Import/export HS code 16052190: Various crab products

Crab products not in airtight containers, excluding small packs under 2 kg

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* 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 67,612,407
Iceland 59,680,641
Norway 38,026,471
Canada 35,206,633
Honduras 26,457,640

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 27,872,707 39,739,700 +11,866,993
Iceland 31,198,915 28,481,726 -2,717,189
Norway 19,168,361 18,858,110 -310,251
Canada 20,467,629 14,739,004 -5,728,625
Honduras 12,762,291 13,695,349 +933,058
Denmark 4,924,071 6,851,660 +1,927,589
Indonesia 3,281,314 1,948,861 -1,332,453
India 479,820 760,449 +280,629
Sri Lanka 266,088 328,321 +62,233
Germany 184,265 125,246 -59,019

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 68,153,950
Iceland 58,544,006
Canada 41,706,437
Norway 37,922,146
Honduras 26,459,894

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 28,032,795 40,121,155 +12,088,360
Iceland 30,023,664 28,520,342 -1,503,322
Canada 22,762,044 18,944,393 -3,817,651
Norway 19,383,993 18,538,153 -845,840
Honduras 12,762,291 13,697,603 +935,312
Greenland 3,262,594 2,571,024 -691,570
Indonesia 3,239,971 2,039,482 -1,200,489
India 657,889 750,009 +92,120
Sri Lanka 266,088 328,321 +62,233
Thailand 134,498 402,173 +267,675

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Inner London - East 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
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 1 -2

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) 210,695,705
Other 22,957,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,501,484
Road transport 316,653
Air transport 114,898

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) 101,663,655 109,032,050 +7,368,395
Other 13,556,374 9,400,887 -4,155,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,764,108 7,737,376 +1,973,268
Road transport 0 316,653 +316,653
Air transport 114,898 0 -114,898
Rail transport 0 4,397 +4,397

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 120,283,708
Grimsby 36,145,115
London Gateway Port 26,215,030
000 22,957,261
Southampton 19,151,957

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 62,716,487 57,567,221 -5,149,266
Grimsby 18,517,537 17,627,578 -889,959
London Gateway Port 8,356,524 17,858,506 +9,501,982
000 13,556,374 9,400,887 -4,155,487
Southampton 10,529,534 8,622,423 -1,907,111
Felixstowe 5,648,775 9,842,367 +4,193,592
Hull 0 2,893,954 +2,893,954
499 0 1,933,730 +1,933,730
Liverpool Docks 895,488 325,798 -569,690
Eurotunnel 196,182 164,213 -31,969

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 43
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Food and beverage service activities 4
Accommodation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 17
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 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 26
54m+ 20
15m-54m 11
0-1m 2
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 £
Ireland 456,209
Indonesia 170,052
Belgium 161,673
Denmark 107,868
Ukraine 56,162

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 215,448 240,761 +25,313
Indonesia 170,052 0 -170,052
Belgium 912 160,761 +159,849
Denmark 107,868 0 -107,868
Ukraine 13,696 42,466 +28,770
Spain 17,483 28,656 +11,173
Singapore 0 24,367 +24,367
United Arab Emirates 0 14,648 +14,648
Saudi Arabia 7,677 0 -7,677
Portugal 2,866 4,176 +1,310

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 £
Russia 158,699
India 70,190
Viet Nam 33,845
Poland 22,508
Malaysia 22,208

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 £
Russia 102,237 56,462 -45,775
India 35,640 34,550 -1,090
Viet Nam 8,508 25,337 +16,829
Poland 15,053 7,455 -7,598
Malaysia 12,230 9,978 -2,252
Ireland 6,836 1,935 -4,901
XI 4,322 1,868 -2,454
China 2,737 3,063 +326
Japan 2,247 2,690 +443
Indonesia 4,862 0 -4,862

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 464,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 334,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,997
Air transport 6,578

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 £
Other 236,368 227,635 -8,733
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 290,495 44,197 -246,298
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,608 257,389 +242,781
Air transport 6,578 0 -6,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 464,003
Dover / Eurotunnel 217,917
Middlesbrough 173,712
Immingham Docks 107,868
London Gateway Port 47,185

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 £
000 236,368 227,635 -8,733
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,696 204,221 +190,525
Middlesbrough 170,052 3,660 -166,392
Immingham Docks 107,868 0 -107,868
London Gateway Port 7,677 39,508 +31,831
Liverpool Docks 0 44,794 +44,794
Holyhead 0 7,154 +7,154
London Heathrow Airport 6,578 0 -6,578
Southampton 2,719 0 -2,719
Portsmouth 1,296 1,220 -76

Quick facts

HS code: 16052190

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

Description: Crab products not in airtight containers, excluding small packs under 2 kg