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 7,311,798
Germany 3,382,339
Romania 1,919,589
France 1,030,259
Greece 797,012

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 4,412,585 2,899,213 -1,513,372
Germany 1,577,656 1,804,683 +227,027
Romania 1,004,018 915,571 -88,447
France 533,001 497,258 -35,743
Greece 352,349 444,663 +92,314
Spain 133,041 189,159 +56,118
Netherlands 105,705 0 -105,705
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
Italy 30,028 5,158 -24,870
Poland 0 18,875 +18,875

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 7,050,189
Germany 3,376,446
Romania 1,919,589
France 963,937
Greece 798,708

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 4,211,540 2,838,649 -1,372,891
Germany 1,573,459 1,802,987 +229,528
Romania 1,004,018 915,571 -88,447
France 542,965 420,972 -121,993
Greece 352,349 446,359 +94,010
Spain 154,007 244,012 +90,005
Czechia 53,401 0 -53,401
United Kingdom 0 26,327 +26,327
Poland 0 13,981 +13,981
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 6 +0
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) 14,562,113
Other 362,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,809

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) 7,865,300 6,696,813 -1,168,487
Other 301,450 60,564 -240,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,181 19,628 -16,553

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,258,001
Eurotunnel 4,535,945
Dover 2,391,384
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 2,972,376 2,285,625 -686,751
Eurotunnel 2,088,192 2,447,753 +359,561
Dover 1,125,095 1,266,289 +141,194
Milford 543,016 312,612 -230,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 403,213 116,299 -286,914
Liverpool Docks 379,791 85,225 -294,566
Fishguard 267,867 155,187 -112,680
000 301,450 60,564 -240,886
Harwich 54,294 4,901 -49,393
Portsmouth 19,147 26,832 +7,685

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
2026-01 8
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 9
2025-08 10

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 2,099,580
France 1,717,472
Netherlands 1,474,690
Germany 668,923
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 333,804

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 1,163,048 936,532 -226,516
France 927,169 790,303 -136,866
Netherlands 1,283,158 191,532 -1,091,626
Germany 384,932 283,991 -100,941
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,595 279,209 +224,614
Spain 113,034 77,619 -35,415
Italy 65,422 0 -65,422
Sweden 36,234 5,166 -31,068
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 £
Ireland 20,600
XI 1,836

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 11,279 9,321 -1,958
XI 1,836 0 -1,836

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) 5,567,393
Other 711,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 394,659
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) 3,558,336 2,009,057 -1,549,279
Other 426,999 284,885 -142,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,044 318,615 +242,571
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 3,940,987
Liverpool Docks 1,318,074
000 711,884
Southampton 282,782
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 2,673,925 1,267,062 -1,406,863
Liverpool Docks 688,331 629,743 -58,588
000 426,999 284,885 -142,114
Southampton 59,994 222,788 +162,794
Eurotunnel 66,850 36,301 -30,549
Holyhead 48,297 37,796 -10,501
London Gateway Port 12,587 73,179 +60,592
Plymouth 15,675 31,350 +15,675
Immingham Docks 37,620 3,874 -33,746
Heysham 13,920 11,882 -2,038

Quick facts

HS code: 16029091

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

Description: Processed or preserved meat from sheep