Import/export HS code 160432: Caviar substitutes

Prepared or preserved substitutes for caviar, made from fish eggs or other ingredients

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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 3,202,612
Sweden 1,487,506
Poland 1,355,498
Denmark 1,340,641
Ireland 1,304,801

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 1,590,885 1,611,727 +20,842
Sweden 744,211 743,295 -916
Poland 681,316 674,182 -7,134
Denmark 759,611 581,030 -178,581
Ireland 646,679 658,122 +11,443
Spain 585,987 524,320 -61,667
France 300,492 553,728 +253,236
Netherlands 435,670 389,896 -45,774
Iceland 327,058 241,505 -85,553
China 106,161 234,775 +128,614

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 2,014,774
Denmark 1,459,627
Sweden 1,329,009
Ireland 1,265,124
United States 1,150,841

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 1,403,377 611,397 -791,980
Denmark 681,931 777,696 +95,765
Sweden 654,219 674,790 +20,571
Ireland 624,898 640,226 +15,328
United States 443,021 707,820 +264,799
Spain 587,411 505,712 -81,699
Iceland 520,465 343,497 -176,968
Poland 246,180 447,419 +201,239
China 227,075 425,830 +198,755
Peru 272,277 266,432 -5,845

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - East and North East 8
Outer London - South 7

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 - West 12 11 -1
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 10 6 -4
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +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) 12,130,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,336,751
Air transport 725,821
Other 114,768
Rail transport 4,570

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) 6,122,531 6,008,151 -114,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 763,526 573,225 -190,301
Air transport 243,259 482,562 +239,303
Other 29,510 85,258 +55,748
Rail transport 0 4,570 +4,570

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,169,307
Immingham Docks 3,445,085
Dover 1,433,423
Holyhead 1,035,160
London Heathrow Airport 710,975

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,785,026 2,384,281 -400,745
Immingham Docks 1,837,176 1,607,909 -229,267
Dover 835,006 598,417 -236,589
Holyhead 394,934 640,226 +245,292
London Heathrow Airport 235,815 475,160 +239,345
Southampton 344,361 239,696 -104,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,486 403,320 +305,834
Harwich 21,746 328,520 +306,774
Newhaven 125,976 109,312 -16,664
Felixstowe 0 224,719 +224,719

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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 18
Manufacture of food products 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 20
2025-10 29
2025-09 18
2025-08 22

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 41
54m+ 16
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
Other 2

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 £
Qatar 106,085
Australia 102,411
Uzbekistan 31,691
France 15,239
United Arab Emirates 12,968

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 £
Qatar 106,085 0 -106,085
Australia 102,411 0 -102,411
Uzbekistan 31,691 0 -31,691
France 5,180 10,059 +4,879
United Arab Emirates 0 12,968 +12,968
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11,222 0 -11,222
Cayman Islands 8,605 1,395 -7,210
Spain 0 4,776 +4,776
Italy 2,382 0 -2,382
Ireland 1,751 362 -1,389

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 2,113

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 1,751 362 -1,389

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 193,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,582
Other 2,113

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 £
Air transport 171,452 21,755 -149,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,063 0 -97,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,523 10,059 +8,536
Other 1,751 362 -1,389

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 183,433
Grangemouth Docks 97,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,059
East Midlands Airport 9,774
000 2,113

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 169,070 14,363 -154,707
Grangemouth Docks 97,063 0 -97,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 10,059 +10,059
East Midlands Airport 2,382 7,392 +5,010
000 1,751 362 -1,389
Felixstowe 1,523 0 -1,523

Quick facts

HS code: 160432

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

Description: Prepared or preserved substitutes for caviar, made from fish eggs or other ingredients