Import/export HS code 160411: Salmon

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

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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 £
Canada 41,189,648
United States 40,910,074
Poland 34,954,598
Ireland 8,242,803
Germany 3,678,255

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 £
Canada 29,022,199 12,167,449 -16,854,750
United States 11,513,273 29,396,801 +17,883,528
Poland 19,922,352 15,032,246 -4,890,106
Ireland 2,960,584 5,282,219 +2,321,635
Germany 1,862,165 1,816,090 -46,075
Belgium 2,916,148 3,274 -2,912,874
Thailand 681,363 1,053,627 +372,264
Netherlands 784,723 757,632 -27,091
Sweden 605,774 572,064 -33,710
Viet Nam 551,404 401,594 -149,810

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 75,264,675
Poland 33,169,696
Norway 9,673,369
Thailand 4,187,220
Ireland 3,346,588

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 35,554,196 39,710,479 +4,156,283
Poland 19,903,901 13,265,795 -6,638,106
Norway 5,438,959 4,234,410 -1,204,549
Thailand 3,112,578 1,074,642 -2,037,936
Ireland 951,290 2,395,298 +1,444,008
Canada 2,432,833 779,856 -1,652,977
France 1,561,197 1,616,671 +55,474
Germany 790,279 1,038,214 +247,935
Morocco 0 1,762,707 +1,762,707
China 840,622 373,128 -467,494

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +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) 79,217,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,604,298
Other 9,669,149
Road transport 1,690,965
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) 37,507,222 41,710,342 +4,203,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,327,495 23,276,803 -3,050,692
Other 8,144,191 1,524,958 -6,619,233
Road transport 0 1,690,965 +1,690,965
Air transport 108,305 165,463 +57,158

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 38,449,793
Southampton 26,537,865
Harwich 16,420,362
Dover 13,290,902
Felixstowe 10,164,513

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 19,171,471 19,278,322 +106,851
Southampton 14,299,024 12,238,841 -2,060,183
Harwich 10,077,534 6,342,828 -3,734,706
Dover 7,259,552 6,031,350 -1,228,202
Felixstowe 1,084,950 9,079,563 +7,994,613
000 8,144,191 1,524,958 -6,619,233
Eurotunnel 3,825,592 3,030,313 -795,279
Holyhead 2,009,613 4,244,332 +2,234,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,645,357 1,644,281 -1,076
London 1,876,863 839,994 -1,036,869

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 22
Food and beverage service activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 4
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
2026-04 7
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 12
2025-12 15

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 10
0-1m 6
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 1,793,017
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 583,051
Singapore 390,097
South Korea 167,498

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 25,864 5,862,819 +5,836,955
Ireland 771,035 1,021,982 +250,947
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 262,032 321,019 +58,987
Singapore 176,299 213,798 +37,499
South Korea 79,199 88,299 +9,100
Australia 63,182 90,558 +27,376
United Arab Emirates 30,991 54,564 +23,573
Canada 76,752 5,337 -71,415
Qatar 46,712 29,811 -16,901
Malta 55,751 0 -55,751

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 94,068
Canada 32,457
Ireland 18,730
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 36,102 57,966 +21,864
Canada 18,544 13,913 -4,631
Ireland 6,728 12,002 +5,274
XI 114 9,809 +9,695
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 6,786,647
Other 1,370,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 810,885
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 560,547

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 409,258 6,377,389 +5,968,131
Other 591,976 778,269 +186,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 457,600 353,285 -104,315
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 272,585 287,962 +15,377

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,749,018
000 1,370,245
London Gateway Port 415,747
Liverpool Docks 336,397
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 405,283 6,343,735 +5,938,452
000 591,976 778,269 +186,293
London Gateway Port 163,190 252,557 +89,367
Liverpool Docks 274,553 61,844 -212,709
Holyhead 0 237,744 +237,744
Southampton 159,979 36,268 -123,711
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,085 7,425 -38,660
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 0 33,654 +33,654
Dover 30,405 0 -30,405
Felixstowe 1,379 22,803 +21,424

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