Import/export HS code 16041428: Various tuna products

Other types of prepared or preserved tuna not listed above

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Ecuador 198,478,948
Mauritius 83,241,451
Ghana 66,129,241
Seychelles 52,719,322
Philippines 49,243,618

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 £
Ecuador 93,213,512 105,265,436 +12,051,924
Mauritius 45,201,418 38,040,033 -7,161,385
Ghana 30,362,787 35,766,454 +5,403,667
Seychelles 31,063,910 21,655,412 -9,408,498
Philippines 31,023,570 18,220,048 -12,803,522
Thailand 18,384,202 23,305,886 +4,921,684
China 13,501,804 16,682,697 +3,180,893
Netherlands 11,744,051 11,951,334 +207,283
Maldives 10,735,679 10,930,842 +195,163
Peru 8,577,336 10,222,417 +1,645,081

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 222,376,905
Mauritius 83,241,451
Ghana 65,973,179
Seychelles 55,533,689
Philippines 48,818,205

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 108,417,239 113,959,666 +5,542,427
Mauritius 45,201,418 38,040,033 -7,161,385
Ghana 30,316,837 35,656,342 +5,339,505
Seychelles 31,044,498 24,489,191 -6,555,307
Philippines 30,701,547 18,116,658 -12,584,889
Peru 21,577,999 26,905,114 +5,327,115
Thailand 19,525,359 23,281,718 +3,756,359
Maldives 10,735,679 10,930,842 +195,163
Indonesia 10,595,775 7,280,178 -3,315,597
Spain 8,180,508 5,575,398 -2,605,110

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 8
Outer London - South 6
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - East and North East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 - West and North West 3 6 +3
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Merseyside 3 2 -1
Northern Ireland 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -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) 520,221,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,744,520
Other 19,287,620
Air transport 700,378
Road transport 602,016

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) 232,294,883 287,926,221 +55,631,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,560,177 13,184,343 -65,375,834
Other 12,346,139 6,941,481 -5,404,658
Air transport 697,811 2,567 -695,244
Road transport 0 602,016 +602,016

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 338,100,000
London Gateway Port 163,174,757
Liverpool Docks 58,112,496
000 19,287,620
Southampton 15,938,445

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 213,007,936 125,092,064 -87,915,872
London Gateway Port 40,513,969 122,660,788 +82,146,819
Liverpool Docks 31,899,768 26,212,728 -5,687,040
000 12,346,139 6,941,481 -5,404,658
Southampton 4,769,216 11,169,229 +6,400,013
Thamesport 5,697,740 6,932,862 +1,235,122
London 5,382,105 2,666,673 -2,715,432
Immingham Docks 3,769,283 2,807,592 -961,691
Middlesbrough 2,268,905 1,630,528 -638,377
Belfast Port 989,259 301,041 -688,218

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 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 15
2025-10 14
2025-09 13
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
54m+ 17
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 9
0-1m 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 £
Belgium 620,340
Ireland 587,080
Ecuador 244,833
Philippines 167,702
France 154,455

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 £
Belgium 189,000 431,340 +242,340
Ireland 255,313 331,767 +76,454
Ecuador 0 244,833 +244,833
Philippines 167,702 0 -167,702
France 154,455 0 -154,455
Spain 101,058 11,600 -89,458
United Arab Emirates 18,593 54,476 +35,883
Thailand 0 51,967 +51,967
Lebanon 0 50,237 +50,237
Netherlands 21,372 20,897 -475

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 £
France 89,422
Ecuador 35,610
XI 22,257
Ireland 20,760
Mauritius 16,050

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 £
France 37,436 51,986 +14,550
Ecuador 20,558 15,052 -5,506
XI 9,354 12,903 +3,549
Ireland 951 19,809 +18,858
Mauritius 9,347 6,703 -2,644
Seychelles 7,788 6,989 -799
Thailand 2,677 2,812 +135
Italy 5,287 0 -5,287
Portugal 50 3,475 +3,425
Philippines 313 0 -313

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) 1,142,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 726,641
Other 381,845
Air transport 1,480

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) 533,576 609,347 +75,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 229,068 497,573 +268,505
Other 191,615 190,230 -1,385
Air transport 0 1,480 +1,480

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 936,656
London Gateway Port 519,710
000 381,845
Liverpool Docks 192,624
Felixstowe 102,084

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 469,878 466,778 -3,100
London Gateway Port 138,087 381,623 +243,536
000 191,615 190,230 -1,385
Liverpool Docks 36,269 156,355 +120,086
Felixstowe 6,054 96,030 +89,976
Belfast Port 66,644 0 -66,644
Holyhead 27,429 0 -27,429
Southampton 18,283 5,227 -13,056
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,480 +1,480
Dover 0 907 +907

Quick facts

HS code: 16041428

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

Description: Other types of prepared or preserved tuna not listed above