Import/export HS code 160411: Salmon

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

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  • 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 39,775,451
Poland 34,689,094
United States 23,283,321
Ireland 7,958,465
Belgium 4,030,386

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 26,795,109 12,980,342 -13,814,767
Poland 19,343,277 15,345,817 -3,997,460
United States 11,452,112 11,831,209 +379,097
Ireland 4,143,241 3,815,224 -328,017
Belgium 4,027,112 3,274 -4,023,838
Germany 1,908,015 1,750,072 -157,943
Netherlands 975,559 639,065 -336,494
Thailand 571,810 861,111 +289,301
Sweden 596,716 535,152 -61,564
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 56,293,490
Poland 33,930,669
Norway 10,126,584
Canada 3,888,287
Thailand 3,885,151

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 33,522,337 22,771,153 -10,751,184
Poland 20,187,415 13,743,254 -6,444,161
Norway 6,335,823 3,790,761 -2,545,062
Canada 3,030,065 858,222 -2,171,843
Thailand 2,066,995 1,818,156 -248,839
France 1,671,923 1,431,087 -240,836
Ireland 1,280,405 1,545,153 +264,748
Germany 566,149 1,057,840 +491,691
China 1,158,615 102,041 -1,056,574
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
Inner London - West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Outer London - South 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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
Inner London - West 1 4 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
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) 59,182,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,551,663
Other 11,764,302
Road transport 941,133
Air transport 230,811

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) 36,409,119 22,773,664 -13,635,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,203,225 22,348,438 -3,854,787
Other 8,982,203 2,782,099 -6,200,104
Road transport 0 941,133 +941,133
Air transport 106,965 123,846 +16,881

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 28,083,099
Southampton 21,098,663
Harwich 16,503,152
Dover 12,966,862
000 11,764,302

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 16,619,320 11,463,779 -5,155,541
Southampton 13,706,147 7,392,516 -6,313,631
Harwich 9,751,592 6,751,560 -3,000,032
Dover 6,855,636 6,111,226 -744,410
000 8,982,203 2,782,099 -6,200,104
Eurotunnel 3,604,401 3,716,413 +112,012
Holyhead 3,148,154 2,950,248 -197,906
Felixstowe 700,968 4,303,090 +3,602,122
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,772,058 1,229,892 -542,166
Immingham Docks 2,075,901 794,560 -1,281,341

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 22
Food and beverage service activities 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of food products 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 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
54m+ 16
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 5,850,385
Ireland 1,531,817
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 523,220
Singapore 372,200
South Korea 157,400

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 25,864 5,824,521 +5,798,657
Ireland 882,803 649,014 -233,789
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 238,232 284,988 +46,756
Singapore 167,217 204,983 +37,766
South Korea 85,987 71,413 -14,574
Australia 17,402 139,729 +122,327
Canada 0 82,089 +82,089
United Arab Emirates 26,468 51,132 +24,664
Qatar 40,047 27,802 -12,245
Malta 59,143 0 -59,143

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 £
United States 77,861
Canada 31,999
Ireland 17,667
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 £
United States 37,095 40,766 +3,671
Canada 18,446 13,553 -4,893
Ireland 9,465 8,202 -1,263
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 6,710,188
Other 960,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 777,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 678,555

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 396,589 6,313,599 +5,917,010
Other 582,110 378,699 -203,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 313,895 463,352 +149,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 366,142 312,413 -53,729

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,671,359
000 960,809
London Gateway Port 412,615
Liverpool Docks 390,060
Holyhead 286,328

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 391,414 6,279,945 +5,888,531
000 582,110 378,699 -203,411
London Gateway Port 99,821 312,794 +212,973
Liverpool Docks 267,603 122,457 -145,146
Holyhead 48,584 237,744 +189,160
Southampton 134,973 64,256 -70,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,719 19,701 -12,018
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