Import/export HS code 02101981: Boneless meat cuts

Boneless meat cuts, preserved by salting, drying, or smoking

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Italy 112,827,886
Spain 42,163,630
Belgium 23,452,483
France 9,356,718
Netherlands 7,630,490

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 £
Italy 57,035,419 55,792,467 -1,242,952
Spain 21,201,827 20,961,803 -240,024
Belgium 11,310,990 12,141,493 +830,503
France 8,155,704 1,201,014 -6,954,690
Netherlands 5,304,942 2,325,548 -2,979,394
Ireland 2,783,256 2,632,656 -150,600
Denmark 674,903 1,551,253 +876,350
Austria 447,459 874,503 +427,044
Germany 688,672 350,647 -338,025
Czechia 125,352 30,021 -95,331

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 £
Italy 131,651,078
Spain 45,888,538
Germany 7,069,859
Denmark 2,388,069
Austria 1,600,242

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 £
Italy 69,231,958 62,419,120 -6,812,838
Spain 23,278,036 22,610,502 -667,534
Germany 3,910,076 3,159,783 -750,293
Denmark 1,622,434 765,635 -856,799
Austria 631,241 969,001 +337,760
Netherlands 1,154,458 306,509 -847,949
Poland 921 1,063,775 +1,062,854
Ireland 226,626 475,806 +249,180
France 318,588 178,263 -140,325
Croatia 112,025 25,272 -86,753

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 18
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Outer London - South 10

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
Inner London - East 17 13 -4
Outer London - West and North West 16 13 -3
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Outer London - South 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 3 -4
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 165,890,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,076,440
Other 13,147,283
Air transport 13,061

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) 86,531,409 79,359,253 -7,172,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,327,887 12,748,553 -1,579,334
Other 7,253,146 5,894,137 -1,359,009
Air transport 10,985 2,076 -8,909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 57,547,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,673,323
Dover 43,583,505
London 16,173,213
000 13,147,283

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 30,935,956 26,611,637 -4,324,319
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,316,094 26,357,229 -1,958,865
Dover 22,039,318 21,544,187 -495,131
London 8,279,818 7,893,395 -386,423
000 7,253,146 5,894,137 -1,359,009
Portsmouth 4,746,876 3,356,748 -1,390,128
Immingham Docks 2,608,803 2,300,839 -307,964
Middlesbrough 1,239,000 1,565,409 +326,409
Newhaven 1,063,258 1,652,889 +589,631
Felixstowe 1,071,439 0 -1,071,439

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 103
Food and beverage service activities 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of food products 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 61
2025-10 61
2025-09 62
2025-08 55
2025-07 63

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 82
54m+ 32
0-1m 31
15m-54m 17
Other 5

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 £
Ireland 257,988
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 191,406
Italy 172,787
Iceland 26,566
Singapore 7,480

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 £
Ireland 147,379 110,609 -36,770
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,029 85,377 -20,652
Italy 145,711 27,076 -118,635
Iceland 2,339 24,227 +21,888
Singapore 2,538 4,942 +2,404
France 0 2,203 +2,203
Germany 0 2,062 +2,062
Spain 1,090 127 -963

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 148,547
Italy 88,741
XI 9,389
Netherlands 8,647
Spain 1,749

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 96,981 51,566 -45,415
Italy 42,625 46,116 +3,491
XI 83 9,306 +9,223
Netherlands 6,894 1,753 -5,141
Spain 881 868 -13
Germany 0 206 +206
Denmark 0 106 +106

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 257,385
Air transport 193,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,634

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 £
Other 147,464 109,921 -37,543
Air transport 107,475 86,343 -21,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,716 32,156 -114,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,431 28,203 +24,772

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 257,385
London Heathrow Airport 191,406
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,990
Middlesbrough 24,154
Southampton 4,288

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 £
000 147,464 109,921 -37,543
London Heathrow Airport 106,029 85,377 -20,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 145,711 29,279 -116,432
Middlesbrough 893 23,261 +22,368
Southampton 2,538 1,750 -788
London Gateway Port 0 3,192 +3,192
Dover 1,005 1,856 +851
Birmingham Airport 1,446 966 -480
Holyhead 0 1,021 +1,021

Quick facts

HS code: 02101981

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

Description: Boneless meat cuts, preserved by salting, drying, or smoking