Import/export HS code 16023211: Uncooked chicken meat

Raw chicken meat preserved or prepared for cooking

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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 £
Poland 130,065,197
Netherlands 82,256,153
Germany 43,257,702
Hungary 15,269,893
Ireland 15,024,160

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 £
Poland 58,007,232 72,057,965 +14,050,733
Netherlands 40,081,996 42,174,157 +2,092,161
Germany 25,689,460 17,568,242 -8,121,218
Hungary 7,773,413 7,496,480 -276,933
Ireland 7,781,117 7,243,043 -538,074
Greece 6,083,821 5,781,740 -302,081
Brazil 5,288,158 4,436,962 -851,196
France 3,355,905 4,225,045 +869,140
Romania 805,918 1,810,836 +1,004,918
Spain 861,412 147,091 -714,321

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 £
Poland 129,280,209
Netherlands 80,233,840
Germany 42,111,694
Hungary 15,610,451
Greece 12,448,852

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 £
Poland 57,468,022 71,812,187 +14,344,165
Netherlands 38,625,448 41,608,392 +2,982,944
Germany 25,145,366 16,966,328 -8,179,038
Hungary 7,982,095 7,628,356 -353,739
Greece 6,448,904 5,999,948 -448,956
Brazil 5,288,158 4,436,962 -851,196
France 3,202,300 4,113,803 +911,503
Ireland 2,819,963 3,301,506 +481,543
Romania 825,451 1,833,143 +1,007,692
Spain 862,379 141,533 -720,846

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 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6

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 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Inner London - East 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 6 2 -4
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
South Yorkshire 3 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) 263,326,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,498,506
Other 11,837,224
Air transport 21,963

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) 127,242,269 136,084,171 +8,841,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,060,167 22,438,339 +378,172
Other 6,768,481 5,068,743 -1,699,738
Air transport 21,963 0 -21,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 108,934,087
Harwich 34,270,807
Eurotunnel 33,795,791
Immingham Docks 30,058,558
Killingholme 28,525,426

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 51,630,279 57,303,808 +5,673,529
Harwich 16,028,431 18,242,376 +2,213,945
Eurotunnel 15,734,965 18,060,826 +2,325,861
Immingham Docks 9,442,257 20,616,301 +11,174,044
Killingholme 19,574,274 8,951,152 -10,623,122
Felixstowe 11,815,225 11,913,170 +97,945
Hull 6,753,293 5,965,443 -787,850
000 6,768,481 5,068,743 -1,699,738
London 5,935,900 5,027,263 -908,637
London Gateway Port 5,390,176 2,975,426 -2,414,750

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 71
Food and beverage service activities 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of food products 17
Other personal service activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 37
2025-10 36
2025-09 36
2025-08 39
2025-07 39

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 48
54m+ 31
0-1m 28
15m-54m 10
Other 7

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 8,417,725
Italy 541,551
Spain 489,549
Netherlands 354,995
Poland 287,560

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 4,023,266 4,394,459 +371,193
Italy 119,751 421,800 +302,049
Spain 107,273 382,276 +275,003
Netherlands 151,537 203,458 +51,921
Poland 162,266 125,294 -36,972
Norway 45,674 157,454 +111,780
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 77,943 113,110 +35,167
Germany 41,298 136,106 +94,808
Portugal 6,923 95,136 +88,213
Cyprus 39,458 32,257 -7,201

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 7,112,432
Ireland 245,012
Germany 155,472
XU 97,745
Netherlands 81,307

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 3,565,513 3,546,919 -18,594
Ireland 144,662 100,350 -44,312
Germany 85,548 69,924 -15,624
XU 31,856 65,889 +34,033
Netherlands 43,523 37,784 -5,739
Poland 53,413 11,772 -41,641
Hungary 15,231 5,939 -9,292
Italy 1,023 0 -1,023
Bulgaria 50 0 -50

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,779,396
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,985,756
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 418,889
Air transport 4,356

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 3,940,819 3,838,577 -102,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 819,063 2,166,693 +1,347,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 206,137 212,752 +6,615
Air transport 0 4,356 +4,356

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,779,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,619,974
Holyhead 697,677
Immingham Docks 205,909
Southampton 170,410

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 3,940,819 3,838,577 -102,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 297,478 1,322,496 +1,025,018
Holyhead 164,348 533,329 +368,981
Immingham Docks 47,074 158,835 +111,761
Southampton 126,680 43,730 -82,950
Dover 166,085 3,166 -162,919
London Gateway Port 50,238 114,418 +64,180
Harwich 75,802 54,746 -21,056
Felixstowe 11,474 70,649 +59,175
Liverpool Docks 48,826 31,322 -17,504

Quick facts

HS code: 16023211

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

Description: Raw chicken meat preserved or prepared for cooking