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 112,908,624
Spain 42,283,682
Belgium 24,059,068
France 8,489,906
Netherlands 6,831,494

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 56,188,674 56,719,950 +531,276
Spain 21,093,594 21,190,088 +96,494
Belgium 11,730,474 12,328,594 +598,120
France 7,679,525 810,381 -6,869,144
Netherlands 5,192,662 1,638,832 -3,553,830
Ireland 2,915,227 2,489,526 -425,701
Denmark 545,162 1,459,903 +914,741
Austria 447,459 874,503 +427,044
Germany 679,581 362,893 -316,688
Czechia 128,319 28,142 -100,177

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 131,573,795
Spain 45,988,014
Germany 7,066,775
Denmark 2,382,987
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 68,311,214 63,262,581 -5,048,633
Spain 23,155,672 22,832,342 -323,330
Germany 3,808,965 3,257,810 -551,155
Denmark 2,359,230 23,757 -2,335,473
Austria 631,241 969,001 +337,760
Poland 921 1,063,775 +1,062,854
Netherlands 504,109 306,497 -197,612
Ireland 219,600 517,582 +297,982
France 264,210 178,263 -85,947
Croatia 104,206 25,272 -78,934

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 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 7 3 -4
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -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) 165,174,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,104,789
Other 12,719,259
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) 85,500,092 79,674,454 -5,825,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,205,808 12,898,981 -1,306,827
Other 7,243,962 5,475,297 -1,768,665
Air transport 11,875 1,186 -10,689

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 58,383,777
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,285,877
Dover 42,871,982
London 16,547,398
000 12,719,259

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 30,858,727 27,525,050 -3,333,677
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,910,608 26,375,269 -1,535,339
Dover 21,290,675 21,581,307 +290,632
London 8,646,534 7,900,864 -745,670
000 7,243,962 5,475,297 -1,768,665
Portsmouth 4,513,330 3,328,203 -1,185,127
Immingham Docks 2,972,203 1,964,161 -1,008,042
Middlesbrough 1,292,713 1,584,915 +292,202
Newhaven 1,063,538 1,632,458 +568,920
Holyhead 173,064 378,974 +205,910

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 104
Food and beverage service activities 32
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
2026-01 63
2025-11 61
2025-10 61
2025-09 62
2025-08 55

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 80
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 258,819
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 183,526
Italy 172,787
Iceland 26,566
Singapore 6,322

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 151,347 107,472 -43,875
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 103,479 80,047 -23,432
Italy 152,588 20,199 -132,389
Iceland 4,107 22,459 +18,352
Singapore 1,380 4,942 +3,562
France 0 2,203 +2,203
Germany 1,856 206 -1,650
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 £
Italy 88,310
XI 9,389
Netherlands 8,290
Spain 1,695
Germany 206

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 £
Italy 43,902 44,408 +506
XI 83 9,306 +9,223
Netherlands 6,583 1,707 -4,876
Spain 834 861 +27
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 258,216
Air transport 185,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,476

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 151,432 106,784 -44,648
Air transport 104,925 81,013 -23,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,449 23,423 -132,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,041 26,435 +22,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 258,216
London Heathrow Airport 183,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 174,990
Middlesbrough 24,154
London Gateway Port 3,192

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 £
000 151,432 106,784 -44,648
London Heathrow Airport 103,479 80,047 -23,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 152,588 22,402 -130,186
Middlesbrough 2,661 21,493 +18,832
London Gateway Port 0 3,192 +3,192
Southampton 1,380 1,750 +370
Dover 2,861 0 -2,861
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