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 29,520,941
Seychelles 26,781,658
Ghana 25,812,129
Mauritius 25,313,258
Maldives 16,233,744

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 13,804,800 15,716,141 +1,911,341
Seychelles 17,074,013 9,707,645 -7,366,368
Ghana 11,180,940 14,631,189 +3,450,249
Mauritius 11,915,680 13,397,578 +1,481,898
Maldives 7,067,948 9,165,796 +2,097,848
Thailand 7,166,829 3,823,804 -3,343,025
Netherlands 4,390,099 5,157,647 +767,548
China 3,199,671 2,816,343 -383,328
Italy 1,492,391 3,936,897 +2,444,506
Spain 3,607,401 1,118,577 -2,488,824

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 41,020,122
Seychelles 27,402,903
Ghana 25,870,816
Mauritius 25,314,599
Maldives 16,233,744

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 18,650,864 22,369,258 +3,718,394
Seychelles 17,130,710 10,272,193 -6,858,517
Ghana 11,058,881 14,811,935 +3,753,054
Mauritius 11,917,021 13,397,578 +1,480,557
Maldives 7,067,948 9,165,796 +2,097,848
Thailand 7,175,939 3,765,872 -3,410,067
Peru 5,010,792 4,956,798 -53,994
Spain 3,760,897 2,136,296 -1,624,601
Portugal 1,874,586 566,677 -1,307,909
Philippines 994,864 1,224,128 +229,264

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 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
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) 139,318,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,017,192
Other 1,383,975
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) 56,543,931 82,774,375 +26,230,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,801,495 2,215,697 -27,585,798
Other 972,552 411,423 -561,129
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 65,970,101
London Gateway Port 62,440,708
Liverpool Docks 20,185,103
Southampton 6,448,381
Thamesport 6,235,698

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 50,039,275 15,930,826 -34,108,449
London Gateway Port 16,208,549 46,232,159 +30,023,610
Liverpool Docks 10,571,754 9,613,349 -958,405
Southampton 1,826,058 4,622,323 +2,796,265
Thamesport 2,904,521 3,331,177 +426,656
London 1,948,719 2,309,478 +360,759
Immingham Docks 1,151,209 1,038,888 -112,321
000 972,552 411,423 -561,129
Dover 394,727 975,518 +580,791
Middlesbrough 614,984 435,183 -179,801

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
2026-04 13
2026-03 18
2026-02 15
2026-01 11
2025-12 14

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 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 795,155
United Arab Emirates 228,798
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 80,504
Portugal 46,641
Barbados 31,911

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 436,949 358,206 -78,743
United Arab Emirates 117,895 110,903 -6,992
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,805 43,699 +6,894
Portugal 0 46,641 +46,641
Barbados 7,355 24,556 +17,201
Singapore 8,643 13,477 +4,834
Malaysia 4,274 15,999 +11,725
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,376 16,699 +15,323
Egypt 0 17,257 +17,257
Australia 15,183 0 -15,183

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 201,048
Italy 138,752
Philippines 45,807
Morocco 33,067
Ecuador 31,135

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 114,501 86,547 -27,954
Italy 138,752 0 -138,752
Philippines 22,228 23,579 +1,351
Morocco 17,080 15,987 -1,093
Ecuador 13,543 17,592 +4,049
Belgium 14,197 12,301 -1,896
Seychelles 10,893 14,704 +3,811
France 13,196 9,480 -3,716
Portugal 10,763 7,315 -3,448
Mauritius 6,580 11,169 +4,589

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 732,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 484,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,855
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 409,915 322,688 -87,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,195 285,442 +86,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,742 63,113 +31,371
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 £
000 732,603
London Gateway Port 290,091
Liverpool Docks 93,851
Portsmouth 60,020
Felixstowe 55,765

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 £
000 409,915 322,688 -87,227
London Gateway Port 137,633 152,458 +14,825
Liverpool Docks 27,227 66,624 +39,397
Portsmouth 12,478 47,542 +35,064
Felixstowe 4,274 51,491 +47,217
Southampton 44,810 0 -44,810
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,515 26,893 +22,378
London Heathrow Airport 0 7,560 +7,560
Manchester Airport 0 4,397 +4,397
Middlesbrough 0 3,547 +3,547

Quick facts

HS code: 16041421

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

Description: Canned tuna preserved in vegetable oil