Import/export HS code 16052110: Small crab packs under 2 kg

Crab products in small packages, weighing 2 kg or less, ready for retail

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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 £
Viet Nam 42,284,497
Indonesia 3,064,392
Bangladesh 2,792,610
Myanmar 1,587,116
Netherlands 1,408,250

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 £
Viet Nam 19,611,287 22,673,210 +3,061,923
Indonesia 1,800,164 1,264,228 -535,936
Bangladesh 1,491,118 1,301,492 -189,626
Myanmar 685,783 901,333 +215,550
Netherlands 371,300 1,036,950 +665,650
Ireland 704,268 697,073 -7,195
Norway 221,268 919,278 +698,010
Denmark 572,060 494,296 -77,764
Thailand 547,967 13,941 -534,026
Germany 305,861 121,850 -184,011

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 £
Viet Nam 43,031,862
Indonesia 2,934,320
Bangladesh 2,792,610
Myanmar 1,701,504
Netherlands 1,183,113

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 £
Viet Nam 20,088,884 22,942,978 +2,854,094
Indonesia 1,653,112 1,281,208 -371,904
Bangladesh 1,491,118 1,301,492 -189,626
Myanmar 800,171 901,333 +101,162
Netherlands 289,842 893,271 +603,429
Norway 221,268 919,278 +698,010
Thailand 547,967 13,941 -534,026
China 308,973 22,270 -286,703
Spain 118,098 176,621 +58,523
Canada 88,050 206,085 +118,035

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - South 7
Greater Manchester 6
Outer London - West and North West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 8 6 -2
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +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) 52,578,401
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,304,611
Other 1,674,263
Air transport 10,172

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) 24,945,122 27,633,279 +2,688,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,299,074 2,005,537 +706,463
Other 906,311 767,952 -138,359
Air transport 10,172 0 -10,172

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,282,951
London Gateway Port 11,017,245
Southampton 10,958,789
Immingham Docks 4,151,812
Grimsby 1,816,187

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 13,817,967 10,464,984 -3,352,983
London Gateway Port 2,045,294 8,971,951 +6,926,657
Southampton 6,563,911 4,394,878 -2,169,033
Immingham Docks 2,016,432 2,135,380 +118,948
Grimsby 221,268 1,594,919 +1,373,651
000 906,311 767,952 -138,359
Eurotunnel 325,260 1,020,133 +694,873
Liverpool Docks 411,773 566,015 +154,242
Harwich 565,434 342,474 -222,960
Dover 118,373 117,795 -578

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 8
Food and beverage service activities 6
Accommodation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 19
2025-08 19
2025-07 13

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 34
15m-54m 15
54m+ 15
Other 4
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 1,744,002
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 86,889
Netherlands 83,904
France 52,236
United Arab Emirates 41,179

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 1,037,618 706,384 -331,234
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,679 46,210 +5,531
Netherlands 83,904 0 -83,904
France 0 52,236 +52,236
United Arab Emirates 21,318 19,861 -1,457
Singapore 14,203 6,481 -7,722
Cyprus 6,736 4,232 -2,504
Malta 2,351 6,790 +4,439
Spain 2,119 4,302 +2,183
Romania 0 4,570 +4,570

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 754,688
Viet Nam 168,185
Norway 10,750
Netherlands 4,245
XI 4,133

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 451,290 303,398 -147,892
Viet Nam 123,095 45,090 -78,005
Norway 6,297 4,453 -1,844
Netherlands 3,418 827 -2,591
XI 2,429 1,704 -725
Madagascar 2,672 1,241 -1,431
Spain 1,378 175 -1,203
Ireland 0 205 +205
India 0 126 +126

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) 952,971
Other 947,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,224

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) 538,554 414,417 -124,137
Other 590,579 357,219 -233,360
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,287 80,937 -4,350

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 947,798
Holyhead 535,836
Liverpool Docks 269,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 141,922
London Gateway Port 83,658

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 £
000 590,579 357,219 -233,360
Holyhead 213,842 321,994 +108,152
Liverpool Docks 233,496 35,617 -197,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,686 52,236 -37,450
London Gateway Port 23,815 59,843 +36,028
Southampton 51,053 12,709 -38,344
Felixstowe 10,419 7,244 -3,175
Dover 1,530 4,570 +3,040
Immingham Docks 0 1,141 +1,141

Quick facts

HS code: 16052110

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

Description: Crab products in small packages, weighing 2 kg or less, ready for retail