Import/export HS code 0504: Animal guts and stomachs

Includes guts, bladders, and stomachs of animals (except fish). These can be fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried, or smoked

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 10,226,398
Germany 7,770,698
Poland 4,633,453
Egypt 3,220,256
Ireland 2,852,814

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 £
China 4,434,345 5,792,053 +1,357,708
Germany 4,684,580 3,086,118 -1,598,462
Poland 1,746,877 2,886,576 +1,139,699
Egypt 1,177,342 2,042,914 +865,572
Ireland 1,623,480 1,229,334 -394,146
Netherlands 2,123,949 413,146 -1,710,803
France 1,231,450 1,192,494 -38,956
Spain 318,509 285,810 -32,699
Morocco 0 461,518 +461,518
Norway 342,093 78,647 -263,446

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 £
China 11,954,648
Germany 5,570,769
Poland 5,023,881
Egypt 3,213,769
Ireland 3,013,250

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 £
China 5,235,116 6,719,532 +1,484,416
Germany 3,554,482 2,016,287 -1,538,195
Poland 2,033,323 2,990,558 +957,235
Egypt 1,170,855 2,042,914 +872,059
Ireland 1,624,863 1,388,387 -236,476
Netherlands 2,080,787 546,938 -1,533,849
United Kingdom 654,088 657,048 +2,960
Spain 553,375 207,386 -345,989
Australia 261,578 299,558 +37,980
Norway 342,093 119,924 -222,169

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 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
West Midlands 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 0 -4
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Kent 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 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) 21,547,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,884,917
Air transport 146,779
Road transport 135,448
Other 9,988

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) 11,955,932 9,591,175 -2,364,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,280,974 8,603,943 +2,322,969
Air transport 54,324 92,455 +38,131
Road transport 135,448 0 -135,448
Other 3,908 6,080 +2,172

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,195,495
Dover 10,855,835
Eurotunnel 3,678,153
Holyhead 2,541,373
Immingham Docks 1,817,606

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 £
Felixstowe 6,154,940 8,040,555 +1,885,615
Dover 5,228,656 5,627,179 +398,523
Eurotunnel 2,597,355 1,080,798 -1,516,557
Holyhead 1,427,654 1,113,719 -313,935
Immingham Docks 828,383 989,223 +160,840
Killingholme 1,024,764 398,747 -626,017
Harwich 428,810 322,397 -106,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,898 348,834 +250,936
Belfast Port 210,159 91,687 -118,472
Liverpool Docks 113,234 52,291 -60,943

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 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 13
Food and beverage service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 8
2025-09 14
2025-08 9
2025-07 8

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 38
54m+ 11
15m-54m 10
0-1m 6

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 £
Netherlands 17,555,112
Poland 8,951,203
Egypt 7,607,977
Morocco 7,112,241
France 6,293,870

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 £
Netherlands 10,458,926 7,096,186 -3,362,740
Poland 5,152,485 3,798,718 -1,353,767
Egypt 3,006,549 4,601,428 +1,594,879
Morocco 3,909,330 3,202,911 -706,419
France 4,414,428 1,879,442 -2,534,986
Germany 2,986,697 3,077,743 +91,046
Mexico 1,250,194 3,167,654 +1,917,460
Taiwan 2,236,490 899,553 -1,336,937
Ghana 1,239,065 1,837,729 +598,664
Ireland 1,638,542 1,293,530 -345,012

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 1,715,858

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 972,129 743,729 -228,400

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) 39,700,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,215,365
Other 1,715,858
Air transport 20,931

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) 22,752,100 16,948,560 -5,803,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,655,987 16,559,378 +903,391
Other 972,129 743,729 -228,400
Air transport 8,603 12,328 +3,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,297,365
London Gateway Port 18,651,404
Felixstowe 13,465,548
Immingham Docks 7,115,570
Southampton 3,649,607

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 15,959,208 8,338,157 -7,621,051
London Gateway Port 9,450,031 9,201,373 -248,658
Felixstowe 5,921,207 7,544,341 +1,623,134
Immingham Docks 3,493,364 3,622,206 +128,842
Southampton 1,280,873 2,368,734 +1,087,861
000 972,129 743,729 -228,400
Holyhead 644,080 606,412 -37,668
Portsmouth 653,668 431,365 -222,303
Grangemouth Docks 515,632 343,190 -172,442
London 92,022 254,511 +162,489

Quick facts

HS code: 0504

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

Description: Includes guts, bladders, and stomachs of animals (except fish). These can be fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried, or smoked