Import/export HS code 16023929: Various poultry products

Cooked or processed poultry meat, ready to eat or store

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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 £
China 30,152,063
Thailand 25,088,797
Ireland 6,558,220
Poland 3,559,996
Greece 1,639,818

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 17,940,342 12,211,721 -5,728,621
Thailand 13,447,373 11,641,424 -1,805,949
Ireland 3,555,476 3,002,744 -552,732
Poland 1,744,642 1,815,354 +70,712
Greece 950,036 689,782 -260,254
Hungary 1,053,324 521,718 -531,606
Belgium 692,207 531,794 -160,413
France 607,543 414,627 -192,916
Germany 183,180 561,196 +378,016
Singapore 280,553 0 -280,553

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 29,896,871
Thailand 25,693,219
Poland 3,570,749
Hungary 2,007,583
Greece 1,864,358

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 18,251,291 11,645,580 -6,605,711
Thailand 13,485,654 12,207,565 -1,278,089
Poland 1,751,985 1,818,764 +66,779
Hungary 1,281,839 725,744 -556,095
Greece 950,036 914,322 -35,714
Ireland 730,342 640,028 -90,314
Belgium 595,049 415,881 -179,168
France 455,754 310,548 -145,206
Germany 180,157 341,439 +161,282
Denmark 32,018 197,625 +165,607

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Outer London - East and North East 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Kent 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Kent 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,036,886
Other 14,161,304
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,140,134
Road transport 234,643

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,259,157 19,777,729 -6,481,428
Other 8,459,658 5,701,646 -2,758,012
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,044,638 6,095,496 +50,858
Road transport 0 234,643 +234,643

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 42,866,708
000 14,161,304
Dover 5,299,904
Eurotunnel 3,501,323
499 1,297,148

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 24,874,312 17,992,396 -6,881,916
000 8,459,658 5,701,646 -2,758,012
Dover 2,658,520 2,641,384 -17,136
Eurotunnel 1,847,738 1,653,585 -194,153
499 0 1,297,148 +1,297,148
Holyhead 573,637 624,214 +50,577
London Gateway Port 404,089 754,652 +350,563
Southampton 395,442 480,296 +84,854
Liverpool Docks 687,937 15,814 -672,123
Dover / Eurotunnel 334,833 345,444 +10,611

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 57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 15
Manufacture of food products 7
Other personal service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 33
2025-10 38
2025-09 25
2025-08 29

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+ 25
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
Other 4

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 1,295,497
Sweden 598,379
Egypt 35,450
Netherlands 20,000
Greece 13,190

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 672,416 623,081 -49,335
Sweden 0 598,379 +598,379
Egypt 13,417 22,033 +8,616
Netherlands 20,000 0 -20,000
Greece 13,190 0 -13,190
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 8,887 +8,887
France 0 8,027 +8,027
United Arab Emirates 0 1,468 +1,468
Brunei Darussalam 0 1,055 +1,055
Bulgaria 0 1,022 +1,022

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 830,936
Ireland 173,413
Thailand 78,745
Brazil 34,779
China 13,731

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 414,187 416,749 +2,562
Ireland 153,340 20,073 -133,267
Thailand 35,075 43,670 +8,595
Brazil 9,467 25,312 +15,845
China 5,175 8,556 +3,381
Italy 0 7,880 +7,880
Germany 1,445 3,244 +1,799
France 2,375 1,440 -935
Belgium 0 1,331 +1,331
Greece 0 822 +822

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,236,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 699,702
Air transport 36,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,846

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 668,067 568,346 -99,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,539 662,163 +624,624
Air transport 13,417 23,501 +10,084
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 904 9,942 +9,038

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,236,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 612,591
Holyhead 54,735
London Heathrow Airport 36,918
Immingham Docks 20,000

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 £
000 668,067 568,346 -99,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,190 599,401 +586,211
Holyhead 0 54,735 +54,735
London Heathrow Airport 13,417 23,501 +10,084
Immingham Docks 20,000 0 -20,000
London Gateway Port 0 8,887 +8,887
Portsmouth 0 8,027 +8,027
Liverpool Docks 5,253 0 -5,253
Southampton 0 1,055 +1,055

Quick facts

HS code: 16023929

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

Description: Cooked or processed poultry meat, ready to eat or store