Import/export HS code 160411: Salmon

Prepared or preserved salmon, including canned, smoked, or cooked salmon

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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 £
Canada 41,348,595
Poland 34,737,568
United States 16,760,400
Ireland 8,008,330
Belgium 4,540,832

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 £
Canada 22,210,819 19,137,776 -3,073,043
Poland 18,815,575 15,921,993 -2,893,582
United States 9,747,918 7,012,482 -2,735,436
Ireland 4,427,004 3,581,326 -845,678
Belgium 4,537,558 3,274 -4,534,284
Germany 2,211,857 1,734,130 -477,727
Netherlands 1,686,313 579,265 -1,107,048
Thailand 674,960 763,383 +88,423
Sweden 599,897 556,868 -43,029
Viet Nam 576,727 386,305 -190,422

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 £
United States 50,926,850
Poland 34,333,111
Norway 10,871,594
Canada 4,653,229
Thailand 3,890,573

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 £
United States 27,497,189 23,429,661 -4,067,528
Poland 20,096,016 14,237,095 -5,858,921
Norway 6,994,570 3,877,024 -3,117,546
Canada 3,133,333 1,519,896 -1,613,437
Thailand 1,803,541 2,087,032 +283,491
France 1,804,280 1,402,252 -402,028
Ireland 1,306,197 1,345,723 +39,526
China 1,767,942 206,357 -1,561,585
Germany 510,416 1,085,090 +574,674
Viet Nam 576,727 386,305 -190,422

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
Outer London - South 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 0 3 +3
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,709,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,162,495
Other 12,349,863
Road transport 941,133
Air transport 200,280

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,348,278 23,361,698 -7,986,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,399,326 22,763,169 -3,636,157
Other 8,947,509 3,402,354 -5,545,155
Road transport 0 941,133 +941,133
Air transport 106,965 93,315 -13,650

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 25,063,974
Southampton 21,399,020
Harwich 16,949,862
Dover 12,975,170
000 12,349,863

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 £
Liverpool Docks 13,982,699 11,081,275 -2,901,424
Southampton 10,280,900 11,118,120 +837,220
Harwich 9,295,241 7,654,621 -1,640,620
Dover 6,747,539 6,227,631 -519,908
000 8,947,509 3,402,354 -5,545,155
Eurotunnel 3,815,234 3,318,855 -496,379
Holyhead 3,458,534 2,762,579 -695,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,028,308 1,205,631 -822,677
Immingham Docks 2,388,162 787,863 -1,600,299
London 2,877,498 0 -2,877,498

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 23
Food and beverage service activities 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of food products 4
Other personal service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 9
2025-07 6

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
54m+ 17
1m-15m 11
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
United States 6,229,384
Ireland 1,527,326
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 517,928
Singapore 372,699
Australia 158,802

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 £
United States 382,000 5,847,384 +5,465,384
Ireland 892,746 634,580 -258,166
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 225,529 292,399 +66,870
Singapore 175,339 197,360 +22,021
Australia 19,073 139,729 +120,656
South Korea 85,987 67,356 -18,631
Canada 0 82,089 +82,089
United Arab Emirates 24,781 43,664 +18,883
Qatar 40,047 27,802 -12,245
Malta 62,535 0 -62,535

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 821,406
United States 78,159
Canada 32,163
Ireland 19,133
XI 270

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 503,548 317,858 -185,690
United States 35,397 42,762 +7,365
Canada 17,720 14,443 -3,277
Ireland 10,176 8,957 -1,219
XI 114 156 +42

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,701,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,150,803
Other 951,131
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 686,293

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 £
Air transport 402,559 6,299,147 +5,896,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 664,353 486,450 -177,903
Other 566,955 384,176 -182,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 392,085 294,208 -97,877

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,662,877
000 951,131
Liverpool Docks 760,180
London Gateway Port 403,780
Holyhead 301,233

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 397,384 6,265,493 +5,868,109
000 566,955 384,176 -182,779
Liverpool Docks 655,928 104,252 -551,676
London Gateway Port 99,805 303,975 +204,170
Holyhead 63,489 237,744 +174,255
Southampton 106,448 96,173 -10,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,431 19,701 -13,730
Tyne 36,477 0 -36,477
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 0 33,654 +33,654
Dover 30,405 0 -30,405

Quick facts

HS code: 160411

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

Description: Prepared or preserved salmon, including canned, smoked, or cooked salmon