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 27,073,112
Seychelles 26,822,840
Ghana 22,808,689
Mauritius 21,266,109
Maldives 14,329,323

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 14,371,147 12,701,965 -1,669,182
Seychelles 17,926,812 8,896,028 -9,030,784
Ghana 11,780,677 11,028,012 -752,665
Mauritius 11,690,581 9,575,528 -2,115,053
Maldives 6,481,761 7,847,562 +1,365,801
Thailand 7,006,114 3,641,881 -3,364,233
Netherlands 4,882,585 2,998,083 -1,884,502
China 3,069,651 2,369,663 -699,988
Spain 3,678,262 745,279 -2,932,983
Peru 1,877,940 2,009,402 +131,462

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 35,960,904
Seychelles 27,145,384
Ghana 22,924,626
Mauritius 21,267,450
Maldives 14,329,323

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 19,573,228 16,387,676 -3,185,552
Seychelles 17,983,509 9,161,875 -8,821,634
Ghana 11,802,200 11,122,426 -679,774
Mauritius 11,691,922 9,575,528 -2,116,394
Maldives 6,481,761 7,847,562 +1,365,801
Thailand 7,015,224 3,583,949 -3,431,275
Peru 4,940,009 4,379,065 -560,944
Spain 3,830,845 1,204,243 -2,626,602
Philippines 1,865,613 1,155,593 -710,020
Portugal 1,878,916 413,024 -1,465,892

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 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 0 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 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) 119,955,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,723,588
Other 1,349,459
Air transport 59,373
Road transport 57,176

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) 54,913,529 65,042,308 +10,128,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,749,270 1,974,318 -31,774,952
Other 996,615 352,844 -643,771
Air transport 59,373 0 -59,373
Road transport 0 57,176 +57,176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 68,921,899
London Gateway Port 47,584,231
Liverpool Docks 19,249,266
Southampton 6,395,219
Thamesport 4,996,611

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 £
Felixstowe 54,748,736 14,173,163 -40,575,573
London Gateway Port 12,374,002 35,210,229 +22,836,227
Liverpool Docks 11,468,034 7,781,232 -3,686,802
Southampton 1,830,970 4,564,249 +2,733,279
Thamesport 3,117,525 1,879,086 -1,238,439
London 1,977,973 1,568,881 -409,092
Immingham Docks 1,334,846 595,726 -739,120
000 996,615 352,844 -643,771
Dover 400,800 693,244 +292,444
Middlesbrough 690,594 290,282 -400,312

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 1
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 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 12
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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 23
0-1m 11
54m+ 11
15m-54m 8
Other 1

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 695,479
United Arab Emirates 221,197
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 74,586
Singapore 19,733
Barbados 17,807

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 429,986 265,493 -164,493
United Arab Emirates 113,675 107,522 -6,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,502 39,084 +3,582
Singapore 8,643 11,090 +2,447
Barbados 0 17,807 +17,807
Malaysia 4,274 12,974 +8,700
Australia 12,444 2,739 -9,705
Czechia 4,515 10,656 +6,141
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 13,648 +13,648
Egypt 0 12,414 +12,414

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 188,271
Italy 143,018
Philippines 39,303
Morocco 29,081
Ecuador 22,945

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 110,990 77,281 -33,709
Italy 143,018 0 -143,018
Philippines 21,522 17,781 -3,741
Morocco 17,425 11,656 -5,769
Ecuador 12,312 10,633 -1,679
France 13,457 8,406 -5,051
Belgium 13,287 8,372 -4,915
Seychelles 9,104 11,798 +2,694
Portugal 11,346 6,225 -5,121
Mauritius 6,546 5,578 -968

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 653,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 407,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,716
Air transport 8,971

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 403,012 250,702 -152,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,676 228,020 +48,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,742 25,974 -5,768
Air transport 1,411 7,560 +6,149

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 653,714
London Gateway Port 282,228
Southampton 47,051
Liverpool Docks 42,545
Felixstowe 40,562

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 £
000 403,012 250,702 -152,310
London Gateway Port 128,194 154,034 +25,840
Southampton 45,987 1,064 -44,923
Liverpool Docks 27,227 15,318 -11,909
Felixstowe 4,274 36,288 +32,014
Portsmouth 1,221 34,937 +33,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,515 10,656 +6,141
London Heathrow Airport 1,411 7,560 +6,149
Middlesbrough 0 1,697 +1,697

Quick facts

HS code: 16041421

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

Description: Canned tuna preserved in vegetable oil