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 84,154,979
Poland 51,145,164
Italy 24,248,028
Denmark 20,248,232
Viet Nam 10,581,659

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 48,749,024 35,405,955 -13,343,069
Poland 25,330,154 25,815,010 +484,856
Italy 11,801,144 12,446,884 +645,740
Denmark 9,437,413 10,810,819 +1,373,406
Viet Nam 6,101,735 4,479,924 -1,621,811
Ireland 2,812,998 2,879,938 +66,940
Netherlands 3,554,934 1,908,249 -1,646,685
Malaysia 1,094,558 866,948 -227,610
France 458,438 371,680 -86,758
China 374,667 365,957 -8,710

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 83,163,576
Poland 51,468,668
Italy 23,803,009
Denmark 18,397,931
Viet Nam 10,595,960

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 48,030,067 35,133,509 -12,896,558
Poland 25,402,780 26,065,888 +663,108
Italy 11,540,240 12,262,769 +722,529
Denmark 8,597,981 9,799,950 +1,201,969
Viet Nam 6,116,036 4,479,924 -1,636,112
Netherlands 4,377,811 1,950,744 -2,427,067
Malaysia 1,094,558 866,948 -227,610
China 517,604 732,807 +215,203
Belgium 513,919 445,418 -68,501
South Africa 18,875 204,134 +185,259

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 0 -2
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) 113,773,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,777,748
Other 7,748,351

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) 57,353,981 56,419,337 -934,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,201,800 35,575,948 -13,625,852
Other 3,723,912 4,024,439 +300,527

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 99,066,550
Dover 47,880,471
Harwich 17,429,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,377,258
Felixstowe 9,087,338

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 53,686,409 45,380,141 -8,306,268
Dover 23,059,764 24,820,707 +1,760,943
Harwich 9,343,672 8,085,574 -1,258,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,940,800 4,436,458 -1,504,342
Felixstowe 7,459,104 1,628,234 -5,830,870
Eurotunnel 4,196,586 4,550,608 +354,022
000 3,723,912 4,024,439 +300,527
Southampton 1,361,498 1,351,954 -9,544
Killingholme 1,324,793 242,833 -1,081,960
London Gateway Port 0 1,203,467 +1,203,467

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 28
Manufacture of food products 8
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
2025-11 13
2025-10 15
2025-09 16
2025-08 11
2025-07 14

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 17
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 21,144,503
Sweden 17,304,819
Italy 16,452,063
Ireland 7,850,515
Norway 7,143,744

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 9,813,102 11,331,401 +1,518,299
Sweden 7,576,649 9,728,170 +2,151,521
Italy 7,421,717 9,030,346 +1,608,629
Ireland 3,693,552 4,156,963 +463,411
Norway 4,285,608 2,858,136 -1,427,472
Netherlands 1,846,463 2,050,409 +203,946
Spain 897,045 821,142 -75,903
Singapore 879,198 743,074 -136,124
Belgium 593,964 580,994 -12,970
United Arab Emirates 575,747 484,817 -90,930

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 1,434,650
Norway 186,457
Germany 112,947
Ireland 84,869
Viet Nam 46,684

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 630,652 803,998 +173,346
Norway 125,019 61,438 -63,581
Germany 69,427 43,520 -25,907
Ireland 50,929 33,940 -16,989
Viet Nam 13,405 33,279 +19,874
Netherlands 8,378 13,240 +4,862
France 12,434 6,373 -6,061
Italy 0 17,878 +17,878
Denmark 5,002 0 -5,002
Poland 4,863 0 -4,863

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) 72,063,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,252,841
Other 1,945,073

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) 31,668,280 40,395,454 +8,727,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,680,349 2,572,492 -5,107,857
Other 928,519 1,016,554 +88,035

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,867,706
Immingham Docks 20,456,301
Liverpool Docks 5,081,543
London Gateway Port 2,144,600
000 1,945,073

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 19,874,992 29,992,714 +10,117,722
Immingham Docks 13,089,369 7,366,932 -5,722,437
Liverpool Docks 2,622,586 2,458,957 -163,629
London Gateway Port 1,142,150 1,002,450 -139,700
000 928,519 1,016,554 +88,035
Holyhead 431,360 990,257 +558,897
Southampton 743,409 591,401 -152,008
Felixstowe 307,903 504,390 +196,487
Dover 716,507 1,115 -715,392
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