Import/export HS code 1603: Meat or fish extracts

Concentrated juices or extracts from meat, fish, or seafood

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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 £
France 3,866,510
Netherlands 1,130,957
Italy 820,921
Denmark 793,658
Ireland 756,196

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 £
France 2,007,155 1,859,355 -147,800
Netherlands 438,675 692,282 +253,607
Italy 355,623 465,298 +109,675
Denmark 350,912 442,746 +91,834
Ireland 463,239 292,957 -170,282
Brazil 134,560 413,688 +279,128
Norway 25,580 276,789 +251,209
Poland 281,949 4,139 -277,810
Uruguay 223,731 0 -223,731
Belgium 117,808 82,191 -35,617

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 £
France 3,398,673
Netherlands 1,451,589
Italy 821,038
Denmark 787,987
Uruguay 445,310

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 £
France 1,746,434 1,652,239 -94,195
Netherlands 629,454 822,135 +192,681
Italy 355,623 465,415 +109,792
Denmark 345,241 442,746 +97,505
Uruguay 223,731 221,579 -2,152
Thailand 341,362 58,121 -283,241
Brazil 151,435 193,397 +41,962
Belgium 117,808 80,903 -36,905
Sweden 0 194,742 +194,742
Norway 42,375 146,936 +104,561

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Kent 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 3 2 -1

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) 7,221,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,286,226
Other 822,827
Air transport 87,943

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) 3,563,401 3,658,579 +95,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 506,328 779,898 +273,570
Other 488,868 333,959 -154,909
Air transport 62,332 25,611 -36,721

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 2,614,771
Eurotunnel 1,877,682
Immingham Docks 1,236,614
Dover 912,718
000 822,827

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 £
Portsmouth 1,390,880 1,223,891 -166,989
Eurotunnel 761,392 1,116,290 +354,898
Immingham Docks 578,601 658,013 +79,412
Dover 444,704 468,014 +23,310
000 488,868 333,959 -154,909
London Gateway Port 358,291 413,688 +55,397
Poole 110,774 224,636 +113,862
Dover / Eurotunnel 156,789 151,549 -5,240
Felixstowe 95,064 81,161 -13,903
Harwich 63,502 17,423 -46,079

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 19
2026-02 16
2026-01 14
2025-12 17

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 21
54m+ 21
15m-54m 10
0-1m 6
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 £
Ireland 581,359
Singapore 191,866
France 148,931
Philippines 134,189
Barbados 113,434

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 296,190 285,169 -11,021
Singapore 156,669 35,197 -121,472
France 82,432 66,499 -15,933
Philippines 70,359 63,830 -6,529
Barbados 57,678 55,756 -1,922
Antigua and Barbuda 48,064 36,684 -11,380
Saint Lucia 11,535 11,536 +1
Grenada 15,381 0 -15,381
Netherlands 7,411 6,716 -695
United Arab Emirates 10,850 0 -10,850

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 337,563
Ireland 59,005
Portugal 36,928
France 29,634
XI 29,515

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 175,902 161,661 -14,241
Ireland 21,086 37,919 +16,833
Portugal 22,694 14,234 -8,460
France 16,201 13,433 -2,768
XI 19,057 10,458 -8,599
Poland 18,169 8,938 -9,231
Romania 875 254 -621

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 587,397
Other 554,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 189,836
Air transport 14,451

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 382,471 204,926 -177,545
Other 282,266 272,315 -9,951
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,767 86,069 -17,698
Air transport 11,737 2,714 -9,023

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 554,581
Portsmouth 248,859
London Gateway Port 232,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 156,342
Southampton 104,849

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 £
000 282,266 272,315 -9,951
Portsmouth 142,960 105,899 -37,061
London Gateway Port 196,859 35,197 -161,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,313 68,029 -20,284
Southampton 41,019 63,830 +22,811
Holyhead 13,924 12,854 -1,070
East Midlands Airport 11,737 0 -11,737
Felixstowe 0 5,186 +5,186
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,714 +2,714
Immingham Docks 1,633 0 -1,633

Quick facts

HS code: 1603

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

Description: Concentrated juices or extracts from meat, fish, or seafood