923,495

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 £
Belgium 38,250,954 50,263,294 +12,012,340
Italy 20,589,185 21,777,296 +1,188,111
Netherlands 16,198,600 24,872,879 +8,674,279
Poland 23,533,061 17,441,392 -6,091,669
France 15,853,332 14,070,163 -1,783,169
Spain 12,210,360 15,965,355 +3,754,995
Germany 3,631,563 3,557,296 -74,267
Romania 230,183 874,324 +644,141
Ireland 963 739,945 +738,982
Portugal 899 597,657 +596,758

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 9
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 9 3 -6
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Essex 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 2 1 -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) 280,655,859
Other 12,828,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,564
Air transport 2,399

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) 130,504,286 150,151,573 +19,647,287
Other 7,038,221 5,790,596 -1,247,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,536 8,028 -13,508
Air transport 2,399 0 -2,399

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 192,946,250
Dover 34,160,720
Portsmouth 28,619,778
000 12,828,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,658,515

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 £
Eurotunnel 85,158,623 107,787,627 +22,629,004
Dover 16,263,994 17,896,726 +1,632,732
Portsmouth 14,765,016 13,854,762 -910,254
000 7,038,221 5,790,596 -1,247,625
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,581,492 5,077,023 -504,469
Harwich 5,551,970 2,155,461 -3,396,509
Newhaven 2,362,387 2,031,922 -330,465
Hull 618,156 540,973 -77,183
Holyhead 0 714,903 +714,903
Poole 38,646 56,144 +17,498

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 43
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 26
2025-08 21

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 28
0-1m 12
54m+ 10
15m-54m 7
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 £
United Arab Emirates 6,168,088
Ireland 2,673,923
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,958,507
Bermuda 1,215,767
Singapore 932,208

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 £
United Arab Emirates 3,924,264 2,243,824 -1,680,440
Ireland 1,544,136 1,129,787 -414,349
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,081,630 876,877 -204,753
Bermuda 373,195 842,572 +469,377
Singapore 475,981 456,227 -19,754
Barbados 254,795 162,710 -92,085
Jordan 293,349 8,659 -284,690
France 185,244 22,602 -162,642
Belgium 110,223 37,965 -72,258
Poland 0 90,711 +90,711

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 2,372,357
XL 166,360
Ireland 127,357
Netherlands 641
Belgium 405

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 1,349,403 1,022,954 -326,449
XL 118,245 48,115 -70,130
Ireland 72,899 54,458 -18,441
Netherlands 602 39 -563
Belgium 0 405 +405
Poland 26 340 +314
Thailand 29 0 -29
Germany 14 0 -14
Italy 6 3 -3

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 11,261,508
Other 2,673,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 502,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,718

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 £
Air transport 6,519,443 4,742,065 -1,777,378
Other 1,544,136 1,129,787 -414,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 349,838 152,181 -197,657
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,646 1,072 -53,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,150,161
000 2,673,923
Dover / Eurotunnel 457,110
London Gatwick Airport 111,347
Dover 44,909

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 Heathrow Airport 6,515,633 4,634,528 -1,881,105
000 1,544,136 1,129,787 -414,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 349,838 107,272 -242,566
London Gatwick Airport 3,810 107,537 +103,727
Dover 0 44,909 +44,909
Southampton 43,598 0 -43,598
London Gateway Port 11,048 1,072 -9,976

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020711

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

Description: Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces, either fresh or chilled