Import/export HS code 021012: Bellies and cuts

Pork bellies (streaky) and pieces of bellies

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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 £
Netherlands 53,141,852
Italy 39,941,113
France 8,550,021
Ireland 4,850,696
Belgium 4,559,196

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 £
Netherlands 29,598,852 23,543,000 -6,055,852
Italy 19,547,805 20,393,308 +845,503
France 5,949,099 2,600,922 -3,348,177
Ireland 2,288,569 2,562,127 +273,558
Belgium 1,851,053 2,708,143 +857,090
Poland 531,860 569,911 +38,051
Denmark 547,618 271,675 -275,943
Germany 404,701 362,003 -42,698
Spain 211,133 320,266 +109,133
Hungary 114,174 169,257 +55,083

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 £
Netherlands 54,262,586
Italy 43,821,571
Belgium 6,268,086
Ireland 1,724,684
France 1,255,418

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 £
Netherlands 30,233,755 24,028,831 -6,204,924
Italy 22,077,441 21,744,130 -333,311
Belgium 3,558,926 2,709,160 -849,766
Ireland 459,531 1,265,153 +805,622
France 758,785 496,633 -262,152
Poland 497,936 730,835 +232,899
Germany 663,806 247,754 -416,052
Spain 208,084 345,728 +137,644
Portugal 205,907 236,240 +30,333
Denmark 369,639 21,503 -348,136

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - East 12
Inner London - West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6

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 - West and North West 11 10 -1
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Kent 4 4 +0
Essex 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2

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) 78,382,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,396,022
Other 3,413,023

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) 42,394,587 35,988,176 -6,406,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,101,405 16,294,617 -806,788
Other 1,943,491 1,469,532 -473,959

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 38,572,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,102,214
Felixstowe 18,392,840
Immingham Docks 18,057,610
Dover 11,783,617

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 21,576,343 16,995,906 -4,580,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,186,226 8,915,988 -3,270,238
Felixstowe 9,687,566 8,705,274 -982,292
Immingham Docks 10,040,990 8,016,620 -2,024,370
Dover 4,870,837 6,912,780 +2,041,943
000 1,943,491 1,469,532 -473,959
Holyhead 442,452 1,296,863 +854,411
London 268,108 993,873 +725,765
Portsmouth 235,973 58,505 -177,468
Middlesbrough 49,209 192,027 +142,818

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 84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of food products 21
Food and beverage service activities 17
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 36
2025-10 39
2025-09 42
2025-08 36
2025-07 43

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 63
54m+ 31
0-1m 16
15m-54m 13
Other 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 £
France 1,880,254
Ireland 1,207,510
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 404,707
Netherlands 212,590
Spain 197,716

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 981,634 898,620 -83,014
Ireland 426,808 780,702 +353,894
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 193,149 211,558 +18,409
Netherlands 212,590 0 -212,590
Spain 101,898 95,818 -6,080
Bermuda 68,111 88,059 +19,948
Saint Helena 71,818 8,952 -62,866
Italy 0 70,613 +70,613
India 40,740 26,845 -13,895
Germany 0 47,090 +47,090

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 £
XU 99,860
XI 89,243
Ireland 36,302
Italy 13,250
Germany 6,022

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 £
XU 60,273 39,587 -20,686
XI 32,847 56,396 +23,549
Ireland 21,792 14,510 -7,282
Italy 5,596 7,654 +2,058
Germany 5,533 489 -5,044
Netherlands 0 491 +491
France 8 0 -8

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) 3,402,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 711,568
Other 245,176
Air transport 115,407

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) 1,620,919 1,781,656 +160,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 353,495 358,073 +4,578
Other 126,049 119,127 -6,922
Air transport 94,135 21,272 -72,863

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,648,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 617,560
Liverpool Docks 553,164
Southampton 352,108
000 245,176

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 771,906 876,537 +104,631
Dover / Eurotunnel 428,910 188,650 -240,260
Liverpool Docks 203,281 349,883 +146,602
Southampton 234,586 117,522 -117,064
000 126,049 119,127 -6,922
Fishguard 32,935 210,611 +177,676
Milford 67,333 175,510 +108,177
London Gateway Port 43,773 116,598 +72,825
London Heathrow Airport 94,135 19,359 -74,776
Eurotunnel 104,233 6,830 -97,403

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 021012

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

Description: Pork bellies (streaky) and pieces of bellies