Import/export HS code 16041319: Sardines in other oils

Canned sardines preserved in oils other than olive oil

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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 £
Morocco 48,502,809
Portugal 9,568,313
Netherlands 5,569,543
Ecuador 2,258,264
Poland 862,685

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 £
Morocco 26,508,641 21,994,168 -4,514,473
Portugal 3,638,754 5,929,559 +2,290,805
Netherlands 2,556,462 3,013,081 +456,619
Ecuador 0 2,258,264 +2,258,264
Poland 484,575 378,110 -106,465
Thailand 719,571 0 -719,571
Canada 258,831 384,171 +125,340
Germany 363,140 160,397 -202,743
China 107,385 411,522 +304,137
Philippines 188,950 136,841 -52,109

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 £
Morocco 55,582,352
Portugal 9,684,888
Poland 1,657,037
Thailand 719,571
China 518,907

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 £
Morocco 29,146,091 26,436,261 -2,709,830
Portugal 3,579,523 6,105,365 +2,525,842
Poland 894,756 762,281 -132,475
Thailand 719,571 0 -719,571
China 107,385 411,522 +304,137
Ecuador 0 491,696 +491,696
Philippines 188,950 136,841 -52,109
Spain 46,411 100,013 +53,602
France 32,756 94,687 +61,931
Panama 0 57,914 +57,914

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - East and North East 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
West Midlands 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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 - East 6 5 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Essex 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 1 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,138,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,348,347
Other 366,038
Air transport 7,989

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) 29,926,532 30,211,514 +284,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,895,266 4,453,081 -442,185
Other 176,274 189,764 +13,490
Air transport 7,989 0 -7,989

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,521,084
Liverpool Docks 18,336,230
London 10,282,799
Dover 8,316,618
London Gateway Port 7,492,624

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 £
Felixstowe 10,035,522 8,485,562 -1,549,960
Liverpool Docks 5,592,555 12,743,675 +7,151,120
London 6,369,400 3,913,399 -2,456,001
Dover 4,327,523 3,989,095 -338,428
London Gateway Port 5,902,727 1,589,897 -4,312,830
Thamesport 1,029,888 1,689,763 +659,875
Immingham Docks 889,663 885,626 -4,037
Southampton 165,718 857,431 +691,713
Middlesbrough 288,126 190,794 -97,332
000 176,274 189,764 +13,490

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 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
2025-11 15
2025-10 13
2025-09 11
2025-08 13
2025-07 12

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 27
54m+ 10
15m-54m 9
0-1m 5
Other 2

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 £
Canada 397,670
United States 281,290
United Arab Emirates 166,870
Portugal 166,426
Ireland 155,355

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 £
Canada 193,964 203,706 +9,742
United States 85,184 196,106 +110,922
United Arab Emirates 91,868 75,002 -16,866
Portugal 0 166,426 +166,426
Ireland 38,566 116,789 +78,223
Bahrain 8,225 132,768 +124,543
Singapore 76,046 33,053 -42,993
Australia 90,625 0 -90,625
Nigeria 4,985 66,665 +61,680
Japan 0 62,209 +62,209

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 £
Morocco 4,790
XU 4,221
XI 219
Thailand 6

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 £
Morocco 2,793 1,997 -796
XU 2,249 1,972 -277
XI 142 77 -65
Thailand 6 0 -6

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,606,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,821
Other 9,236
Air transport 5,875

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 639,068 967,555 +328,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,922 152,899 +113,977
Other 5,190 4,046 -1,144
Air transport 5,875 0 -5,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 636,460
Liverpool Docks 497,477
London Gateway Port 372,265
Felixstowe 102,696
London 78,613

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 221,366 415,094 +193,728
Liverpool Docks 222,281 275,196 +52,915
London Gateway Port 184,197 188,068 +3,871
Felixstowe 18,853 83,843 +64,990
London 11,948 66,665 +54,717
Southampton 13,799 60,784 +46,985
Tyne 0 17,059 +17,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,546 3,901 -1,645
000 5,190 4,046 -1,144
London Heathrow Airport 5,875 0 -5,875

Quick facts

HS code: 16041319

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

Description: Canned sardines preserved in oils other than olive oil