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 89,219,914
Netherlands 51,936,114
Spain 35,566,630
Poland 35,196,075
Italy 32,198,996

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 39,444,819 49,775,095 +10,330,276
Netherlands 21,386,252 30,549,862 +9,163,610
Spain 15,784,833 19,781,797 +3,996,964
Poland 20,572,350 14,623,725 -5,948,625
Italy 13,780,631 18,418,365 +4,637,734
France 15,223,828 15,088,204 -135,624
Germany 4,411,520 3,552,108 -859,412
Ireland 3,297,823 3,817,428 +519,605
Romania 236,416 834,432 +598,016
Portugal 4,697 563,724 +559,027

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 87,063,720
Italy 42,039,543
Poland 41,429,763
Netherlands 40,029,836
France 29,781,611

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 37,186,653 49,877,067 +12,690,414
Italy 18,801,881 23,237,662 +4,435,781
Poland 23,280,381 18,149,382 -5,130,999
Netherlands 15,791,330 24,238,506 +8,447,176
France 15,891,576 13,890,035 -2,001,541
Spain 11,916,320 15,923,573 +4,007,253
Germany 3,779,290 3,524,918 -254,372
Romania 231,648 834,432 +602,784
Ireland 963 739,945 +738,982
Portugal 4,697 597,657 +592,960

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 - West 6
Inner London - East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 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 5 -4
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
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) 277,899,316
Other 13,263,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,322
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) 126,901,563 150,997,753 +24,096,190
Other 7,271,937 5,991,563 -1,280,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,898 15,424 +5,526
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 190,088,790
Dover 33,579,535
Portsmouth 29,009,434
000 13,263,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,590,899

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 83,184,265 106,904,525 +23,720,260
Dover 14,868,576 18,710,959 +3,842,383
Portsmouth 14,485,871 14,523,563 +37,692
000 7,271,937 5,991,563 -1,280,374
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,451,634 5,139,265 -312,369
Harwich 5,812,702 2,127,231 -3,685,471
Newhaven 2,222,748 2,233,196 +10,448
Hull 615,250 545,171 -70,079
Holyhead 0 714,903 +714,903
Killingholme 117,363 16,586 -100,777

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 44
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
2025-11 23
2025-10 21
2025-09 26
2025-08 21
2025-07 19

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 8
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 2,754,199
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,930,463
Bermuda 1,200,554
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 3,224,165 2,943,923 -280,242
Ireland 1,580,302 1,173,897 -406,405
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,031,474 898,989 -132,485
Bermuda 347,777 852,777 +505,000
Singapore 377,106 555,102 +177,996
Barbados 204,944 212,561 +7,617
Jordan 293,349 8,659 -284,690
France 185,244 22,602 -162,642
Belgium 127,095 37,965 -89,130
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 2,445,310
XL 175,910
Ireland 128,011
XU 3,436
Netherlands 681

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 1,375,578 1,069,732 -305,846
XL 123,750 52,160 -71,590
Ireland 77,328 50,683 -26,645
XU 2,912 524 -2,388
Netherlands 631 50 -581
Belgium 0 405 +405
Poland 26 340 +314
Thailand 29 0 -29
Brazil 28 0 -28
Germany 14 0 -14

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 11,218,251
Other 2,754,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 518,891
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 5,546,453 5,671,798 +125,345
Other 1,580,302 1,173,897 -406,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 333,013 185,878 -147,135
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 11,106,904
000 2,754,199
Dover / Eurotunnel 473,982
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 5,542,643 5,564,261 +21,618
000 1,580,302 1,173,897 -406,405
Dover / Eurotunnel 333,013 140,969 -192,044
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