Import/export HS code 16024950: Meat products with less than 40% meat

Processed or preserved meat items containing less than 40% meat or offal

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 24,989,864
France 4,567,937
Netherlands 2,554,823
Germany 1,508,075
Denmark 729,153

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 11,799,093 13,190,771 +1,391,678
France 2,399,661 2,168,276 -231,385
Netherlands 1,631,871 922,952 -708,919
Germany 907,378 600,697 -306,681
Denmark 403,223 325,930 -77,293
Poland 394,650 294,302 -100,348
Spain 266,835 356,244 +89,409
Italy 198,420 34,022 -164,398
Lithuania 58,995 83,849 +24,854
Romania 60,964 54,920 -6,044

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 23,785,517
Austria 4,188,150
Netherlands 2,174,245
Germany 1,455,817
Denmark 820,967

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 11,382,287 12,403,230 +1,020,943
Austria 2,291,451 1,896,699 -394,752
Netherlands 1,251,565 922,680 -328,885
Germany 855,120 600,697 -254,423
Denmark 440,510 380,457 -60,053
Poland 419,107 308,428 -110,679
Spain 277,711 348,640 +70,929
France 426,874 160,021 -266,853
Italy 199,353 34,022 -165,331
Romania 78,117 60,238 -17,879

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 10
Outer London - West and North West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 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
Outer London - East and North East 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 1 -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) 34,584,307
Other 1,210,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 655,475

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) 17,507,890 17,076,417 -431,473
Other 421,029 789,881 +368,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,186 296,289 -62,897

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 15,876,608
Liverpool Docks 4,202,703
Dover 3,359,638
Eurotunnel 2,858,852
Immingham Docks 2,773,959

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 £
Holyhead 7,020,977 8,855,631 +1,834,654
Liverpool Docks 2,633,701 1,569,002 -1,064,699
Dover 1,716,389 1,643,249 -73,140
Eurotunnel 1,599,391 1,259,461 -339,930
Immingham Docks 1,478,379 1,295,580 -182,799
Milford 962,916 1,511,983 +549,067
000 421,029 789,881 +368,852
Felixstowe 775,534 432,623 -342,911
Fishguard 692,399 465,053 -227,346
Harwich 543,435 165,516 -377,919

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 5
Manufacture of food products 5
Other personal service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 19
2025-10 19
2025-09 17
2025-08 13

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 35
54m+ 17
0-1m 8
15m-54m 6
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 33,409,006
Belgium 3,296,861
Spain 727,299
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 224,612
France 153,551

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 18,070,201 15,338,805 -2,731,396
Belgium 1,756,894 1,539,967 -216,927
Spain 388,339 338,960 -49,379
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,147 117,465 +10,318
France 59,635 93,916 +34,281
Netherlands 89,246 49,393 -39,853
Cyprus 52,415 51,247 -1,168
Malta 66,173 33,376 -32,797
Italy 67,437 28,213 -39,224
Singapore 37,006 38,055 +1,049

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 £
Ireland 29,775,953
XI 1,380,006
Netherlands 38,525
Spain 23,887
Denmark 29

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 £
Ireland 16,121,019 13,654,934 -2,466,085
XI 628,556 751,450 +122,894
Netherlands 21,432 17,093 -4,339
Spain 11,929 11,958 +29
Denmark 0 29 +29

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 33,071,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,880,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 492,232
Air transport 12,904

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 17,908,866 15,162,776 -2,746,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,575,961 2,304,741 -271,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 239,832 252,400 +12,568
Air transport 7,696 5,208 -2,488

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 33,071,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,819,453
Holyhead 764,151
Liverpool Docks 208,868
Southampton 198,275

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 17,908,866 15,162,776 -2,746,090
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,008,666 1,810,787 -197,879
Holyhead 378,870 385,281 +6,411
Liverpool Docks 123,411 85,457 -37,954
Southampton 142,582 55,693 -86,889
London Gateway Port 11,958 152,916 +140,958
Eurotunnel 56,619 44,428 -12,191
Felixstowe 31,302 6,770 -24,532
Fishguard 22,830 0 -22,830
Dover 15,704 3,307 -12,397

Quick facts

HS code: 16024950

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat items containing less than 40% meat or offal