Import/export HS code 160420: Various prepared fish

Other types of prepared or preserved fish not covered in previous categories

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 £
Lithuania 39,288,352
Germany 16,611,028
Poland 13,456,328
Belgium 9,257,245
France 7,870,924

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 £
Lithuania 21,716,592 17,571,760 -4,144,832
Germany 8,016,738 8,594,290 +577,552
Poland 7,445,000 6,011,328 -1,433,672
Belgium 5,695,775 3,561,470 -2,134,305
France 4,279,474 3,591,450 -688,024
Malaysia 2,748,833 2,770,837 +22,004
Thailand 2,540,422 2,428,150 -112,272
Netherlands 2,722,661 1,531,216 -1,191,445
Ireland 2,432,719 1,815,635 -617,084
Italy 3,696,176 68,819 -3,627,357

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 £
Lithuania 46,010,488
Poland 13,539,849
Germany 12,581,805
France 8,166,413
Malaysia 5,649,963

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 £
Lithuania 25,708,181 20,302,307 -5,405,874
Poland 7,211,237 6,328,612 -882,625
Germany 6,092,234 6,489,571 +397,337
France 5,468,307 2,698,106 -2,770,201
Malaysia 2,927,813 2,722,150 -205,663
Thailand 2,861,034 2,349,382 -511,652
Norway 3,155,171 1,629,266 -1,525,905
Spain 2,303,404 998,823 -1,304,581
India 1,494,290 1,077,016 -417,274
Mauritius 1,360,994 1,188,186 -172,808

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 20
Outer London - West and North West 20
Outer London - East and North East 19
Inner London - West 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14

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
Inner London - East 18 14 -4
Outer London - West and North West 18 16 -2
Outer London - East and North East 16 18 +2
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 9 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - South 9 11 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 7 +3
Kent 4 4 +0

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) 79,792,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,062,256
Other 4,160,696
Air transport 34,907
Rail transport 29,888

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) 43,397,207 36,394,848 -7,002,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,345,732 20,716,524 -5,629,208
Other 2,369,630 1,791,066 -578,564
Air transport 27,030 7,877 -19,153
Rail transport 0 29,888 +29,888
Road transport 1,467 0 -1,467

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 52,123,342
Immingham Docks 22,580,635
Felixstowe 13,434,590
London 8,148,452
Eurotunnel 6,370,210

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 £
Dover 30,003,535 22,119,807 -7,883,728
Immingham Docks 10,268,309 12,312,326 +2,044,017
Felixstowe 7,801,142 5,633,448 -2,167,694
London 6,003,655 2,144,797 -3,858,858
Eurotunnel 2,514,331 3,855,879 +1,341,548
Southampton 3,437,013 2,926,713 -510,300
London Gateway Port 1,942,995 2,677,497 +734,502
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,353,285 2,165,729 -187,556
000 2,369,630 1,791,066 -578,564
Killingholme 2,182,833 562,877 -1,619,956

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 139
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Manufacture of food products 24
Food and beverage service activities 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 70
2025-10 60
2025-09 59
2025-08 60
2025-07 51

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 98
54m+ 39
15m-54m 38
0-1m 23
Other 4

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 3,268,042
Canada 1,244,075
Ireland 1,184,051
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 582,339
United Arab Emirates 538,400

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 206,772 3,061,270 +2,854,498
Canada 714,769 529,306 -185,463
Ireland 664,732 519,319 -145,413
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 536,302 46,037 -490,265
United Arab Emirates 249,433 288,967 +39,534
Denmark 151,538 304,359 +152,821
Malta 94,338 81,542 -12,796
Australia 2,430 139,547 +137,117
France 18,364 114,950 +96,586
South Korea 65,507 17,282 -48,225

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 215,041
XI 47,032
Poland 31,385
Germany 20,647
Ireland 6,499

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 122,236 92,805 -29,431
XI 3,600 43,432 +39,832
Poland 12,227 19,158 +6,931
Germany 12,898 7,749 -5,149
Ireland 2,492 4,007 +1,515
Viet Nam 1,375 1,745 +370
Thailand 0 52 +52
Peru 0 47 +47
Philippines 39 0 -39
Spain 0 7 +7

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) 3,782,528
Air transport 2,623,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,572,164
Other 323,869

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) 1,964,537 1,817,991 -146,546
Air transport 140,764 2,482,271 +2,341,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 756,326 815,838 +59,512
Other 154,867 169,002 +14,135

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,622,008
Grangemouth Docks 1,625,579
Liverpool Docks 1,222,558
London Gateway Port 819,582
Southampton 548,027

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 139,737 2,482,271 +2,342,534
Grangemouth Docks 841,401 784,178 -57,223
Liverpool Docks 583,924 638,634 +54,710
London Gateway Port 348,192 471,390 +123,198
Southampton 540,005 8,022 -531,983
Immingham Docks 123,346 295,104 +171,758
Felixstowe 157,856 233,395 +75,539
000 154,867 169,002 +14,135
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,567 68,440 +17,873
Dover 34,517 79,453 +44,936

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 160420

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

Description: Other types of prepared or preserved fish not covered in previous categories