Import/export HS code 16041319: Sardines in other oils

Canned sardines preserved in oils other than olive oil

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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 £
Morocco 51,752,104
Portugal 13,460,706
Netherlands 6,450,065
Ecuador 2,486,668
Poland 1,039,908

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 £
Morocco 20,256,999 31,495,105 +11,238,106
Portugal 4,764,552 8,696,154 +3,931,602
Netherlands 2,724,030 3,726,035 +1,002,005
Ecuador 452,315 2,034,353 +1,582,038
Poland 290,498 749,410 +458,912
Canada 494,248 378,239 -116,009
China 93,028 510,101 +417,073
Philippines 189,161 170,861 -18,300
Thailand 350,728 0 -350,728
Antigua and Barbuda 0 317,374 +317,374

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 £
Morocco 60,941,934
Portugal 13,171,260
Poland 1,629,354
China 550,414
Ecuador 491,696

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 £
Morocco 23,374,925 37,567,009 +14,192,084
Portugal 4,665,800 8,505,460 +3,839,660
Poland 785,905 843,449 +57,544
China 93,028 457,386 +364,358
Ecuador 0 491,696 +491,696
Philippines 189,161 170,861 -18,300
Thailand 350,728 0 -350,728
Spain 47,362 156,967 +109,605
France 82,729 32,362 -50,367
Panama 41,578 16,336 -25,242

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 8
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - West and North West 5
West Midlands 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 6 2 -4
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +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) 67,619,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,418,856
Other 349,429
Air transport 11,164
Road transport 1,180

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) 23,990,356 43,628,993 +19,638,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,726,431 4,692,425 -1,034,006
Other 181,234 168,195 -13,039
Air transport 7,989 3,175 -4,814
Road transport 0 1,180 +1,180

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 24,933,394
Felixstowe 17,436,926
London 11,349,299
Dover 9,118,069
London Gateway Port 7,454,592

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 5,803,158 19,130,236 +13,327,078
Felixstowe 7,901,059 9,535,867 +1,634,808
London 4,661,108 6,688,191 +2,027,083
Dover 5,268,552 3,849,517 -1,419,035
London Gateway Port 3,323,486 4,131,106 +807,620
Thamesport 1,180,373 2,439,726 +1,259,353
Immingham Docks 921,897 632,116 -289,781
Southampton 165,929 891,451 +725,522
Middlesbrough 325,154 210,210 -114,944
000 181,234 168,195 -13,039

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
41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Food and beverage service activities
3
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
2026-05 11
2026-04 16
2026-03 8
2026-02 9
2026-01 8

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 30
54m+ 8
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
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 384,263
Canada 356,639
Ireland 178,254
Portugal 166,426
United Arab Emirates 146,736

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 185,436 198,827 +13,391
Canada 197,685 158,954 -38,731
Ireland 91,008 87,246 -3,762
Portugal 0 166,426 +166,426
United Arab Emirates 95,217 51,519 -43,698
Bahrain 41,061 94,114 +53,053
Singapore 62,247 33,053 -29,194
Australia 90,625 1,600 -89,025
Nigeria 13,981 57,669 +43,688
Japan 62,209 0 -62,209

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 £
Morocco 5,859
XI 357
Thailand 6

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 £
Morocco 2,985 2,874 -111
XI 180 177 -3
Thailand 6 0 -6

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) 1,607,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 209,434
Other 11,404
Air transport 5,875

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) 791,536 816,118 +24,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 105,128 104,306 -822
Other 5,417 5,987 +570
Air transport 5,875 0 -5,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 715,024
London Gateway Port 442,768
Liverpool Docks 398,613
Felixstowe 95,017
London 71,650

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 523,017 192,007 -331,010
London Gateway Port 179,481 263,287 +83,806
Liverpool Docks 154,901 243,712 +88,811
Felixstowe 5,747 89,270 +83,523
London 13,981 57,669 +43,688
Southampton 0 60,784 +60,784
Tyne 17,059 0 -17,059
000 5,417 5,987 +570
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,478 3,851 +1,373
London Heathrow Airport 5,875 0 -5,875

Quick facts

HS code: 16041319

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

Description: Canned sardines preserved in oils other than olive oil