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 31,755,132
Poland 20,256,033
Belgium 19,474,098
Hungary 12,038,093
France 5,454,719

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 15,398,425 16,356,707 +958,282
Poland 10,364,328 9,891,705 -472,623
Belgium 9,766,622 9,707,476 -59,146
Hungary 6,019,634 6,018,459 -1,175
France 1,862,329 3,592,390 +1,730,061
Germany 1,759,880 1,738,169 -21,711
Brazil 1,138,846 1,675,808 +536,962
Netherlands 1,544,039 1,139,026 -405,013
Italy 191,168 293,584 +102,416
Ukraine 189,377 280,701 +91,324

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 26,525,968
Belgium 21,874,927
Poland 20,703,536
Hungary 11,783,017
Germany 3,204,852

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 12,721,281 13,804,687 +1,083,406
Belgium 10,679,668 11,195,259 +515,591
Poland 10,883,296 9,820,240 -1,063,056
Hungary 5,764,558 6,018,459 +253,901
Germany 1,629,543 1,575,309 -54,234
Brazil 1,138,846 1,675,808 +536,962
Netherlands 1,271,065 1,410,972 +139,907
France 827,032 1,464,242 +637,210
Ukraine 236,754 375,285 +138,531
Italy 194,841 320,803 +125,962

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 15 15 +0
Inner London - West 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Kent 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Norfolk 5 3 -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) 90,625,964
Other 6,960,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,165,025
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) 44,437,087 46,188,877 +1,751,790
Other 2,981,009 3,979,956 +998,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,742,961 1,422,064 -320,897
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 37,098,924
Holyhead 24,369,635
Eurotunnel 15,500,345
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,962,870
000 6,960,965

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 16,882,188 20,216,736 +3,334,548
Holyhead 11,767,980 12,601,655 +833,675
Eurotunnel 8,664,799 6,835,546 -1,829,253
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,057,374 3,905,496 -151,878
000 2,981,009 3,979,956 +998,947
London Gateway Port 1,164,085 690,133 -473,952
Portsmouth 590,569 906,906 +316,337
Felixstowe 595,665 538,777 -56,888
Immingham Docks 645,659 350,715 -294,944
Liverpool Docks 417,800 488,182 +70,382

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 18
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
2025-11 55
2025-10 53
2025-09 50
2025-08 46
2025-07 45

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 63
54m+ 36
15m-54m 20
0-1m 13
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 7,304,694
Poland 291,145
Spain 129,999
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,712
Bahrain 63,943

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 3,865,477 3,439,217 -426,260
Poland 240,000 51,145 -188,855
Spain 64,939 65,060 +121
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52,792 35,920 -16,872
Bahrain 35,985 27,958 -8,027
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 1,725,714
Chile 1,606,162
Germany 981,029
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 959,652 766,062 -193,590
Chile 1,606,162 0 -1,606,162
Germany 290,256 690,773 +400,517
Nicaragua 0 683,541 +683,541
Denmark 577,435 28,220 -549,215
Poland 16,933 457,240 +440,307
XU 162,392 46,485 -115,907
Hungary 67,705 66,762 -943
Ireland 21,496 31,627 +10,131
China 0 44,434 +44,434

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,574,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 936,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,462
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 3,712,407 2,862,112 -850,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,454 708,603 +481,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,589 138,873 -9,716
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 6,574,519
Holyhead 790,854
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 3,712,407 2,862,112 -850,295
Holyhead 180,048 610,806 +430,758
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
Felixstowe 27,865 17,838 -10,027
Portsmouth 21,251 20,306 -945
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,568 4,374 -2,194

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