Import/export HS code 16041421: Tuna in vegetable oil

Canned tuna preserved in vegetable 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 £
Seychelles 28,214,377
Ecuador 27,847,802
Ghana 24,098,860
Mauritius 22,829,545
Maldives 15,391,846

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 £
Seychelles 17,150,009 11,064,368 -6,085,641
Ecuador 12,332,025 15,515,777 +3,183,752
Ghana 11,080,302 13,018,558 +1,938,256
Mauritius 12,722,205 10,107,340 -2,614,865
Maldives 6,098,664 9,293,182 +3,194,518
Thailand 6,383,160 4,909,847 -1,473,313
Netherlands 4,391,159 3,818,311 -572,848
China 2,745,605 2,693,709 -51,896
Spain 2,794,171 1,791,059 -1,003,112
Italy 1,467,059 2,630,918 +1,163,859

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 £
Ecuador 37,787,056
Seychelles 28,536,921
Ghana 24,214,797
Mauritius 22,830,886
Maldives 15,391,846

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 £
Ecuador 17,938,157 19,848,899 +1,910,742
Seychelles 17,206,706 11,330,215 -5,876,491
Ghana 11,101,825 13,112,972 +2,011,147
Mauritius 12,723,546 10,107,340 -2,616,206
Maldives 6,098,664 9,293,182 +3,194,518
Thailand 6,392,270 4,851,915 -1,540,355
Peru 4,437,931 4,881,143 +443,212
Spain 2,910,904 2,391,155 -519,749
Philippines 1,951,507 1,192,928 -758,579
Portugal 2,157,894 691,152 -1,466,742

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - South 5

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 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 1 -3
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +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) 124,890,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,784,047
Other 1,380,035
Air transport 59,373
Road transport 57,176

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) 49,813,546 75,076,558 +25,263,012
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,343,213 5,440,834 -28,902,379
Other 943,692 436,343 -507,349
Air transport 59,373 0 -59,373
Road transport 0 57,176 +57,176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 74,144,060
London Gateway Port 48,777,221
Liverpool Docks 20,484,311
Southampton 6,409,873
Thamesport 5,125,108

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 53,810,158 20,333,902 -33,476,256
London Gateway Port 10,241,738 38,535,483 +28,293,745
Liverpool Docks 10,593,126 9,891,185 -701,941
Southampton 1,617,566 4,792,307 +3,174,741
Thamesport 2,341,961 2,783,147 +441,186
London 2,010,927 2,021,766 +10,839
Immingham Docks 1,310,295 820,091 -490,204
000 943,692 436,343 -507,349
Dover 612,239 735,111 +122,872
Middlesbrough 808,684 319,872 -488,812

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Food and beverage service activities 2
Other personal service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 12
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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 23
0-1m 13
54m+ 13
15m-54m 8
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 800,193
United Arab Emirates 230,419
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 78,125
Singapore 21,732
Barbados 17,807

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 491,288 308,905 -182,383
United Arab Emirates 88,285 142,134 +53,849
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32,060 46,065 +14,005
Singapore 9,075 12,657 +3,582
Barbados 0 17,807 +17,807
Malaysia 1,053 16,195 +15,142
Australia 11,629 4,511 -7,118
Czechia 0 15,171 +15,171
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 13,648 +13,648
Egypt 0 12,414 +12,414

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 £
Ghana 199,351
Italy 159,471
Philippines 42,324
Morocco 32,472
Ecuador 28,306

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 £
Ghana 107,017 92,334 -14,683
Italy 150,576 8,895 -141,681
Philippines 21,343 20,981 -362
Morocco 18,714 13,758 -4,956
Ecuador 17,253 11,053 -6,200
France 13,964 10,690 -3,274
Belgium 11,443 10,216 -1,227
Seychelles 6,915 13,987 +7,072
Portugal 11,891 7,903 -3,988
Mauritius 6,591 6,293 -298

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 708,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,611
Air transport 8,971

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 £
Other 414,381 294,199 -120,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,352 276,173 +123,821
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 77,122 30,489 -46,633
Air transport 1,411 7,560 +6,149

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 708,580
London Gateway Port 297,519
Liverpool Docks 92,440
Southampton 50,590
Felixstowe 42,561

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 £
000 414,381 294,199 -120,182
London Gateway Port 107,101 190,418 +83,317
Liverpool Docks 77,122 15,318 -61,804
Southampton 40,978 9,612 -31,366
Felixstowe 3,052 39,509 +36,457
Portsmouth 1,221 34,937 +33,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 15,171 +15,171
London Heathrow Airport 1,411 7,560 +6,149
Middlesbrough 0 1,697 +1,697

Quick facts

HS code: 16041421

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

Description: Canned tuna preserved in vegetable oil