Import/export HS code 160415: Mackerel

Prepared or preserved mackerel, including canned or cooked mackerel

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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 £
Netherlands 23,260,101
Belgium 18,944,805
Denmark 16,951,764
Portugal 4,461,313
Latvia 4,194,777

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 £
Netherlands 10,403,208 12,856,893 +2,453,685
Belgium 9,558,239 9,386,566 -171,673
Denmark 9,076,387 7,875,377 -1,201,010
Portugal 1,963,151 2,498,162 +535,011
Latvia 557,487 3,637,290 +3,079,803
Poland 1,560,394 1,094,325 -466,069
China 728,663 904,584 +175,921
Germany 230,195 568,969 +338,774
Italy 57,971 264,520 +206,549
France 64,614 78,495 +13,881

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 £
Denmark 39,334,112
Latvia 23,752,857
Portugal 4,483,911
China 1,867,533
Germany 1,468,142

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 £
Denmark 20,826,218 18,507,894 -2,318,324
Latvia 8,578,343 15,174,514 +6,596,171
Portugal 1,957,412 2,526,499 +569,087
China 870,781 996,752 +125,971
Germany 701,279 766,863 +65,584
Poland 547,838 167,448 -380,390
Morocco 71,456 570,762 +499,306
Lithuania 295,911 8,580 -287,331
Netherlands 8,338 162,189 +153,851
Romania 20,694 47,737 +27,043

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 8
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,557,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,608,468
Other 556,973
Air transport 5,780

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,398,617 22,158,694 -239,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,699,696 16,908,772 +5,209,076
Other 280,953 276,020 -4,933
Air transport 5,780 0 -5,780

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,746,560
London 14,227,004
Thamesport 10,678,610
Middlesbrough 7,515,066
Dover 4,213,385

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 £
Immingham Docks 15,577,243 14,169,317 -1,407,926
London 5,991,705 8,235,299 +2,243,594
Thamesport 4,552,961 6,125,649 +1,572,688
Middlesbrough 2,493,252 5,021,814 +2,528,562
Dover 2,008,393 2,204,992 +196,599
Felixstowe 844,841 387,336 -457,505
Hull 728,838 455,160 -273,678
Liverpool Docks 505,613 608,087 +102,474
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,077 658,752 +618,675
000 280,953 276,020 -4,933

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of food products 5
Food and beverage service activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 20
2025-08 15
2025-07 17

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 34
54m+ 17
0-1m 6
15m-54m 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 £
United States 1,519,024
Ireland 1,448,878
Australia 1,284,336
Denmark 1,049,885
Jamaica 203,551

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 456,856 1,062,168 +605,312
Ireland 746,758 702,120 -44,638
Australia 772,806 511,530 -261,276
Denmark 518,123 531,762 +13,639
Jamaica 203,551 0 -203,551
United Arab Emirates 92,973 64,022 -28,951
Germany 38,375 92,950 +54,575
Netherlands 78,580 41,393 -37,187
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,088 55,073 +18,985
Malaysia 38,793 39,157 +364

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 £
Denmark 30,636
XI 29

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 £
Denmark 16,977 13,659 -3,318
XI 0 29 +29

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) 4,035,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,290,275
Air transport 47,812
Other 30,665

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) 1,970,361 2,065,316 +94,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,086,425 1,203,850 +117,425
Air transport 47,812 0 -47,812
Other 16,977 13,688 -3,289

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,657,464
Grangemouth Docks 1,419,372
Southampton 1,166,021
Immingham Docks 997,290
London Gateway Port 270,576

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 £
Liverpool Docks 871,794 785,670 -86,124
Grangemouth Docks 881,448 537,924 -343,524
Southampton 155,862 1,010,159 +854,297
Immingham Docks 537,127 460,163 -76,964
London Gateway Port 138,207 132,369 -5,838
Tyne 116,955 111,256 -5,699
Belfast Port 203,551 0 -203,551
Hull 0 170,392 +170,392
Felixstowe 91,183 26,434 -64,749
London Heathrow Airport 47,812 0 -47,812

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 160415

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

Description: Prepared or preserved mackerel, including canned or cooked mackerel