Import/export HS code 020712: Whole chickens, frozen

Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces and are 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 £
Ukraine 20,466,759
Brazil 5,150,799
Poland 4,584,444
Belgium 3,201,103
Netherlands 1,923,029

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 £
Ukraine 7,947,787 12,518,972 +4,571,185
Brazil 701,044 4,449,755 +3,748,711
Poland 3,473,390 1,111,054 -2,362,336
Belgium 855,686 2,345,417 +1,489,731
Netherlands 1,180,054 742,975 -437,079
France 1,070,846 560,724 -510,122
Spain 625,954 249,378 -376,576
Argentina 414,019 427,186 +13,167
Germany 535,482 48,205 -487,277
Ireland 262,919 270,299 +7,380

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 £
Ukraine 20,954,679
Brazil 5,116,888
Poland 4,835,687
Belgium 3,653,692
Netherlands 1,126,499

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 £
Ukraine 8,280,764 12,673,915 +4,393,151
Brazil 667,133 4,449,755 +3,782,622
Poland 3,635,593 1,200,094 -2,435,499
Belgium 1,336,413 2,317,279 +980,866
Netherlands 598,612 527,887 -70,725
Spain 708,518 324,720 -383,798
Argentina 447,930 427,186 -20,744
France 402,473 449,028 +46,555
Romania 317,862 216,575 -101,287
Ireland 208,589 238,051 +29,462

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 8
Greater Manchester 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Inner London - East 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 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 0 -3
West Midlands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 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) 33,496,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,492,587
Other 690,520

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) 15,578,744 17,917,474 +2,338,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,348,821 5,143,766 +3,794,945
Other 614,323 76,197 -538,126

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,497,484
Felixstowe 10,876,311
Eurotunnel 5,102,731
London Gateway Port 5,031,537
Dover / Eurotunnel 966,806

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 £
Dover 4,022,368 11,475,116 +7,452,748
Felixstowe 8,593,424 2,282,887 -6,310,537
Eurotunnel 2,278,949 2,823,782 +544,833
London Gateway Port 1,063,170 3,968,367 +2,905,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,350 923,456 +880,106
Southampton 0 800,720 +800,720
Portsmouth 424,048 340,287 -83,761
000 614,323 76,197 -538,126
Holyhead 167,073 235,970 +68,897
Harwich 135,293 57,704 -77,589

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 45
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 3
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 17
2025-10 16
2025-09 15
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 30
54m+ 12
15m-54m 10
0-1m 9
Other 2

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 754,516
Sweden 163,562
Gibraltar 36,953
Bermuda 32,753
Benin 31,876

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 440,584 313,932 -126,652
Sweden 109,954 53,608 -56,346
Gibraltar 36,953 0 -36,953
Bermuda 15,072 17,681 +2,609
Benin 31,876 0 -31,876
Ireland 15,451 14,554 -897
Spain 4,788 25,186 +20,398
Netherlands 0 21,881 +21,881
Falkland Islands 8,812 7,340 -1,472
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 12,849 +12,849

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 20,358
China 2,875
Poland 2,735
Netherlands 2,244
Brazil 1,407

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 12,427 7,931 -4,496
China 2,302 573 -1,729
Poland 0 2,735 +2,735
Netherlands 2,244 0 -2,244
Brazil 939 468 -471
Ireland 0 38 +38

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) 946,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 158,638
Other 32,604
Air transport 13,754

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) 551,536 394,561 -156,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,883 51,755 -55,128
Other 19,241 13,363 -5,878
Air transport 0 13,754 +13,754

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 602,872
Portsmouth 274,267
London 68,829
Immingham Docks 40,428
London Gateway Port 34,205

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 359,690 243,182 -116,508
Portsmouth 184,012 90,255 -93,757
London 68,829 0 -68,829
Immingham Docks 10,032 30,396 +20,364
London Gateway Port 8,812 25,393 +16,581
000 19,241 13,363 -5,878
Felixstowe 0 21,881 +21,881
Southampton 15,072 5,260 -9,812
Liverpool Docks 0 16,736 +16,736
London Heathrow Airport 0 13,754 +13,754

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 020712

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

Description: Whole chickens that are not cut into pieces and are frozen