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 6,399,826
Viet Nam 3,575,905
Norway 1,969,984
India 1,236,613
Netherlands 531,071

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 3,607,476 2,792,350 -815,126
Viet Nam 1,815,038 1,760,867 -54,171
Norway 904,527 1,065,457 +160,930
India 490,922 745,691 +254,769
Netherlands 157,516 373,555 +216,039
Ireland 180,519 190,188 +9,669
Denmark 228,933 122,966 -105,967
China 180,428 135,838 -44,590
France 77,966 183,918 +105,952
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 6,746,235
Viet Nam 2,315,312
Norway 2,035,756
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 3,660,605 3,085,630 -574,975
Viet Nam 964,626 1,350,686 +386,060
Norway 970,299 1,065,457 +95,158
India 490,922 853,096 +362,174
Tunisia 838,469 410,181 -428,288
China 296,401 142,240 -154,161
Sri Lanka 163,312 136,211 -27,101
Denmark 120,469 116,564 -3,905
South Korea 55,571 64,456 +8,885
Ireland 19,070 77,900 +58,830

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
Outer London - West and North West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2
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) 13,311,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,922,459
Other 257,058
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) 6,887,757 6,423,720 -464,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 854,009 1,068,450 +214,441
Other 144,770 112,288 -32,482
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 5,351,806
Liverpool Docks 3,032,716
Southampton 2,886,802
Grimsby 1,161,167
Eurotunnel 804,680

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 2,985,555 2,366,251 -619,304
Liverpool Docks 1,672,042 1,360,674 -311,368
Southampton 1,401,302 1,485,500 +84,198
Grimsby 643,489 517,678 -125,811
Eurotunnel 161,780 642,900 +481,120
Dover 364,773 139,527 -225,246
Immingham Docks 265,001 191,085 -73,916
London Gateway Port 178,059 256,290 +78,231
Thamesport 0 378,054 +378,054
000 144,770 112,288 -32,482

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 27
Manufacture of food products 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Food and beverage service activities 3
Fishing and aquaculture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 9
2025-07 6

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 1

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 6,815,108
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 4,275,502 2,539,606 -1,735,896
South Korea 0 248,321 +248,321
Indonesia 0 183,968 +183,968
Spain 18,649 72,433 +53,784
Japan 81,232 0 -81,232
Netherlands 62,582 15,835 -46,747
Ireland 26,845 44,345 +17,500
Belgium 34,938 22,219 -12,719
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 57
XU 24

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 40 17 -23
XU 24 0 -24

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) 7,147,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 633,876
Other 81

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) 4,374,352 2,773,047 -1,601,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 184,445 449,431 +264,986
Other 64 17 -47

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,646,714
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,265,327
Southampton 248,321
Dover 233,262
Felixstowe 183,968

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 3,379,208 2,267,506 -1,111,702
Dover / Eurotunnel 804,114 461,213 -342,901
Southampton 0 248,321 +248,321
Dover 233,262 0 -233,262
Felixstowe 0 183,968 +183,968
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