Import/export HS code 160411: Salmon

Prepared or preserved salmon, including canned, smoked, or cooked salmon

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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 £
United States 40,731,820
Canada 38,107,449
Poland 33,689,166
Ireland 8,239,827
Germany 3,489,632

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 £
United States 10,839,953 29,891,867 +19,051,914
Canada 28,449,465 9,657,984 -18,791,481
Poland 19,996,260 13,692,906 -6,303,354
Ireland 2,876,846 5,362,981 +2,486,135
Germany 1,944,151 1,545,481 -398,670
Belgium 1,856,207 3,274 -1,852,933
Thailand 812,996 1,031,074 +218,078
Netherlands 752,159 705,433 -46,726
Sweden 559,670 522,087 -37,583
China 420,644 500,933 +80,289

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 £
United States 72,321,443
Poland 30,810,106
Norway 9,007,475
Thailand 4,296,300
Ireland 3,468,585

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 £
United States 34,584,817 37,736,626 +3,151,809
Poland 18,996,745 11,813,361 -7,183,384
Norway 5,038,856 3,968,619 -1,070,237
Thailand 3,265,226 1,031,074 -2,234,152
Ireland 885,116 2,583,469 +1,698,353
France 1,683,460 1,381,174 -302,286
Canada 2,148,312 776,194 -1,372,118
Germany 864,635 912,277 +47,642
Morocco 0 1,762,707 +1,762,707
China 738,501 500,933 -237,568

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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 - West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -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) 76,503,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,806,226
Other 7,870,932
Road transport 2,070,112
Air transport 273,768

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) 36,314,647 40,188,969 +3,874,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,455,776 21,350,450 -5,105,326
Other 6,845,453 1,025,479 -5,819,974
Road transport 0 2,070,112 +2,070,112
Air transport 123,469 150,299 +26,830

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 36,909,364
Southampton 26,122,539
Harwich 15,415,316
Dover 13,081,269
Felixstowe 10,502,038

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 £
Liverpool Docks 18,927,104 17,982,260 -944,844
Southampton 14,311,192 11,811,347 -2,499,845
Harwich 9,944,001 5,471,315 -4,472,686
Dover 7,436,284 5,644,985 -1,791,299
Felixstowe 1,625,358 8,876,680 +7,251,322
000 6,845,453 1,025,479 -5,819,974
Eurotunnel 3,809,285 2,544,176 -1,265,109
Holyhead 1,907,688 4,376,181 +2,468,493
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,643,098 1,456,103 -186,995
London 1,185,091 1,037,014 -148,077

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
21
Food and beverage service activities
8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Manufacture of food products
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 7
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 12

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
54m+ 15
1m-15m 11
0-1m 5
Other 5
15m-54m 4

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 £
United States 5,888,683
Ireland 1,730,645
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 561,559
Singapore 400,686
South Korea 178,359

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 £
United States 2,510,318 3,378,365 +868,047
Ireland 1,028,177 702,468 -325,709
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 263,061 298,498 +35,437
Singapore 194,776 205,910 +11,134
South Korea 98,142 80,217 -17,925
Australia 121,197 30,326 -90,871
Canada 76,752 5,337 -71,415
United Arab Emirates 26,217 50,835 +24,618
Qatar 39,748 23,191 -16,557
Netherlands 21,889 21,514 -375

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 £
United States 97,681
Canada 26,782
Ireland 16,789
XI 9,923
Poland 5,047

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 £
United States 50,412 47,269 -3,143
Canada 15,454 11,328 -4,126
Ireland 5,750 11,039 +5,289
XI 164 9,759 +9,595
Poland 0 5,047 +5,047

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,829,948
Other 1,323,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 745,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 542,015

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 £
Air transport 2,944,224 3,885,724 +941,500
Other 628,665 694,893 +66,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 458,558 287,148 -171,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,723 48,292 -445,431

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,792,319
000 1,323,558
London Gateway Port 394,889
Liverpool Docks 320,409
Holyhead 237,744

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,940,249 3,852,070 +911,821
000 628,665 694,893 +66,228
London Gateway Port 197,295 197,594 +299
Liverpool Docks 256,633 63,776 -192,857
Holyhead 237,744 0 -237,744
Southampton 158,616 22,130 -136,486
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,399 4,230 -43,169
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 0 33,654 +33,654
Felixstowe 0 23,835 +23,835
Hull 0 21,514 +21,514

Quick facts

HS code: 160411

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

Description: Prepared or preserved salmon, including canned, smoked, or cooked salmon