Import/export HS code 16041428: Various tuna products

Other types of prepared or preserved tuna not listed above

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  • 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 186,488,136
Mauritius 77,568,302
Ghana 63,395,564
Seychelles 49,592,948
Philippines 47,253,023

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 103,403,316 83,084,820 -20,318,496
Mauritius 41,785,567 35,782,735 -6,002,832
Ghana 33,770,326 29,625,238 -4,145,088
Seychelles 33,024,980 16,567,968 -16,457,012
Philippines 31,886,347 15,366,676 -16,519,671
Thailand 21,776,017 18,540,560 -3,235,457
China 16,370,361 13,814,140 -2,556,221
Netherlands 12,658,412 9,576,108 -3,082,304
Maldives 10,624,593 9,457,165 -1,167,428
Peru 7,582,121 9,745,310 +2,163,189

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 207,319,561
Mauritius 77,568,302
Ghana 63,239,502
Seychelles 52,407,315
Philippines 47,092,644

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 117,468,963 89,850,598 -27,618,365
Mauritius 41,785,567 35,782,735 -6,002,832
Ghana 33,724,376 29,515,126 -4,209,250
Seychelles 33,005,568 19,401,747 -13,603,821
Philippines 31,829,358 15,263,286 -16,566,072
Peru 23,186,307 23,559,450 +373,143
Thailand 22,956,588 18,474,578 -4,482,010
Maldives 10,624,593 9,457,165 -1,167,428
Indonesia 9,637,900 6,526,299 -3,111,601
Spain 10,404,992 2,625,099 -7,779,893

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 8
Outer London - South 6
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 6 3 -3
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
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
Merseyside 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
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) 495,899,985
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,662,307
Other 17,186,012
Air transport 700,378
Road transport 602,016

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) 253,406,193 242,493,792 -10,912,401
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,023,665 4,638,642 -71,385,023
Other 11,393,241 5,792,771 -5,600,470
Air transport 697,811 2,567 -695,244
Road transport 0 602,016 +602,016

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 315,577,842
London Gateway Port 158,277,001
Liverpool Docks 53,977,369
000 17,186,012
Southampton 15,938,445

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 224,605,388 90,972,454 -133,632,934
London Gateway Port 46,002,669 112,274,332 +66,271,663
Liverpool Docks 32,020,246 21,957,123 -10,063,123
000 11,393,241 5,792,771 -5,600,470
Southampton 6,055,163 9,883,282 +3,828,119
Thamesport 7,335,764 4,705,056 -2,630,708
London 4,567,683 1,836,901 -2,730,782
Immingham Docks 3,755,266 2,289,595 -1,465,671
Middlesbrough 1,974,754 1,412,578 -562,176
499 0 1,094,487 +1,094,487

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 5
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
2026-01 15
2025-11 15
2025-10 14
2025-09 13
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 15
54m+ 15
15m-54m 9
Other 3
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 £
Belgium 620,340
Ireland 566,142
Ecuador 244,833
Philippines 167,702
France 138,562

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 £
Belgium 231,255 389,085 +157,830
Ireland 276,380 289,762 +13,382
Ecuador 244,833 0 -244,833
Philippines 167,702 0 -167,702
France 138,562 0 -138,562
United Arab Emirates 31,961 41,108 +9,147
Thailand 1,476 50,491 +49,015
Lebanon 0 50,237 +50,237
Singapore 18,166 20,541 +2,375
Netherlands 27,540 4,043 -23,497

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 89,422
Ecuador 34,121
XI 20,812
Ireland 20,760
Mauritius 15,228

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 29,210 -31,002
Ecuador 21,227 12,894 -8,333
XI 8,736 12,076 +3,340
Ireland 1,048 19,712 +18,664
Mauritius 9,657 5,571 -4,086
Seychelles 9,270 5,507 -3,763
Thailand 2,994 2,495 -499
Portugal 45 3,475 +3,430
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,012,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 726,641
Other 364,098
Air transport 1,480

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 465,830 546,265 +80,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 510,909 215,732 -295,177
Other 215,873 148,225 -67,648
Air transport 0 1,480 +1,480

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 809,019
London Gateway Port 519,710
000 364,098
Liverpool Docks 189,433
Felixstowe 102,084

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 404,416 404,603 +187
London Gateway Port 396,288 123,422 -272,866
000 215,873 148,225 -67,648
Liverpool Docks 47,771 141,662 +93,891
Felixstowe 10,759 91,325 +80,566
Belfast Port 66,644 0 -66,644
Holyhead 27,429 0 -27,429
Southampton 22,525 985 -21,540
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,480 +1,480
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