Import/export HS code 16041428: Various tuna products

Other types of prepared or preserved tuna not listed above

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Ecuador 201,676,327
Mauritius 92,877,410
Ghana 69,768,542
Seychelles 50,176,352
Philippines 48,796,563

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 100,222,541 101,453,786 +1,231,245
Mauritius 42,609,355 50,268,055 +7,658,700
Ghana 34,241,707 35,526,835 +1,285,128
Seychelles 31,565,602 18,610,750 -12,954,852
Philippines 29,164,914 19,631,649 -9,533,265
Thailand 21,557,880 22,367,255 +809,375
China 14,344,714 18,624,786 +4,280,072
Netherlands 11,972,554 15,594,178 +3,621,624
Maldives 10,961,263 12,813,946 +1,852,683
Peru 7,468,756 10,549,259 +3,080,503

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 221,609,545
Mauritius 92,877,410
Ghana 69,831,715
Seychelles 57,167,653
Peru 50,511,721

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 113,035,900 108,573,645 -4,462,255
Mauritius 42,609,355 50,268,055 +7,658,700
Ghana 34,195,757 35,635,958 +1,440,201
Seychelles 31,546,190 25,621,463 -5,924,727
Peru 21,385,430 29,126,291 +7,740,861
Philippines 29,107,925 19,479,380 -9,628,545
Thailand 22,400,316 22,245,903 -154,413
Maldives 10,961,263 12,813,946 +1,852,683
Indonesia 9,490,560 8,255,234 -1,235,326
Spain 10,090,766 4,165,959 -5,924,807

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 9
Outer London - South 5
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 - West and North West 7 3 -4
Outer London - South 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Merseyside 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 562,348,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,219,031
Other 16,488,985
Road transport 989,184
Air transport 588,692

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) 252,821,007 309,527,374 +56,706,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,348,531 4,870,500 -61,478,031
Other 11,785,455 4,703,530 -7,081,925
Road transport 0 989,184 +989,184
Air transport 588,692 0 -588,692

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 316,000,397
London Gateway Port 201,777,439
Liverpool Docks 57,368,160
000 16,488,985
Southampton 16,046,720

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 208,134,144 107,866,253 -100,267,891
London Gateway Port 54,586,529 147,190,910 +92,604,381
Liverpool Docks 30,631,951 26,736,209 -3,895,742
000 11,785,455 4,703,530 -7,081,925
Southampton 5,971,888 10,074,832 +4,102,944
Thamesport 7,200,170 8,299,569 +1,099,399
London 4,482,948 2,880,127 -1,602,821
Immingham Docks 3,360,068 3,600,616 +240,548
499 0 4,603,632 +4,603,632
Middlesbrough 1,840,727 1,793,338 -47,389

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

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 14
2026-01 15
2025-12 12

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 17
54m+ 13
15m-54m 9
Other 4
0-1m 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 692,401
Belgium 620,421
Mauritius 282,000
Ghana 266,602
Ecuador 244,833

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 285,272 407,129 +121,857
Belgium 259,237 361,184 +101,947
Mauritius 0 282,000 +282,000
Ghana 0 266,602 +266,602
Ecuador 244,833 0 -244,833
Philippines 167,702 0 -167,702
France 121,167 0 -121,167
United Arab Emirates 38,084 61,854 +23,770
Lebanon 4,758 50,265 +45,507
Thailand 51,967 0 -51,967

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 £
France 138,036
Ecuador 38,451
Ireland 20,940
Mauritius 20,852
XI 19,983

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 £
France 60,212 77,824 +17,612
Ecuador 21,486 16,965 -4,521
Ireland 19,979 961 -19,018
Mauritius 9,527 11,325 +1,798
XI 8,103 11,880 +3,777
Seychelles 10,635 6,084 -4,551
Thailand 3,756 5,933 +2,177
Portugal 45 3,495 +3,450
Philippines 313 0 -313

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) 1,333,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 991,180
Other 491,332
Air transport 10,633

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) 580,204 753,442 +173,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 452,100 539,080 +86,980
Other 236,520 254,812 +18,292
Air transport 1,480 9,153 +7,673

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 840,972
Dover / Eurotunnel 788,937
000 491,332
Belfast Port 333,246
Liverpool Docks 189,433

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 Gateway Port 403,244 437,728 +34,484
Dover / Eurotunnel 402,441 386,496 -15,945
000 236,520 254,812 +18,292
Belfast Port 66,644 266,602 +199,958
Liverpool Docks 47,771 141,662 +93,891
Felixstowe 72,113 49,112 -23,001
Holyhead 15,674 10,922 -4,752
Southampton 23,510 0 -23,510
London Heathrow Airport 1,480 9,153 +7,673
Dover 907 0 -907

Quick facts

HS code: 16041428

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

Description: Other types of prepared or preserved tuna not listed above