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 38,708,992
Germany 16,886,683
Poland 13,447,620
Belgium 9,063,168
France 7,723,281

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 21,250,859 17,458,133 -3,792,726
Germany 8,041,577 8,845,106 +803,529
Poland 7,240,197 6,207,423 -1,032,774
Belgium 5,458,011 3,605,157 -1,852,854
France 4,267,739 3,455,542 -812,197
Malaysia 2,798,361 2,551,645 -246,716
Thailand 2,550,425 2,459,238 -91,187
Ireland 2,457,189 1,725,194 -731,995
Netherlands 2,603,815 1,463,024 -1,140,791
Denmark 2,005,937 1,687,519 -318,418

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 45,346,631
Poland 13,574,226
Germany 12,902,435
France 7,878,451
Malaysia 5,478,862

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 24,917,923 20,428,708 -4,489,215
Poland 7,011,788 6,562,438 -449,350
Germany 6,229,102 6,673,333 +444,231
France 5,198,656 2,679,795 -2,518,861
Malaysia 2,975,904 2,502,958 -472,946
Thailand 2,829,397 2,412,224 -417,173
Norway 3,257,946 1,349,537 -1,908,409
Spain 2,026,180 977,612 -1,048,568
Mauritius 1,379,637 1,169,543 -210,094
India 1,404,557 1,103,271 -301,286

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 - East and North East 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - West 17
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 17 14 -3
Outer London - East and North East 16 18 +2
Outer London - West and North West 17 16 -1
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 9 -4
Outer London - South 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +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) 78,569,360
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,719,683
Other 4,074,444
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) 42,500,771 36,068,589 -6,432,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,990,099 20,729,584 -5,260,515
Other 2,441,942 1,632,502 -809,440
Air transport 29,625 5,282 -24,343
Rail transport 0 29,888 +29,888

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 51,180,196
Immingham Docks 23,014,005
Felixstowe 13,087,235
London 7,857,682
Southampton 6,337,488

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 29,119,949 22,060,247 -7,059,702
Immingham Docks 10,559,350 12,454,655 +1,895,305
Felixstowe 7,477,730 5,609,505 -1,868,225
London 5,655,349 2,202,333 -3,453,016
Southampton 3,487,927 2,849,561 -638,366
Eurotunnel 2,325,386 3,831,232 +1,505,846
London Gateway Port 2,006,259 2,704,883 +698,624
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,363,827 2,149,687 -214,140
000 2,441,942 1,632,502 -809,440
Killingholme 2,101,248 453,520 -1,647,728

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 136
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of food products 22
Food and beverage service activities 16
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
2026-01 56
2025-11 70
2025-10 60
2025-09 59
2025-08 60

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 93
54m+ 39
15m-54m 37
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 1,092,811
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 560,608
United Arab Emirates 505,291

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 616,928 475,883 -141,045
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 508,335 52,273 -456,062
United Arab Emirates 228,048 277,243 +49,195
Denmark 285,266 170,631 -114,635
Malta 79,367 99,333 +19,966
Australia 2,430 139,547 +137,117
France 33,697 97,097 +63,400
South Korea 66,387 17,582 -48,805

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 £
XI 50,197
Poland 33,891
Germany 20,190
Ireland 6,733
Viet Nam 3,120

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 £
XI 5,232 44,965 +39,733
Poland 13,860 20,031 +6,171
Germany 13,223 6,967 -6,256
Ireland 2,587 4,146 +1,559
Viet Nam 1,853 1,267 -586
Peru 0 55 +55
Thailand 0 52 +52
Philippines 39 0 -39
Spain 7 0 -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) 3,700,990
Air transport 2,651,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,472,936
Other 327,677

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) 1,876,932 1,824,058 -52,874
Air transport 145,941 2,505,703 +2,359,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 854,952 617,984 -236,968
Other 163,559 164,118 +559

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,649,719
Grangemouth Docks 1,625,579
Liverpool Docks 1,129,293
London Gateway Port 831,395
Southampton 499,229

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 144,914 2,504,805 +2,359,891
Grangemouth Docks 841,401 784,178 -57,223
Liverpool Docks 536,839 592,454 +55,615
London Gateway Port 371,729 459,666 +87,937
Southampton 491,207 8,022 -483,185
Immingham Docks 257,074 161,376 -95,698
Felixstowe 95,512 251,186 +155,674
000 163,559 164,118 +559
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,436 45,051 -26,385
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