Import/export HS code 160510: Crab products

Prepared or preserved crab, such as canned crab or crab meat

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 £
Indonesia 6,797,878
Viet Nam 3,445,453
Norway 2,004,677
India 1,366,339
Netherlands 549,296

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 £
Indonesia 3,981,514 2,816,364 -1,165,150
Viet Nam 1,810,982 1,634,471 -176,511
Norway 911,196 1,093,481 +182,285
India 490,922 875,417 +384,495
Netherlands 157,516 391,780 +234,264
Denmark 236,615 115,361 -121,254
Ireland 193,079 156,042 -37,037
China 180,428 135,838 -44,590
France 79,990 181,894 +101,904
Sri Lanka 126,119 130,948 +4,829

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 £
Indonesia 7,257,334
Viet Nam 2,184,860
Norway 2,070,449
India 1,344,018
Tunisia 1,248,650

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 £
Indonesia 4,017,964 3,239,370 -778,594
Viet Nam 691,412 1,493,448 +802,036
Norway 976,968 1,093,481 +116,513
India 490,922 853,096 +362,174
Tunisia 1,107,627 141,023 -966,604
China 302,803 135,838 -166,965
Sri Lanka 163,312 136,211 -27,101
Denmark 121,749 118,849 -2,900
South Korea 55,571 64,456 +8,885
Netherlands 21,637 91,125 +69,488

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4

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 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 0 1 +1

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) 13,740,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,980,614
Other 252,151
Air transport 212,315

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) 7,235,178 6,504,826 -730,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 870,425 1,110,189 +239,764
Other 174,009 78,142 -95,867
Air transport 67,292 145,023 +77,731

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,754,823
Southampton 3,013,814
Liverpool Docks 2,902,264
Grimsby 1,195,860
Eurotunnel 808,168

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 £
Felixstowe 3,208,381 2,546,442 -661,939
Southampton 1,539,963 1,473,851 -66,112
Liverpool Docks 1,667,986 1,234,278 -433,708
Grimsby 650,158 545,702 -104,456
Eurotunnel 170,514 637,654 +467,140
Dover 364,773 175,892 -188,881
Immingham Docks 272,683 201,705 -70,978
London Gateway Port 178,059 256,290 +78,231
Thamesport 0 388,990 +388,990
000 174,009 78,142 -95,867

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 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of food products 7
Food and beverage service activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 9

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
15m-54m 13
1m-15m 13
54m+ 10
0-1m 3
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 £
France 5,901,396
South Korea 248,321
Indonesia 183,968
Spain 91,082
Japan 81,232

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 £
France 3,392,678 2,508,718 -883,960
South Korea 0 248,321 +248,321
Indonesia 0 183,968 +183,968
Spain 37,049 54,033 +16,984
Japan 81,232 0 -81,232
Netherlands 78,417 0 -78,417
Ireland 26,818 44,345 +17,527
Belgium 25,850 22,219 -3,631
Denmark 4,448 36,877 +32,429
Portugal 1,597 31,161 +29,564

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 £
Ireland 42

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 £
Ireland 25 17 -8

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) 6,301,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 556,903
Other 54

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) 3,593,648 2,707,924 -885,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,472 449,431 +341,959
Other 37 17 -20

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 4,862,233
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,277,259
Southampton 248,321
Felixstowe 183,968
Dover 83,011

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,628,064 2,234,169 -393,895
Dover / Eurotunnel 847,832 429,427 -418,405
Southampton 0 248,321 +248,321
Felixstowe 0 183,968 +183,968
Dover 83,011 0 -83,011
Grangemouth Docks 81,232 0 -81,232
Holyhead 26,781 18,372 -8,409
Liverpool Docks 0 25,956 +25,956
Portsmouth 19,182 0 -19,182
Immingham Docks 0 17,142 +17,142

Quick facts

HS code: 160510

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

Description: Prepared or preserved crab, such as canned crab or crab meat