Import/export HS code 16029091: Sheep meat products

Processed or preserved meat from sheep

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  • 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 7,844,818
Germany 3,113,660
Romania 1,914,352
France 1,016,470
Greece 804,612

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 4,929,503 2,915,315 -2,014,188
Germany 1,431,052 1,682,608 +251,556
Romania 1,004,924 909,428 -95,496
France 540,699 475,771 -64,928
Greece 375,055 429,557 +54,502
Spain 133,041 176,161 +43,120
Netherlands 118,015 0 -118,015
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
Italy 30,028 5,158 -24,870
Poland 0 17,863 +17,863

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 7,567,140
Germany 3,107,767
Romania 1,914,352
France 950,148
Greece 806,308

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 4,718,810 2,848,330 -1,870,480
Germany 1,426,855 1,680,912 +254,057
Romania 1,004,924 909,428 -95,496
France 550,663 399,485 -151,178
Greece 375,055 431,253 +56,198
Spain 154,007 231,014 +77,007
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
United Kingdom 0 26,327 +26,327
Poland 0 12,969 +12,969
Italy 4,398 5,158 +760

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 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - West 3
Kent 3
Outer London - West and North West 3

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 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Kent 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0

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) 14,777,183
Other 390,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,150

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) 8,251,935 6,525,248 -1,726,687
Other 323,408 66,985 -256,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,522 19,628 -21,894

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,744,892
Eurotunnel 4,309,280
Dover 2,302,594
Milford 855,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 519,512

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 3,641,638 2,103,254 -1,538,384
Eurotunnel 1,984,473 2,324,807 +340,334
Dover 1,101,220 1,201,374 +100,154
Milford 459,142 396,486 -62,656
Dover / Eurotunnel 403,213 116,299 -286,914
Liverpool Docks 312,882 140,710 -172,172
000 323,408 66,985 -256,423
Fishguard 145,171 207,880 +62,709
ZLC 141,940 0 -141,940
Harwich 58,896 4,901 -53,995

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 24
Food and beverage service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of food products 4
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 9
2025-08 10
2025-07 9

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 20
0-1m 11
54m+ 6
15m-54m 3
Other 1

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 2,042,254
Netherlands 1,686,676
France 1,633,257
Germany 699,123
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 238,719

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 1,132,173 910,081 -222,092
Netherlands 1,270,346 416,330 -854,016
France 903,023 730,234 -172,789
Germany 396,875 302,248 -94,627
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 53,669 185,050 +131,381
Spain 95,014 94,235 -779
Italy 65,422 0 -65,422
Sweden 52,938 5,166 -47,772
United Arab Emirates 9,931 10,644 +713
Canada 0 20,023 +20,023

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 648,538
Ireland 20,600
XI 3,479

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 378,468 270,070 -108,398
Ireland 9,575 11,025 +1,450
XI 3,276 203 -3,073

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) 5,724,009
Other 672,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 298,170
Air transport 2,503

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) 3,535,868 2,188,141 -1,347,727
Other 391,319 281,298 -110,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,118 223,052 +147,934
Air transport 2,503 0 -2,503

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,115,662
Liverpool Docks 1,304,189
000 672,617
Southampton 190,322
Eurotunnel 103,151

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 2,648,170 1,467,492 -1,180,678
Liverpool Docks 705,538 598,651 -106,887
000 391,319 281,298 -110,021
Southampton 59,068 131,254 +72,186
Eurotunnel 66,850 36,301 -30,549
London Gateway Port 12,587 71,775 +59,188
Holyhead 48,297 33,622 -14,675
Plymouth 15,675 31,350 +15,675
Immingham Docks 37,620 3,874 -33,746
Heysham 0 25,802 +25,802

Quick facts

HS code: 16029091

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat from sheep