Import/export HS code 16041997: Various fish

Other types of prepared or preserved fish not listed above

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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 £
Chile 2,148,968
Germany 1,387,158
France 1,174,879
United States 1,157,205
Morocco 993,297

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 449,285 1,699,683 +1,250,398
Germany 685,463 701,695 +16,232
France 308,953 865,926 +556,973
United States 0 1,157,205 +1,157,205
Morocco 612,394 380,903 -231,491
Netherlands 879,657 45,022 -834,635
Viet Nam 293,706 296,020 +2,314
China 221,575 271,735 +50,160
Ireland 304,061 182,906 -121,155
Poland 438,263 2,568 -435,695

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 3,009,562
Morocco 1,930,639
Germany 1,607,815
United States 1,157,205
China 600,186

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 665,409 2,344,153 +1,678,744
Morocco 1,471,954 458,685 -1,013,269
Germany 742,134 865,681 +123,547
United States 0 1,157,205 +1,157,205
China 379,355 220,831 -158,524
Viet Nam 293,706 296,020 +2,314
Poland 439,326 47,590 -391,736
Spain 102,130 146,442 +44,312
Thailand 99,399 20,643 -78,756
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 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 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Kent 2 0 -2
South East Wales 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,844,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,085,533
Other 537,670
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) 2,950,122 4,894,705 +1,944,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,363,626 721,907 -641,719
Other 300,018 237,652 -62,366
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 3,061,012
Felixstowe 2,029,605
Eurotunnel 1,182,003
Dover 958,190
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 571,187 2,489,825 +1,918,638
Felixstowe 512,426 1,517,179 +1,004,753
Eurotunnel 707,838 474,165 -233,673
Dover 619,456 338,734 -280,722
Immingham Docks 394,186 361,304 -32,882
000 300,018 237,652 -62,366
Southampton 293,485 209,383 -84,102
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 2
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
2025-11 8
2025-10 6
2025-09 12
2025-08 8
2025-07 4

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+ 12
15m-54m 6
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 920,394
Bahrain 210,240
New Zealand 66,778
Spain 56,935
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 512,081 408,313 -103,768
Bahrain 187,259 22,981 -164,278
New Zealand 66,778 0 -66,778
Spain 23,921 33,014 +9,093
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,569 38,940 +29,371
United Arab Emirates 19,203 24,400 +5,197
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 £
XU 782,584
Germany 36,398
China 18,402
Netherlands 2,086
XI 327

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 445,895 336,689 -109,206
Germany 25,209 11,189 -14,020
China 0 18,402 +18,402
Netherlands 1,370 716 -654
XI 327 0 -327
Ireland 189 0 -189
Norway 0 107 +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 840,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 392,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,545

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 472,990 367,211 -105,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 292,918 99,176 -193,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,402 100,143 +8,741

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 840,201
London Gateway Port 269,035
Liverpool Docks 119,677
Felixstowe 86,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,957

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 £
000 472,990 367,211 -105,779
London Gateway Port 194,367 74,668 -119,699
Liverpool Docks 57,938 61,739 +3,801
Felixstowe 81,762 5,114 -76,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,522 23,435 -9,087
Southampton 16,789 19,394 +2,605
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