Import/export HS code 16041421: Tuna in vegetable oil

Canned tuna preserved in vegetable 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 £
Ecuador 28,083,960
Ghana 26,470,256
Seychelles 25,641,009
Mauritius 25,012,916
Maldives 15,371,324

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 £
Ecuador 13,894,119 14,189,841 +295,722
Ghana 14,908,794 11,561,462 -3,347,332
Seychelles 17,692,871 7,948,138 -9,744,733
Mauritius 12,032,123 12,980,793 +948,670
Maldives 7,318,908 8,052,416 +733,508
Thailand 6,717,606 3,375,114 -3,342,492
Netherlands 4,338,744 5,349,140 +1,010,396
China 4,165,588 2,427,086 -1,738,502
Italy 2,442,276 3,556,010 +1,113,734
Spain 3,624,034 1,546,596 -2,077,438

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 £
Ecuador 40,189,487
Ghana 26,528,943
Seychelles 26,398,599
Mauritius 25,014,257
Maldives 15,371,324

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 £
Ecuador 19,144,286 21,045,201 +1,900,915
Ghana 14,786,735 11,742,208 -3,044,527
Seychelles 17,749,568 8,649,031 -9,100,537
Mauritius 12,033,464 12,980,793 +947,329
Maldives 7,318,908 8,052,416 +733,508
Peru 6,365,325 4,178,925 -2,186,400
Thailand 6,721,223 3,317,182 -3,404,041
Spain 3,798,418 2,543,427 -1,254,991
Portugal 1,850,195 519,608 -1,330,587
Philippines 1,017,220 1,208,955 +191,735

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 8
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Outer London - South 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
Inner London - East 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -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) 140,418,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,841,591
Other 1,186,259
Road transport 114,083

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) 66,496,908 73,921,193 +7,424,285
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,683,476 2,158,115 -24,525,361
Other 852,090 334,169 -517,921
Road transport 0 114,083 +114,083

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 66,329,381
Felixstowe 60,006,306
Liverpool Docks 19,224,680
Southampton 6,808,360
Thamesport 6,283,489

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 £
London Gateway Port 24,508,156 41,821,225 +17,313,069
Felixstowe 45,894,251 14,112,055 -31,782,196
Liverpool Docks 10,765,572 8,459,108 -2,306,464
Southampton 3,648,695 3,159,665 -489,030
Thamesport 2,959,802 3,323,687 +363,885
London 2,391,097 1,970,117 -420,980
Immingham Docks 1,144,343 1,162,681 +18,338
Dover 659,940 827,234 +167,294
000 852,090 334,169 -517,921
Middlesbrough 545,317 534,154 -11,163

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
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
1
Manufacture of food products
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 13
2026-03 18
2026-02 15
2026-01 11

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 24
54m+ 11
0-1m 10
15m-54m 8
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 723,143
United Arab Emirates 221,917
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 77,725
Australia 75,023
Portugal 46,641

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 396,010 327,133 -68,877
United Arab Emirates 134,958 86,959 -47,999
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,394 39,331 +937
Australia 12,047 62,976 +50,929
Portugal 0 46,641 +46,641
Barbados 9,004 30,859 +21,855
Singapore 13,219 14,968 +1,749
Malaysia 8,421 14,844 +6,423
Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,735 15,198 +10,463
Egypt 12,414 4,843 -7,571

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 £
Ghana 187,061
Italy 115,620
Philippines 46,036
Ecuador 32,169
Morocco 31,510

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 £
Ghana 120,225 66,836 -53,389
Italy 115,620 0 -115,620
Philippines 23,968 22,068 -1,900
Ecuador 14,185 17,984 +3,799
Morocco 16,717 14,793 -1,924
Seychelles 13,688 13,342 -346
Belgium 15,016 10,748 -4,268
France 12,724 8,045 -4,679
Mauritius 6,941 11,301 +4,360
Portugal 9,925 6,506 -3,419

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 684,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 557,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,619
Air transport 11,957

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 £
Other 393,279 291,589 -101,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,856 316,416 +75,560
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,864 53,755 +36,891
Air transport 0 11,957 +11,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 684,868
London Gateway Port 351,338
Portsmouth 70,882
Liverpool Docks 69,615
Felixstowe 58,757

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 £
000 393,279 291,589 -101,690
London Gateway Port 161,819 189,519 +27,700
Portsmouth 17,486 53,396 +35,910
Liverpool Docks 2,991 66,624 +63,633
Felixstowe 20,835 37,922 +17,087
Southampton 40,716 0 -40,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,873 17,535 +3,662
London Heathrow Airport 0 7,560 +7,560
Middlesbrough 0 5,175 +5,175
Manchester Airport 0 4,397 +4,397

Quick facts

HS code: 16041421

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

Description: Canned tuna preserved in vegetable oil