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 24,596,911
Belgium 21,485,301
Denmark 16,357,902
Latvia 5,882,917
Portugal 4,879,144

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 13,801,922 10,794,989 -3,006,933
Belgium 10,314,944 11,170,357 +855,413
Denmark 8,077,938 8,279,964 +202,026
Latvia 2,310,926 3,571,991 +1,261,065
Portugal 2,732,309 2,146,835 -585,474
Poland 1,266,510 1,204,757 -61,753
China 716,248 1,312,386 +596,138
Germany 259,377 618,760 +359,383
Italy 181,730 155,362 -26,368
France 63,374 107,520 +44,146

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 39,305,316
Latvia 28,787,263
Portugal 4,861,894
China 2,270,208
Germany 1,362,208

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 20,612,183 18,693,133 -1,919,050
Latvia 13,793,880 14,993,383 +1,199,503
Portugal 2,747,371 2,114,523 -632,848
China 814,629 1,455,579 +640,950
Germany 518,609 843,599 +324,990
Morocco 196,218 544,496 +348,278
Poland 348,499 324,146 -24,353
Lithuania 297,084 26,189 -270,895
Netherlands 47,846 122,681 +74,835
Romania 40,476 54,356 +13,880

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 9
Inner London - East 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
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) 47,166,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,764,785
Other 518,937
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) 23,379,487 23,787,101 +407,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,215,060 15,549,725 -665,335
Other 276,227 242,710 -33,517
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 29,691,725
London 15,754,056
Thamesport 12,014,503
Middlesbrough 9,279,533
Dover 4,312,349

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 15,517,020 14,174,705 -1,342,315
London 7,840,174 7,913,882 +73,708
Thamesport 6,176,948 5,837,555 -339,393
Middlesbrough 3,705,410 5,574,123 +1,868,713
Dover 2,780,587 1,531,762 -1,248,825
Felixstowe 533,053 957,133 +424,080
Liverpool Docks 667,668 537,662 -130,006
Hull 530,659 485,971 -44,688
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,282 882,786 +782,504
London Gateway Port 221,345 717,490 +496,145

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
45
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
2026-05 15
2026-04 18
2026-03 21
2026-02 20
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 32
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 1,907,549
United States 1,258,646
Australia 1,203,441
Netherlands 809,565
Denmark 656,788

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 716,642 1,190,907 +474,265
United States 1,070,809 187,837 -882,972
Australia 804,036 399,405 -404,631
Netherlands 87,109 722,456 +635,347
Denmark 585,189 71,599 -513,590
Malaysia 21,640 155,975 +134,335
Singapore 4,227 136,315 +132,088
United Arab Emirates 63,284 72,343 +9,059
Germany 39,257 59,282 +20,025
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,723 51,859 +16,136

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 37,889
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 17,060 20,829 +3,769
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) 3,360,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,307,324
Air transport 47,812
Other 38,032

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) 2,207,077 1,153,300 -1,053,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,260,984 2,046,340 +785,356
Air transport 47,812 0 -47,812
Other 17,089 20,943 +3,854

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,014,605
Grangemouth Docks 1,227,544
Southampton 1,171,411
Hull 856,684
Immingham Docks 585,189

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 844,641 1,169,964 +325,323
Grangemouth Docks 818,515 409,029 -409,486
Southampton 931,436 239,975 -691,461
Hull 0 856,684 +856,684
Immingham Docks 585,189 0 -585,189
London Gateway Port 84,864 166,691 +81,827
Greenock 0 204,585 +204,585
Tyne 126,366 69,059 -57,307
Felixstowe 34,702 51,346 +16,644
London Heathrow Airport 47,812 0 -47,812

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