Import/export HS code 160241: Hams and ham cuts

Processed or preserved hams and pieces of ham, 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 £
Poland 146,431,283
Ireland 55,773,353
Germany 55,575,101
Belgium 44,837,473
France 41,890,949

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 79,772,057 66,659,226 -13,112,831
Ireland 31,919,687 23,853,666 -8,066,021
Germany 27,862,742 27,712,359 -150,383
Belgium 24,593,948 20,243,525 -4,350,423
France 20,877,380 21,013,569 +136,189
Italy 15,466,568 15,623,620 +157,052
Denmark 8,384,626 7,965,960 -418,666
Austria 1,857,696 1,338,787 -518,909
Spain 766,993 781,570 +14,577
Netherlands 277,271 155,850 -121,421

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 154,749,795
Germany 92,639,660
France 33,580,105
Italy 32,656,401
Ireland 18,150,695

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 82,630,412 72,119,383 -10,511,029
Germany 48,815,046 43,824,614 -4,990,432
France 17,313,207 16,266,898 -1,046,309
Italy 16,706,432 15,949,969 -756,463
Ireland 11,461,828 6,688,867 -4,772,961
Denmark 5,281,410 4,652,138 -629,272
Belgium 3,622,099 2,518,236 -1,103,863
Austria 2,107,611 1,772,935 -334,676
Spain 1,215,292 2,270,217 +1,054,925
Netherlands 143,814 148,606 +4,792

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 29
Inner London - East 22
Inner London - West 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Outer London - East and North East 13

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 - West and North West 25 23 -2
Inner London - East 22 17 -5
Inner London - West 17 17 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 17 +1
Outer London - East and North East 12 9 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 10 -2
Outer London - South 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Kent 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) 313,830,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,655,939
Other 41,423,440
Air transport 1,198

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) 166,372,278 147,458,010 -18,914,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,421,174 19,234,765 -4,186,409
Other 22,379,876 19,043,564 -3,336,312
Air transport 0 1,198 +1,198

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 140,289,507
Eurotunnel 59,900,444
000 41,423,440
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,826,914
Immingham Docks 31,248,963

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 73,384,942 66,904,565 -6,480,377
Eurotunnel 29,213,800 30,686,644 +1,472,844
000 22,379,876 19,043,564 -3,336,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,930,898 14,896,016 -4,034,882
Immingham Docks 15,280,266 15,968,697 +688,431
Portsmouth 11,410,971 12,092,637 +681,666
London 13,500,585 9,895,107 -3,605,478
Holyhead 10,878,780 6,560,118 -4,318,662
Felixstowe 6,319,948 3,695,566 -2,624,382
Harwich 6,583,683 2,787,540 -3,796,143

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 123
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Food and beverage service activities 42
Manufacture of food products 19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 94
2025-10 90
2025-09 99
2025-08 82

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 101
0-1m 51
54m+ 31
15m-54m 21
Other 9

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 3,835,475
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 823,409
United Arab Emirates 350,115
Gibraltar 282,933
Cayman Islands 189,944

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 2,026,945 1,808,530 -218,415
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 443,845 379,564 -64,281
United Arab Emirates 212,830 137,285 -75,545
Gibraltar 124,641 158,292 +33,651
Cayman Islands 119,094 70,850 -48,244
Czechia 25,971 130,580 +104,609
Denmark 66,211 52,403 -13,808
Germany 55,920 58,464 +2,544
France 2,003 77,311 +75,308
Bahrain 47,695 6,310 -41,385

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 1,244,512
Poland 403,015
Ireland 234,097
Denmark 70,806
Italy 26,932

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 369,958 874,554 +504,596
Poland 380,486 22,529 -357,957
Ireland 143,215 90,882 -52,333
Denmark 31,619 39,187 +7,568
Italy 15,365 11,567 -3,798
Netherlands 0 2,531 +2,531
Germany 0 2,000 +2,000
France 270 1,318 +1,048
Spain 66 800 +734

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 2,962,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,250,746
Air transport 1,061,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 927,016

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 1,581,963 1,380,150 -201,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 697,918 552,828 -145,090
Air transport 624,607 437,232 -187,375
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 322,481 604,535 +282,054

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,962,113
London Heathrow Airport 990,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 550,018
Holyhead 447,356
London Gateway Port 390,136

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 1,581,963 1,380,150 -201,813
London Heathrow Airport 587,320 402,732 -184,588
Dover / Eurotunnel 244,707 305,311 +60,604
Holyhead 103,821 343,535 +239,714
London Gateway Port 201,001 189,135 -11,866
Liverpool Docks 269,210 3,477 -265,733
Immingham Docks 67,961 52,403 -15,558
Southampton 61,691 20,353 -41,338
Milford 0 80,244 +80,244
Fishguard 72,008 0 -72,008

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 160241

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

Description: Processed or preserved hams and pieces of ham, ready to eat or store