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 19,946,483
Brazil 4,993,765
Poland 4,694,518
Belgium 3,043,588
Netherlands 2,151,130

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 7,828,058 12,118,425 +4,290,367
Brazil 692,524 4,301,241 +3,608,717
Poland 3,142,278 1,552,240 -1,590,038
Belgium 812,444 2,231,144 +1,418,700
Netherlands 1,301,013 850,117 -450,896
France 1,155,195 568,029 -587,166
Spain 525,310 455,844 -69,466
Argentina 340,013 501,192 +161,179
Germany 504,083 174,606 -329,477
Romania 331,596 212,876 -118,720

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 20,618,943
Poland 4,968,333
Brazil 4,959,854
Belgium 3,496,177
Netherlands 1,147,488

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 8,308,907 12,310,036 +4,001,129
Poland 3,290,891 1,677,442 -1,613,449
Brazil 658,613 4,301,241 +3,642,628
Belgium 1,293,171 2,203,006 +909,835
Netherlands 610,630 536,858 -73,772
Spain 607,874 531,186 -76,688
France 486,822 456,333 -30,489
Argentina 373,924 501,192 +127,268
Romania 319,362 228,575 -90,787
Ireland 205,623 224,070 +18,447

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 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 4 +3
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 2 3 +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) 33,352,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,306,767
Other 820,567

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) 15,263,206 18,089,312 +2,826,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,235,434 5,071,333 +3,835,899
Other 538,481 282,086 -256,395

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,724,421
Felixstowe 11,427,256
Eurotunnel 5,127,149
London Gateway Port 5,058,736
Dover / Eurotunnel 877,392

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 3,748,679 10,975,742 +7,227,063
Felixstowe 8,469,477 2,957,779 -5,511,698
Eurotunnel 2,181,390 2,945,759 +764,369
London Gateway Port 987,167 4,071,569 +3,084,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,350 834,042 +790,692
Portsmouth 488,496 347,159 -141,337
000 538,481 282,086 -256,395
Southampton 0 586,007 +586,007
Holyhead 172,082 212,320 +40,238
Harwich 148,566 77,820 -70,746

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 46
Manufacture of food products 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
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
2025-11 17
2025-10 16
2025-09 15
2025-08 21
2025-07 14

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 31
54m+ 12
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
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 787,700
Sweden 173,522
Gibraltar 40,873
Spain 31,893
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 385,637 402,063 +16,426
Sweden 119,914 53,608 -66,306
Gibraltar 40,873 0 -40,873
Spain 6,280 25,613 +19,333
Benin 31,876 0 -31,876
Bermuda 15,072 16,573 +1,501
Ireland 15,037 15,553 +516
Netherlands 0 21,881 +21,881
Falkland Islands 7,694 8,484 +790
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 22,693
XU 3,064
China 2,927
Poland 2,735
Netherlands 2,244

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 13,861 8,832 -5,029
XU 1,229 1,835 +606
China 2,163 764 -1,399
Poland 0 2,735 +2,735
Netherlands 2,244 0 -2,244
Brazil 822 585 -237
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) 989,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 160,167
Other 35,108
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) 506,549 482,692 -23,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,685 50,482 -59,203
Other 20,319 14,789 -5,530
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 612,832
Portsmouth 307,451
London 72,749
Immingham Docks 39,119
London Gateway Port 35,453

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 281,519 331,313 +49,794
Portsmouth 217,196 90,255 -126,941
London 72,749 0 -72,749
Immingham Docks 10,032 29,087 +19,055
London Gateway Port 7,694 27,759 +20,065
000 20,319 14,789 -5,530
Felixstowe 0 21,881 +21,881
Southampton 15,072 4,038 -11,034
Liverpool Docks 0 15,628 +15,628
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