Import/export HS code 16041428: Various tuna products

Other types of prepared or preserved tuna not listed above

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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 £
Ecuador 197,458,788
Mauritius 84,177,201
Ghana 64,389,940
Seychelles 52,649,478
Philippines 50,347,004

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 96,048,459 101,410,329 +5,361,870
Mauritius 42,932,831 41,244,370 -1,688,461
Ghana 29,388,357 35,001,583 +5,613,226
Seychelles 29,446,898 23,202,580 -6,244,318
Philippines 30,033,225 20,313,779 -9,719,446
Thailand 18,505,991 23,431,558 +4,925,567
China 12,650,509 14,539,912 +1,889,403
Netherlands 12,506,239 10,488,245 -2,017,994
Maldives 10,374,064 11,116,615 +742,551
Peru 7,901,249 10,433,214 +2,531,965

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 222,424,249
Mauritius 84,177,201
Ghana 64,292,427
Seychelles 54,536,299
Philippines 49,921,591

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 112,381,045 110,043,204 -2,337,841
Mauritius 42,932,831 41,244,370 -1,688,461
Ghana 29,400,956 34,891,471 +5,490,515
Seychelles 29,427,486 25,108,813 -4,318,673
Philippines 29,711,202 20,210,389 -9,500,813
Peru 20,050,617 24,973,126 +4,922,509
Thailand 19,608,987 23,511,533 +3,902,546
Maldives 10,374,064 11,116,615 +742,551
Indonesia 9,942,179 8,201,618 -1,740,561
Spain 7,179,939 6,800,239 -379,700

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 9
Outer London - South 6
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - East and North East 5
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 4 7 +3
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
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) 513,981,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,033,731
Other 20,118,565
Air transport 700,378
Road transport 493,336

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) 229,243,556 284,737,881 +55,494,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,548,534 17,485,197 -59,063,337
Other 11,845,347 8,273,218 -3,572,129
Air transport 697,811 2,567 -695,244
Road transport 0 493,336 +493,336

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 340,764,533
London Gateway Port 157,619,072
Liverpool Docks 58,111,809
000 20,118,565
Southampton 15,886,000

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 213,016,265 127,748,268 -85,267,997
London Gateway Port 37,752,313 119,866,759 +82,114,446
Liverpool Docks 30,357,224 27,754,585 -2,602,639
000 11,845,347 8,273,218 -3,572,129
Southampton 4,093,966 11,792,034 +7,698,068
Thamesport 5,981,895 6,222,840 +240,945
London 4,743,475 3,343,858 -1,399,617
Immingham Docks 4,101,039 2,460,360 -1,640,679
Middlesbrough 2,422,537 1,428,426 -994,111
Belfast Port 989,259 261,045 -728,214

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 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 14
2025-09 13
2025-08 16
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
54m+ 18
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 8
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 £
Ireland 587,274
Belgium 560,022
Ecuador 244,833
France 170,348
Philippines 167,702

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 252,398 334,876 +82,478
Belgium 189,000 371,022 +182,022
Ecuador 0 244,833 +244,833
France 170,348 0 -170,348
Philippines 167,702 0 -167,702
Spain 101,058 11,600 -89,458
United Arab Emirates 31,696 50,582 +18,886
Thailand 0 51,967 +51,967
Lebanon 0 50,237 +50,237
Singapore 17,085 23,703 +6,618

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 164,810
France 89,422
Ecuador 40,055
XI 22,469
Ireland 20,760

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 92,562 72,248 -20,314
France 37,436 51,986 +14,550
Ecuador 24,911 15,144 -9,767
XI 9,249 13,220 +3,971
Ireland 945 19,815 +18,870
Mauritius 9,009 6,582 -2,427
Seychelles 6,911 7,866 +955
Italy 5,287 0 -5,287
Thailand 2,003 2,978 +975
Portugal 53 3,477 +3,424

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) 1,094,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 737,931
Other 382,016
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) 549,469 545,009 -4,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,101 497,830 +257,729
Other 188,700 193,316 +4,616
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 888,211
London Gateway Port 513,763
000 382,016
Liverpool Docks 192,624
Felixstowe 117,240

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 485,771 402,440 -83,331
London Gateway Port 132,872 380,891 +248,019
000 188,700 193,316 +4,616
Liverpool Docks 36,269 156,355 +120,086
Felixstowe 21,210 96,030 +74,820
Belfast Port 66,644 0 -66,644
Holyhead 27,429 0 -27,429
Southampton 19,375 6,216 -13,159
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