Import/export HS code 16042090: Various fish products

Prepared or preserved products made from other types of 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 £
Germany 15,815,236
Malaysia 4,332,431
Denmark 3,655,369
Netherlands 3,250,041
Thailand 3,182,294

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 7,603,456 8,211,780 +608,324
Malaysia 2,149,599 2,182,832 +33,233
Denmark 1,689,722 1,965,647 +275,925
Netherlands 2,163,787 1,086,254 -1,077,533
Thailand 1,591,030 1,591,264 +234
Ireland 1,514,300 934,012 -580,288
Poland 1,449,983 572,776 -877,207
Romania 818,654 765,579 -53,075
France 1,075,695 365,369 -710,326
Viet Nam 316,581 761,142 +444,561

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 12,553,660
Norway 4,420,160
Malaysia 4,389,897
France 3,818,679
Thailand 3,128,262

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 6,074,727 6,478,933 +404,206
Norway 2,997,926 1,422,234 -1,575,692
Malaysia 2,317,108 2,072,789 -244,319
France 2,137,228 1,681,451 -455,777
Thailand 1,620,704 1,507,558 -113,146
Poland 1,426,850 839,354 -587,496
United States 552,763 1,207,658 +654,895
Romania 933,886 804,322 -129,564
Viet Nam 314,115 761,142 +447,027
Iceland 237,055 763,728 +526,673

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 13
Inner London - East 11
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 10 15 +5
Outer London - West and North West 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Outer London - South 6 9 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
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) 23,934,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,147,906
Other 2,661,989
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) 11,375,863 12,558,324 +1,182,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,609,987 7,537,919 -2,072,068
Other 1,639,070 1,022,919 -616,151
Rail transport 0 29,888 +29,888
Air transport 19,914 5,673 -14,241

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,045,321
Felixstowe 8,355,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,895,609
Dover 3,630,371
000 2,661,989

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 8,487,882 9,557,439 +1,069,557
Felixstowe 4,902,007 3,453,006 -1,449,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,833,316 2,062,293 +228,977
Dover 2,233,289 1,397,082 -836,207
000 1,639,070 1,022,919 -616,151
Southampton 1,146,968 1,370,716 +223,748
Eurotunnel 1,054,248 637,752 -416,496
London Gateway Port 327,261 983,536 +656,275
Harwich 667,080 226,381 -440,699
London 212,661 160,629 -52,032

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 86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of food products 14
Food and beverage service activities 8
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 44
2025-10 35
2025-09 32
2025-08 34
2025-07 32

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 64
54m+ 25
15m-54m 23
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 951,598
Denmark 421,380
Malta 175,880
France 133,314
United Arab Emirates 71,139

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 537,563 414,035 -123,528
Denmark 117,021 304,359 +187,338
Malta 94,338 81,542 -12,796
France 18,364 114,950 +96,586
United Arab Emirates 27,689 43,450 +15,761
South Korea 35,414 0 -35,414
Spain 21,809 12,127 -9,682
Belgium 26,633 5,684 -20,949
Turkey 19,942 11,711 -8,231
Thailand 13,287 0 -13,287

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 109,037
Germany 20,647
Viet Nam 3,120
Ireland 769
XI 573

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 55,077 53,960 -1,117
Germany 12,898 7,749 -5,149
Viet Nam 1,375 1,745 +370
Ireland 752 17 -735
XI 333 240 -93
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,491,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 307,677
Other 134,153
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) 676,370 814,770 +138,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,664 139,013 -29,651
Other 70,435 63,718 -6,717
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 807,215
Immingham Docks 418,450
Felixstowe 158,475
000 134,153
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,237

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 486,533 320,682 -165,851
Immingham Docks 123,346 295,104 +171,758
Felixstowe 74,979 83,496 +8,517
000 70,435 63,718 -6,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,865 67,372 +19,507
London Gateway Port 31,877 49,402 +17,525
Dover 0 79,453 +79,453
Southampton 62,859 8,022 -54,837
Holyhead 17,575 50,252 +32,677
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