Import/export HS code 160415: Mackerel

Prepared or preserved mackerel, including canned or cooked mackerel

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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 £
Netherlands 24,856,241
Belgium 21,968,000
Denmark 16,967,922
Latvia 5,727,481
Portugal 5,031,391

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 £
Netherlands 11,717,005 13,139,236 +1,422,231
Belgium 9,726,968 12,241,032 +2,514,064
Denmark 8,746,490 8,221,432 -525,058
Latvia 1,105,023 4,622,458 +3,517,435
Portugal 2,522,008 2,509,383 -12,625
Poland 1,273,310 1,258,571 -14,739
China 803,311 1,390,150 +586,839
Germany 247,924 669,857 +421,933
Italy 59,005 283,035 +224,030
France 60,147 112,849 +52,702

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 £
Denmark 40,346,243
Latvia 28,874,582
Portugal 5,049,873
China 2,480,742
Germany 1,413,670

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 £
Denmark 20,706,354 19,639,889 -1,066,465
Latvia 10,433,102 18,441,480 +8,008,378
Portugal 2,493,102 2,556,771 +63,669
China 928,816 1,551,926 +623,110
Germany 611,577 802,093 +190,516
Morocco 73,493 672,169 +598,676
Poland 330,898 337,415 +6,517
Lithuania 297,084 25,151 -271,933
Netherlands 21,968 148,559 +126,591
Romania 30,815 60,035 +29,220

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 8
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5

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 - East and North East 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,547,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,987,937
Other 561,573
Air transport 6,696

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,750,178 25,797,733 +3,047,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,407,951 18,579,986 +5,172,035
Other 272,714 288,859 +16,145
Air transport 5,780 916 -4,864

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 30,543,646
London 16,133,509
Thamesport 12,109,029
Middlesbrough 9,258,594
Dover 4,520,000

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 £
Immingham Docks 15,609,095 14,934,551 -674,544
London 6,658,244 9,475,265 +2,817,021
Thamesport 5,103,923 7,005,106 +1,901,183
Middlesbrough 2,833,202 6,425,392 +3,592,190
Dover 2,334,712 2,185,288 -149,424
Felixstowe 712,172 979,005 +266,833
Liverpool Docks 627,534 584,907 -42,627
Hull 476,708 557,036 +80,328
London Gateway Port 164,229 731,710 +567,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,295 770,780 +667,485

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 21
2026-02 20
2026-01 15
2025-12 25

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 34
54m+ 17
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 1,819,680
United States 1,258,646
Australia 1,188,321
Netherlands 806,265
Denmark 791,618

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 785,037 1,034,643 +249,606
United States 690,329 568,317 -122,012
Australia 681,726 506,595 -175,131
Netherlands 87,109 719,156 +632,047
Denmark 408,975 382,643 -26,332
Singapore 37,908 134,605 +96,697
United Arab Emirates 70,059 76,692 +6,633
Malaysia 51,396 63,502 +12,106
Germany 44,334 67,848 +23,514
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 42,138 54,622 +12,484

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 £
Denmark 38,141
XI 143

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 £
Denmark 18,122 20,019 +1,897
XI 29 114 +85

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) 3,425,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,357,373
Air transport 47,812
Other 38,284

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) 1,692,240 1,732,932 +40,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,309,187 2,048,186 +738,999
Air transport 47,812 0 -47,812
Other 18,151 20,133 +1,982

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,926,484
Grangemouth Docks 1,232,820
Southampton 1,180,589
Hull 856,684
Immingham Docks 720,019

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 £
Liverpool Docks 911,974 1,014,510 +102,536
Grangemouth Docks 696,205 536,615 -159,590
Southampton 556,754 623,835 +67,081
Hull 0 856,684 +856,684
Immingham Docks 408,975 311,044 -97,931
London Gateway Port 120,936 175,006 +54,070
Tyne 131,443 77,625 -53,818
Greenock 0 100,635 +100,635
Felixstowe 29,946 47,097 +17,151
Belfast Port 67,399 0 -67,399

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 160415

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

Description: Prepared or preserved mackerel, including canned or cooked mackerel