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 52,704,699
Italy 39,925,436
France 8,451,204
Ireland 4,948,656
Belgium 4,611,377

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 29,733,609 22,971,090 -6,762,519
Italy 19,063,362 20,862,074 +1,798,712
France 5,886,305 2,564,899 -3,321,406
Ireland 2,367,796 2,580,860 +213,064
Belgium 1,693,097 2,918,280 +1,225,183
Poland 565,396 522,091 -43,305
Denmark 517,082 273,673 -243,409
Germany 357,170 358,519 +1,349
Spain 216,927 322,285 +105,358
Hungary 181,002 104,470 -76,532

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 53,872,681
Italy 43,790,455
Belgium 6,206,609
Ireland 1,842,601
Poland 1,251,312

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 30,361,476 23,511,205 -6,850,271
Italy 21,432,300 22,358,155 +925,855
Belgium 3,517,675 2,688,934 -828,741
Ireland 495,128 1,347,473 +852,345
Poland 531,472 719,840 +188,368
France 740,349 493,873 -246,476
Germany 571,191 223,400 -347,791
Spain 214,789 350,383 +135,594
Portugal 208,217 234,064 +25,847
Denmark 373,246 17,896 -355,350

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 11
Inner London - West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
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 12 9 -3
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3
Kent 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 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) 78,068,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,228,903
Other 3,394,311

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) 42,208,385 35,859,875 -6,348,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,776,654 16,452,249 -324,405
Other 1,997,071 1,397,240 -599,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 38,483,295
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,907,138
Felixstowe 18,123,640
Immingham Docks 18,010,632
Dover 11,671,784

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 21,515,245 16,968,050 -4,547,195
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,085,413 8,821,725 -3,263,688
Felixstowe 9,801,415 8,322,225 -1,479,190
Immingham Docks 9,747,350 8,263,282 -1,484,068
Dover 4,646,378 7,025,406 +2,379,028
000 1,997,071 1,397,240 -599,831
Holyhead 465,136 1,369,246 +904,110
London 282,923 1,077,904 +794,981
Portsmouth 243,557 48,600 -194,957
Middlesbrough 51,025 207,273 +156,248

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 82
Manufacture of food products 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Food and beverage service activities 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 36
2025-10 39
2025-09 42
2025-08 36

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 60
54m+ 32
0-1m 15
15m-54m 15
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 2,047,568
Ireland 1,326,729
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 413,154
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 1,072,185 975,383 -96,802
Ireland 438,205 888,524 +450,319
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 210,460 202,694 -7,766
Netherlands 212,590 0 -212,590
Spain 101,898 95,818 -6,080
Bermuda 64,141 96,917 +32,776
Saint Helena 71,818 12,790 -59,028
Italy 70,613 0 -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 £
XI 91,582
Ireland 39,767
Italy 13,050
Netherlands 491
Germany 489

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 36,131 55,451 +19,320
Ireland 21,827 17,940 -3,887
Italy 6,046 7,004 +958
Netherlands 0 491 +491
Germany 0 489 +489
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) 3,686,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 727,566
Other 245,028
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) 1,793,184 1,893,466 +100,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 365,661 361,905 -3,756
Other 126,921 118,107 -8,814
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 1,814,530
Dover / Eurotunnel 617,560
Liverpool Docks 581,201
Southampton 342,677
Fishguard 313,919

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 861,230 953,300 +92,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,705 114,855 -387,850
Liverpool Docks 212,427 368,774 +156,347
Southampton 246,752 95,925 -150,827
Fishguard 32,935 280,984 +248,049
Milford 67,333 203,946 +136,613
000 126,921 118,107 -8,814
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