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 192,172,882
Mauritius 91,314,797
Ghana 68,695,794
Seychelles 48,146,677
Philippines 45,720,547

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 103,022,708 89,150,174 -13,872,534
Mauritius 43,333,924 47,980,873 +4,646,949
Ghana 38,815,528 29,880,266 -8,935,262
Seychelles 32,505,902 15,640,775 -16,865,127
Philippines 27,040,058 18,680,489 -8,359,569
Thailand 21,553,150 19,857,335 -1,695,815
China 13,345,753 18,377,551 +5,031,798
Netherlands 11,117,410 16,495,962 +5,378,552
Maldives 10,528,706 11,787,537 +1,258,831
Peru 8,797,575 8,459,790 -337,785

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 209,924,065
Mauritius 91,314,797
Ghana 68,758,967
Seychelles 57,058,283
Peru 48,848,858

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 114,754,086 95,169,979 -19,584,107
Mauritius 43,333,924 47,980,873 +4,646,949
Ghana 38,769,578 29,989,389 -8,780,189
Seychelles 32,486,490 24,571,793 -7,914,697
Peru 22,059,271 26,789,587 +4,730,316
Philippines 26,936,668 18,631,610 -8,305,058
Thailand 21,965,880 19,735,983 -2,229,897
Maldives 10,528,706 11,787,537 +1,258,831
Indonesia 9,587,958 7,017,736 -2,570,222
Spain 9,727,914 4,239,201 -5,488,713

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 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 2 -2
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) 550,691,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,379,091
Other 14,135,540
Road transport 1,099,883
Air transport 455,836

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) 267,997,598 282,694,142 +14,696,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,468,518 3,910,573 -52,557,945
Other 12,284,870 1,850,670 -10,434,200
Road transport 0 1,099,883 +1,099,883
Air transport 455,836 0 -455,836

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 285,536,403
London Gateway Port 212,487,728
Liverpool Docks 53,779,052
Southampton 16,276,763
Thamesport 15,521,507

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 184,869,432 100,666,971 -84,202,461
London Gateway Port 81,096,006 131,391,722 +50,295,716
Liverpool Docks 29,042,689 24,736,363 -4,306,326
Southampton 10,545,102 5,731,661 -4,813,441
Thamesport 6,771,095 8,750,412 +1,979,317
000 12,284,870 1,850,670 -10,434,200
Immingham Docks 3,000,612 4,007,776 +1,007,164
London 4,164,394 2,637,027 -1,527,367
499 0 5,308,365 +5,308,365
Middlesbrough 1,771,317 1,807,844 +36,527

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
2026-05 14
2026-04 13
2026-03 18
2026-02 14
2026-01 15

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 647,510
Belgium 589,005
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 296,524 350,986 +54,462
Belgium 407,248 181,757 -225,491
Mauritius 0 282,000 +282,000
Ghana 0 266,602 +266,602
Ecuador 244,833 0 -244,833
Philippines 101,058 0 -101,058
United Arab Emirates 46,538 49,718 +3,180
France 62,253 0 -62,253
Lebanon 48,197 6,826 -41,371
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 141,125
Ecuador 40,825
Mauritius 20,912
Ireland 20,841
XI 18,488

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 64,197 76,928 +12,731
Ecuador 13,524 27,301 +13,777
Mauritius 9,190 11,722 +2,532
Ireland 20,016 825 -19,191
XI 8,464 10,024 +1,560
Seychelles 10,830 5,969 -4,861
Thailand 5,381 4,657 -724
Portugal 1,509 2,012 +503
Philippines 313 0 -313
Ghana 0 116 +116

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) 1,269,915
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 865,655
Other 479,519
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) 580,561 689,354 +108,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 556,360 309,295 -247,065
Other 230,492 249,027 +18,535
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 844,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 696,490
000 479,519
Belfast Port 266,602
Liverpool Docks 156,355

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 460,050 384,536 -75,514
Dover / Eurotunnel 489,421 207,069 -282,352
000 230,492 249,027 +18,535
Belfast Port 0 266,602 +266,602
Liverpool Docks 65,051 91,304 +26,253
Felixstowe 88,811 38,216 -50,595
Holyhead 15,674 10,922 -4,752
Southampton 17,007 0 -17,007
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