Import/export HS code 16041991: Frozen fish fillets

Raw fish fillets coated with batter or breadcrumbs, frozen, and sometimes pre-fried

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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 £
Germany 79,735,823
Poland 51,746,810
Italy 24,492,064
Denmark 21,174,984
Viet Nam 10,425,056

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 £
Germany 44,814,708 34,921,115 -9,893,593
Poland 25,163,949 26,582,861 +1,418,912
Italy 12,969,159 11,522,905 -1,446,254
Denmark 9,447,324 11,727,660 +2,280,336
Viet Nam 5,781,899 4,643,157 -1,138,742
Ireland 2,812,125 2,858,562 +46,437
Netherlands 3,491,311 1,935,693 -1,555,618
Malaysia 1,196,217 801,108 -395,109
France 477,517 378,003 -99,514
China 322,154 365,957 +43,803

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 £
Germany 79,022,052
Poland 51,881,105
Italy 24,090,973
Denmark 19,415,519
Viet Nam 10,439,357

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 £
Germany 44,390,464 34,631,588 -9,758,876
Poland 25,128,604 26,752,501 +1,623,897
Italy 12,752,183 11,338,790 -1,413,393
Denmark 8,607,898 10,807,621 +2,199,723
Viet Nam 5,796,200 4,643,157 -1,153,043
Netherlands 4,085,890 1,997,070 -2,088,820
Malaysia 1,196,217 801,108 -395,109
China 509,472 739,553 +230,081
Belgium 463,090 424,960 -38,130
South Africa 67,848 178,652 +110,804

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6
Inner London - East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Kent 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2

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) 114,773,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,852,106
Other 7,738,584

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) 57,723,905 57,049,863 -674,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,442,897 35,409,209 -10,033,688
Other 3,882,317 3,856,267 -26,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 95,919,543
Dover 47,940,274
Harwich 17,465,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,087,500
Eurotunnel 9,016,786

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 49,944,699 45,974,844 -3,969,855
Dover 23,964,262 23,976,012 +11,750
Harwich 9,363,640 8,102,098 -1,261,542
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,510,669 4,576,831 -933,838
Eurotunnel 4,179,037 4,837,749 +658,712
Felixstowe 7,547,067 1,432,471 -6,114,596
000 3,882,317 3,856,267 -26,050
Southampton 1,280,582 1,351,954 +71,372
London Gateway Port 0 1,418,840 +1,418,840
Killingholme 1,221,377 194,692 -1,026,685

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 27
Manufacture of food products 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Fishing and aquaculture 2
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 13
2025-10 15
2025-09 16
2025-08 11

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 16
54m+ 14
15m-54m 10
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
France 21,301,128
Sweden 17,330,452
Italy 15,946,212
Ireland 7,940,406
Norway 7,222,960

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 £
France 10,081,823 11,219,305 +1,137,482
Sweden 7,310,416 10,020,036 +2,709,620
Italy 7,829,228 8,116,984 +287,756
Ireland 3,753,366 4,187,040 +433,674
Norway 4,080,531 3,142,429 -938,102
Netherlands 1,930,228 1,914,235 -15,993
Singapore 869,458 806,346 -63,112
Spain 835,893 807,397 -28,496
Belgium 662,390 454,275 -208,115
United Arab Emirates 575,792 522,043 -53,749

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 £
Norway 173,124
Germany 110,790
Ireland 78,234
Viet Nam 46,684
Netherlands 21,618

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 £
Norway 123,330 49,794 -73,536
Germany 72,521 38,269 -34,252
Ireland 47,188 31,046 -16,142
Viet Nam 15,805 30,879 +15,074
Netherlands 10,081 11,537 +1,456
Italy 893 18,379 +17,486
France 11,111 5,315 -5,796
Indonesia 134 1,766 +1,632
XI 1,322 405 -917
Malaysia 121 443 +322

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) 72,987,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,063,321
Other 1,962,203

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) 33,199,880 39,787,889 +6,588,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,332,788 2,730,533 -3,602,255
Other 942,078 1,020,125 +78,047

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,478,267
Immingham Docks 19,514,160
Liverpool Docks 5,165,627
London Gateway Port 2,198,263
000 1,962,203

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 20,622,638 29,855,629 +9,232,991
Immingham Docks 12,600,710 6,913,450 -5,687,260
Liverpool Docks 2,699,523 2,466,104 -233,419
London Gateway Port 1,180,902 1,017,361 -163,541
000 942,078 1,020,125 +78,047
Holyhead 432,239 964,943 +532,704
Southampton 716,179 625,927 -90,252
Felixstowe 287,182 603,377 +316,195
Dover 570,539 1,115 -569,424
Grangemouth Docks 285,655 0 -285,655

Quick facts

HS code: 16041991

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

Description: Raw fish fillets coated with batter or breadcrumbs, frozen, and sometimes pre-fried