Import/export HS code 16042090: Various fish products

Prepared or preserved products made from other types of fish not listed above

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  • 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 £
Germany 16,108,105
Malaysia 4,180,030
Denmark 3,661,852
Thailand 3,240,049
Netherlands 3,065,195

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 7,636,158 8,471,947 +835,789
Malaysia 2,088,289 2,091,741 +3,452
Denmark 1,993,558 1,668,294 -325,264
Thailand 1,561,332 1,678,717 +117,385
Netherlands 2,073,598 991,597 -1,082,001
Ireland 1,542,400 841,911 -700,489
Poland 1,354,675 708,535 -646,140
Romania 828,010 755,072 -72,938
France 1,032,801 375,450 -657,351
Viet Nam 241,217 719,094 +477,877

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 12,874,290
Norway 4,243,858
Malaysia 4,236,059
France 3,799,775
Thailand 3,173,660

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 6,200,957 6,673,333 +472,376
Norway 3,104,142 1,139,716 -1,964,426
Malaysia 2,254,361 1,981,698 -272,663
France 2,063,813 1,735,962 -327,851
Thailand 1,548,063 1,625,597 +77,534
Poland 1,360,668 992,369 -368,299
United States 674,446 1,106,531 +432,085
Romania 941,203 791,835 -149,368
Iceland 242,381 751,861 +509,480
Viet Nam 238,751 719,094 +480,343

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 16
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - South 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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 12 15 +3
Outer London - West and North West 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Outer London - South 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,096,304
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,834,744
Other 2,581,382
Rail transport 29,888
Air transport 25,587

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) 11,471,032 12,625,272 +1,154,240
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,545,845 7,288,899 -2,256,946
Other 1,681,150 900,232 -780,918
Rail transport 0 29,888 +29,888
Air transport 22,509 3,078 -19,431

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,262,989
Felixstowe 8,096,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,890,109
Dover 3,563,784
000 2,581,382

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 8,862,178 9,400,811 +538,633
Felixstowe 4,698,669 3,397,899 -1,300,770
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,843,858 2,046,251 +202,393
Dover 2,217,992 1,345,792 -872,200
000 1,681,150 900,232 -780,918
Southampton 1,139,995 1,422,319 +282,324
Eurotunnel 916,030 691,998 -224,032
London Gateway Port 367,414 943,383 +575,969
Harwich 598,534 287,163 -311,371
London 212,661 188,458 -24,203

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 84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 44
2025-10 35
2025-09 32
2025-08 34

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 59
54m+ 25
15m-54m 24
0-1m 11
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 855,573
Denmark 421,380
Malta 178,700
France 130,794
United Arab Emirates 78,558

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 483,877 371,696 -112,181
Denmark 250,749 170,631 -80,118
Malta 79,367 99,333 +19,966
France 33,697 97,097 +63,400
United Arab Emirates 27,689 50,869 +23,180
South Korea 35,414 0 -35,414
Spain 22,093 10,430 -11,663
Belgium 32,169 148 -32,021
Turkey 19,942 11,711 -8,231
Thailand 12,061 0 -12,061

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 20,190
Viet Nam 3,120
Ireland 724
XI 573
Spain 7

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 13,223 6,967 -6,256
Viet Nam 1,853 1,267 -586
Ireland 707 17 -690
XI 337 236 -101
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,391,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,690
Other 133,176
Air transport 13,190

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) 774,996 616,916 -158,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,467 164,223 +11,756
Other 73,245 59,931 -13,314
Air transport 13,190 0 -13,190

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 713,950
Immingham Docks 418,450
Felixstowe 176,266
000 133,176
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,717

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 £
Liverpool Docks 439,448 274,502 -164,946
Immingham Docks 257,074 161,376 -95,698
Felixstowe 74,979 101,287 +26,308
000 73,245 59,931 -13,314
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,734 43,983 -24,751
London Gateway Port 31,877 56,821 +24,944
Dover 0 79,453 +79,453
Holyhead 8,689 55,695 +47,006
Southampton 46,662 8,022 -38,640
London Heathrow Airport 13,190 0 -13,190

Quick facts

HS code: 16042090

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

Description: Prepared or preserved products made from other types of fish not listed above