Import/export HS code 16023230: Chicken meat with 25-57% poultry

Processed chicken products containing 25-57% poultry meat or offal

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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 122,903,651
Germany 84,884,684
Thailand 74,365,453
Ireland 54,712,663
Netherlands 27,204,154

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 66,708,348 56,195,303 -10,513,045
Germany 37,597,741 47,286,943 +9,689,202
Thailand 37,245,342 37,120,111 -125,231
Ireland 24,813,739 29,898,924 +5,085,185
Netherlands 15,174,116 12,030,038 -3,144,078
France 18,929,871 7,558,319 -11,371,552
Denmark 6,934,701 7,482,292 +547,591
Brazil 7,080,337 6,473,063 -607,274
Hungary 4,999,896 5,018,762 +18,866
China 2,979,121 3,215,905 +236,784

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 134,619,863
Thailand 75,441,574
Germany 71,511,177
Ireland 32,858,213
Netherlands 24,438,631

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 68,758,118 65,861,745 -2,896,373
Thailand 38,380,428 37,061,146 -1,319,282
Germany 34,560,193 36,950,984 +2,390,791
Ireland 13,667,863 19,190,350 +5,522,487
Netherlands 13,311,568 11,127,063 -2,184,505
France 17,092,316 6,557,900 -10,534,416
Denmark 7,111,720 7,478,528 +366,808
Brazil 7,106,679 6,517,076 -589,603
Hungary 4,999,896 4,965,508 -34,388
China 2,988,258 3,215,654 +227,396

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 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8

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 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 4 6 +2
Kent 5 5 +0
West Midlands 6 4 -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) 293,826,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,164,451
Other 50,230,034
Air transport 103,738
Road transport 65,255

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) 153,686,896 140,139,639 -13,547,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,022,264 56,142,187 +3,119,923
Other 26,010,778 24,219,256 -1,791,522
Air transport 41,424 62,314 +20,890
Road transport 65,255 0 -65,255

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 180,321,880
000 50,230,034
Eurotunnel 43,706,864
Felixstowe 33,609,865
Liverpool Docks 31,068,943

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 95,782,784 84,539,096 -11,243,688
000 26,010,778 24,219,256 -1,791,522
Eurotunnel 26,421,287 17,285,577 -9,135,710
Felixstowe 18,317,799 15,292,066 -3,025,733
Liverpool Docks 12,781,915 18,287,028 +5,505,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,123,603 12,620,594 +4,496,991
Southampton 9,904,736 10,049,866 +145,130
Hull 9,405,544 10,065,550 +660,006
Immingham Docks 8,744,180 8,461,967 -282,213
London Gateway Port 8,150,276 6,861,254 -1,289,022

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 90
Manufacture of food products 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Food and beverage service activities 9
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 57
2025-10 59
2025-09 60
2025-08 57
2025-07 60

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
54m+ 53
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 21
0-1m 11
Other 8

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 32,394,427
France 9,524,596
Poland 6,991,702
Germany 6,666,325
Italy 4,782,909

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 20,597,697 11,796,730 -8,800,967
France 7,738,400 1,786,196 -5,952,204
Poland 6,991,702 0 -6,991,702
Germany 2,994,854 3,671,471 +676,617
Italy 1,640,242 3,142,667 +1,502,425
Portugal 1,902,246 1,646,434 -255,812
Netherlands 2,872,026 20,421 -2,851,605
Spain 615,770 825,477 +209,707
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 271,244 310,192 +38,948
Belgium 212,637 139,766 -72,871

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 6,521,482
XU 1,828,475
Brazil 712,083
Poland 219,824
Germany 74,329

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 2,744,867 3,776,615 +1,031,748
XU 1,094,930 733,545 -361,385
Brazil 415,611 296,472 -119,139
Poland 89,774 130,050 +40,276
Germany 29,666 44,663 +14,997
Ireland 12,182 33,504 +21,322
Thailand 12,385 7,847 -4,538
Netherlands 5,599 1,620 -3,979
France 6,769 0 -6,769
Malaysia 1,635 0 -1,635

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) 57,022,507
Other 9,442,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,421,107
Road transport 184,743
Air transport 5,723

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) 38,785,604 18,236,903 -20,548,701
Other 4,418,025 5,024,506 +606,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,887,071 534,036 -2,353,035
Road transport 184,743 0 -184,743
Air transport 3,362 2,361 -1,001

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,901,593
Holyhead 12,916,123
Liverpool Docks 10,767,278
000 9,442,531
Harwich 8,324,063

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 15,536,239 10,365,354 -5,170,885
Holyhead 10,327,439 2,588,684 -7,738,755
Liverpool Docks 6,206,757 4,560,521 -1,646,236
000 4,418,025 5,024,506 +606,481
Harwich 8,324,063 0 -8,324,063
London 0 558,612 +558,612
Eurotunnel 557,345 0 -557,345
Southampton 349,599 156,823 -192,776
London Gateway Port 22,680 272,611 +249,931
Dover 235,230 4,517 -230,713

Quick facts

HS code: 16023230

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

Description: Processed chicken products containing 25-57% poultry meat or offal