Import/export HS code 160231: Turkey meat products

Processed or preserved turkey meat, such as canned or cooked turkey

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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 £
Ireland 32,440,960
Poland 20,623,990
Belgium 19,595,331
Hungary 11,965,141
France 5,447,924

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 £
Ireland 16,048,820 16,392,140 +343,320
Poland 10,266,807 10,357,183 +90,376
Belgium 9,748,737 9,846,594 +97,857
Hungary 6,134,358 5,830,783 -303,575
France 1,864,468 3,583,456 +1,718,988
Germany 1,702,036 1,736,258 +34,222
Brazil 1,077,136 1,675,808 +598,672
Netherlands 1,418,958 1,166,242 -252,716
Italy 186,501 385,510 +199,009
Ukraine 281,886 218,247 -63,639

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 £
Ireland 27,254,890
Belgium 22,044,606
Poland 21,031,396
Hungary 11,710,065
Germany 3,143,773

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 £
Ireland 13,314,373 13,940,517 +626,144
Belgium 10,734,970 11,309,636 +574,666
Poland 10,716,013 10,315,383 -400,630
Hungary 5,879,282 5,830,783 -48,499
Germany 1,569,868 1,573,905 +4,037
Brazil 1,077,136 1,675,808 +598,672
Netherlands 1,218,612 1,387,855 +169,243
France 784,857 1,472,942 +688,085
Ukraine 329,263 338,134 +8,871
Italy 189,021 413,686 +224,665

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 19
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
West Midlands 10
Inner London - East 9

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 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Kent 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Norfolk 5 4 -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) 91,675,728
Other 6,854,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,182,958
Air transport 5,102

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) 44,944,863 46,730,865 +1,786,002
Other 2,972,252 3,882,512 +910,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,721,464 1,461,494 -259,970
Air transport 0 5,102 +5,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 37,290,232
Holyhead 24,611,588
Eurotunnel 15,487,705
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,300,571
000 6,854,764

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 £
Dover 16,762,546 20,527,686 +3,765,140
Holyhead 11,646,438 12,965,150 +1,318,712
Eurotunnel 8,835,941 6,651,764 -2,184,177
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,025,963 4,274,608 +248,645
000 2,972,252 3,882,512 +910,260
London Gateway Port 1,185,858 668,360 -517,498
Portsmouth 515,172 906,906 +391,734
Liverpool Docks 721,693 642,965 -78,728
Felixstowe 695,108 494,692 -200,416
Immingham Docks 534,337 365,881 -168,456

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 95
Manufacture of food products 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Food and beverage service activities 12
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 47
2025-11 55
2025-10 53
2025-09 50
2025-08 46

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 61
54m+ 36
15m-54m 20
0-1m 11
Other 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 £
Ireland 7,239,219
Poland 291,145
Spain 129,999
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,712
Bahrain 49,934

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 3,867,706 3,371,513 -496,193
Poland 240,946 50,199 -190,747
Spain 64,939 65,060 +121
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52,792 35,920 -16,872
Bahrain 21,976 27,958 +5,982
Gibraltar 28,835 7,940 -20,895
Cyprus 8,274 14,535 +6,261
Singapore 9,222 4,424 -4,798
Malta 6,223 6,827 +604
Portugal 6,130 5,963 -167

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 1,718,138
Chile 1,498,748
Germany 981,027
Nicaragua 683,541
Denmark 605,655

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 949,121 769,017 -180,104
Chile 1,498,748 0 -1,498,748
Germany 371,983 609,044 +237,061
Nicaragua 0 683,541 +683,541
Denmark 605,655 0 -605,655
Poland 20,565 504,722 +484,157
Hungary 67,705 66,762 -943
Ireland 23,384 30,835 +7,451
China 2,927 45,814 +42,887
Turkey 6,225 23,405 +17,180

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,515,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 931,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 273,453
Air transport 243,816

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 3,721,022 2,794,408 -926,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,545 703,914 +476,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,647 136,806 +159
Air transport 242,926 890 -242,036

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,515,430
Holyhead 784,468
London Heathrow Airport 243,816
London Gateway Port 103,847
Liverpool Docks 91,225

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 3,721,022 2,794,408 -926,614
Holyhead 173,662 610,806 +437,144
London Heathrow Airport 242,926 890 -242,036
London Gateway Port 21,976 81,871 +59,895
Liverpool Docks 43,979 47,246 +3,267
Southampton 63,466 1,900 -61,566
Dover 0 50,199 +50,199
Portsmouth 23,318 18,239 -5,079
Felixstowe 13,856 17,838 +3,982
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,514 5,216 -2,298

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 160231

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

Description: Processed or preserved turkey meat, such as canned or cooked turkey