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 38,175,775
Poland 31,629,633
United States 21,835,131
Ireland 6,975,111
Belgium 3,394,078

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 27,793,750 10,382,025 -17,411,725
Poland 19,927,999 11,701,634 -8,226,365
United States 12,252,623 9,582,508 -2,670,115
Ireland 3,531,102 3,444,009 -87,093
Belgium 3,390,804 3,274 -3,387,530
Germany 1,858,224 1,470,954 -387,270
Thailand 641,651 699,399 +57,748
Netherlands 719,738 609,942 -109,796
Sweden 601,902 437,456 -164,446
Viet Nam 635,745 185,505 -450,240

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 54,035,452
Poland 30,780,743
Norway 8,785,082
Thailand 3,793,280
Canada 3,193,750

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 34,779,170 19,256,282 -15,522,888
Poland 20,194,636 10,586,107 -9,608,529
Norway 5,704,112 3,080,970 -2,623,142
Thailand 3,072,866 720,414 -2,352,452
Canada 2,731,645 462,105 -2,269,540
France 1,642,606 1,243,363 -399,243
Ireland 1,277,933 1,449,618 +171,685
Germany 689,112 887,013 +197,901
China 957,246 102,041 -855,205
Viet Nam 635,745 185,505 -450,240

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
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 4 +2
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) 56,035,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,212,519
Other 10,489,866
Road transport 941,133
Air transport 215,370

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) 36,778,205 19,256,797 -17,521,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,486,305 17,726,214 -8,760,091
Other 9,236,483 1,253,383 -7,983,100
Road transport 0 941,133 +941,133
Air transport 143,096 72,274 -70,822

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 26,911,811
Southampton 20,696,489
Harwich 15,380,914
Dover 11,577,720
000 10,489,866

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 17,153,765 9,758,046 -7,395,719
Southampton 14,914,307 5,782,182 -9,132,125
Harwich 9,894,001 5,486,913 -4,407,088
Dover 7,088,872 4,488,848 -2,600,024
000 9,236,483 1,253,383 -7,983,100
Eurotunnel 3,880,379 2,821,237 -1,059,142
Holyhead 2,603,059 2,695,214 +92,155
Felixstowe 949,236 3,925,888 +2,976,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,686,711 1,042,168 -644,543
Immingham Docks 1,671,721 654,398 -1,017,323

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 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of food products 3
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
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 9

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+ 16
1m-15m 10
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 5,850,385
Ireland 1,341,675
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 496,864
Singapore 321,961
Australia 153,740

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 5,824,521 +5,798,657
Ireland 751,283 590,392 -160,891
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 257,851 239,013 -18,838
Singapore 146,436 175,525 +29,089
Australia 46,683 107,057 +60,374
South Korea 78,081 71,413 -6,668
Canada 76,752 5,337 -71,415
United Arab Emirates 27,714 44,172 +16,458
Qatar 46,712 21,137 -25,575
Malta 59,143 0 -59,143

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 74,380
Canada 29,828
Ireland 15,262
XI 270

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 37,511 36,869 -642
Canada 18,393 11,435 -6,958
Ireland 7,417 7,845 +428
XI 114 156 +42

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 6,633,843
Other 902,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 729,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 542,316

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 382,217 6,251,626 +5,869,409
Other 585,000 317,862 -267,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 410,881 318,626 -92,255
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 249,147 293,169 +44,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,596,214
000 902,862
London Gateway Port 393,774
Liverpool Docks 304,545
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 378,242 6,217,972 +5,839,730
000 585,000 317,862 -267,138
London Gateway Port 128,446 265,328 +136,882
Liverpool Docks 261,061 43,484 -217,577
Holyhead 0 237,744 +237,744
Southampton 144,612 46,173 -98,439
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,139 13,141 -22,998
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 0 33,654 +33,654
Dover 30,405 0 -30,405
Tyne 19,213 0 -19,213

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