Import/export HS code 16041997: Various fish

Other types of prepared or preserved fish 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 £
Chile 2,382,873
Germany 1,431,540
United States 1,394,852
France 1,174,879
Morocco 967,552

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 £
Chile 406,277 1,976,596 +1,570,319
Germany 729,035 702,505 -26,530
United States 0 1,394,852 +1,394,852
France 369,760 805,119 +435,359
Morocco 623,721 343,831 -279,890
Netherlands 863,741 45,022 -818,719
China 257,429 400,834 +143,405
Viet Nam 293,706 328,326 +34,620
Ireland 311,076 187,490 -123,586
Poland 389,477 2,568 -386,909

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 £
Chile 3,243,467
Morocco 2,047,831
Germany 1,665,756
United States 1,394,852
China 761,491

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 £
Chile 677,731 2,565,736 +1,888,005
Morocco 1,483,281 564,550 -918,731
Germany 785,706 880,050 +94,344
United States 0 1,394,852 +1,394,852
China 411,561 349,930 -61,631
Viet Nam 293,706 328,326 +34,620
Poland 390,540 47,590 -342,950
Spain 111,071 145,319 +34,248
Thailand 76,130 20,643 -55,487
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 51,809 +51,809

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
Outer London - South 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 - East and North East 7 6 -1
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Kent 2 0 -2
South East Wales 1 1 +0

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) 8,612,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,084,009
Other 544,266
Air transport 7,426

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) 2,973,176 5,639,728 +2,666,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,351,524 732,485 -619,039
Other 320,560 223,706 -96,854
Air transport 5,536 1,890 -3,646

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,694,683
Felixstowe 2,082,834
Eurotunnel 1,229,986
Dover 917,244
Immingham Docks 755,490

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 £
London Gateway Port 570,385 3,124,298 +2,553,913
Felixstowe 537,196 1,545,638 +1,008,442
Eurotunnel 723,978 506,008 -217,970
Dover 599,775 317,469 -282,306
Immingham Docks 394,186 361,304 -32,882
Southampton 292,571 291,474 -1,097
000 320,560 223,706 -96,854
Thamesport 494,356 0 -494,356
Liverpool Docks 309,591 97,698 -211,893
London 216,124 55,330 -160,794

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 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Food and beverage service activities 3
Manufacture of food products 3
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 11
2025-11 8
2025-10 6
2025-09 12
2025-08 8

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 18
54m+ 11
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
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 933,146
Bahrain 210,240
New Zealand 66,778
Spain 51,048
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,509

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 504,274 428,872 -75,402
Bahrain 187,259 22,981 -164,278
New Zealand 66,778 0 -66,778
Spain 20,028 31,020 +10,992
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,569 38,940 +29,371
United Arab Emirates 20,497 26,051 +5,554
France 16,410 18,345 +1,935
Brunei Darussalam 3,444 4,668 +1,224
Belgium 7,155 214 -6,941
Cyprus 1,878 5,114 +3,236

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 £
Germany 36,398
China 18,402
Netherlands 2,086
XI 269
Ireland 189

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 £
Germany 29,072 7,326 -21,746
China 0 18,402 +18,402
Netherlands 1,370 716 -654
XI 269 0 -269
Ireland 189 0 -189
Norway 107 0 -107
Italy 0 103 +103
Viet Nam 0 5 +5

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 847,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 393,987
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 190,490

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 £
Other 464,432 383,516 -80,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 293,160 100,827 -192,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,180 102,310 +14,130

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 847,948
London Gateway Port 271,980
Liverpool Docks 121,844
Felixstowe 86,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,735

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 £
000 464,432 383,516 -80,916
London Gateway Port 195,661 76,319 -119,342
Liverpool Docks 57,938 63,906 +5,968
Felixstowe 81,762 5,114 -76,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,300 23,435 -5,865
Southampton 15,737 19,394 +3,657
Holyhead 942 14,969 +14,027

Quick facts

HS code: 16041997

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

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