Import/export HS code 16025010: Uncooked beef

Raw beef 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 £
Ireland 71,132,734
Germany 7,894,200
Netherlands 3,029,845
Greece 1,460,247
Brazil 1,457,036

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 35,694,722 35,438,012 -256,710
Germany 6,900,874 993,326 -5,907,548
Netherlands 1,819,152 1,210,693 -608,459
Greece 942,468 517,779 -424,689
Brazil 101,580 1,355,456 +1,253,876
Poland 331,492 1,085,205 +753,713
Romania 180,591 893,332 +712,741
Belgium 388,361 294,042 -94,319
France 87,119 271,470 +184,351
Denmark 70,839 77,284 +6,445

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 42,936,800
Germany 7,978,006
Netherlands 2,952,454
Greece 1,464,789
Brazil 1,457,036

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 22,194,569 20,742,231 -1,452,338
Germany 6,990,650 987,356 -6,003,294
Netherlands 1,785,989 1,166,465 -619,524
Greece 945,729 519,060 -426,669
Brazil 101,580 1,355,456 +1,253,876
Poland 269,485 1,136,096 +866,611
Romania 193,472 905,418 +711,946
Denmark 380,318 355,231 -25,087
Belgium 36,222 43,393 +7,171
Bulgaria 3,652 64,552 +60,900

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
Inner London - West 9
Inner London - East 6
Essex 5
West Midlands 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 11 13 +2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Kent 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
West Central Scotland 3 2 -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) 51,019,819
Other 28,544,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,290,211
Air transport 6,987

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) 27,071,981 23,947,838 -3,124,143
Other 13,628,620 14,915,456 +1,286,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,893,417 3,396,794 -2,496,623
Air transport 1,008 5,979 +4,971

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 29,015,928
000 28,544,076
Fishguard 8,631,462
Dover 8,142,921
Eurotunnel 4,733,534

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 15,573,733 13,442,195 -2,131,538
000 13,628,620 14,915,456 +1,286,836
Fishguard 2,692,631 5,938,831 +3,246,200
Dover 5,265,166 2,877,755 -2,387,411
Eurotunnel 3,219,643 1,513,891 -1,705,752
Liverpool Docks 3,431,850 570,240 -2,861,610
Harwich 822,298 304,870 -517,428
Milford 228,251 760,689 +532,438
Southampton 0 820,357 +820,357
London Gateway Port 101,580 535,099 +433,519

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 15
Food and beverage service activities 14
Manufacture of food products 4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 26
2025-09 18
2025-08 12
2025-07 25

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 31
0-1m 17
54m+ 17
15m-54m 12
Other 5

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 11,260,426
Netherlands 3,445,316
France 2,792,737
Germany 861,204
Spain 669,157

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 4,681,612 6,578,814 +1,897,202
Netherlands 2,337,144 1,108,172 -1,228,972
France 1,104,275 1,688,462 +584,187
Germany 612,112 249,092 -363,020
Spain 173,455 495,702 +322,247
Italy 380,303 230,919 -149,384
Malta 189,390 315,210 +125,820
Sweden 136,925 301,428 +164,503
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 256,638 145,062 -111,576
Cyprus 128,505 192,008 +63,503

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 £
XU 987,834
Ireland 847,443
XI 505,315
Netherlands 8,483
Singapore 6,425

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 £
XU 596,946 390,888 -206,058
Ireland 448,031 399,412 -48,619
XI 90,906 414,409 +323,503
Netherlands 5,001 3,482 -1,519
Singapore 6,425 0 -6,425
Italy 1,166 0 -1,166

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) 18,437,006
Other 2,356,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 971,405
Air transport 6,319

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) 8,562,395 9,874,611 +1,312,216
Other 1,148,475 1,208,191 +59,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 582,735 388,670 -194,065
Air transport 4,520 1,799 -2,721

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,295,123
Holyhead 6,707,305
Liverpool Docks 2,517,242
000 2,356,666
Immingham Docks 352,443

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 4,359,103 3,936,020 -423,083
Holyhead 2,999,507 3,707,798 +708,291
Liverpool Docks 755,214 1,762,028 +1,006,814
000 1,148,475 1,208,191 +59,716
Immingham Docks 51,046 301,397 +250,351
Southampton 220,672 107,314 -113,358
London Gateway Port 165,836 131,713 -34,123
Hull 204,912 55,566 -149,346
Felixstowe 137,201 114,557 -22,644
Eurotunnel 185,734 21,892 -163,842

Quick facts

HS code: 16025010

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

Description: Raw beef preserved or prepared for cooking