Import/export HS code 16041991: Frozen fish fillets

Raw fish fillets coated with batter or breadcrumbs, frozen, and sometimes pre-fried

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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 £
Germany 70,522,061
Poland 46,940,475
Italy 23,940,700
Denmark 19,893,375
Viet Nam 9,355,660

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 £
Germany 43,588,098 26,933,963 -16,654,135
Poland 25,340,732 21,599,743 -3,740,989
Italy 14,083,100 9,857,600 -4,225,500
Denmark 9,641,437 10,251,938 +610,501
Viet Nam 6,196,865 3,158,795 -3,038,070
Ireland 2,782,338 2,274,629 -507,709
Netherlands 3,319,475 1,511,432 -1,808,043
Malaysia 1,007,479 722,983 -284,496
France 329,460 322,232 -7,228
China 321,057 314,371 -6,686

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 £
Germany 70,061,465
Poland 47,167,601
Italy 23,539,609
Denmark 18,228,320
Viet Nam 9,369,961

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 £
Germany 43,405,629 26,655,836 -16,749,793
Poland 25,438,416 21,729,185 -3,709,231
Italy 13,735,484 9,804,125 -3,931,359
Denmark 8,681,748 9,546,572 +864,824
Viet Nam 6,211,166 3,158,795 -3,052,371
Netherlands 3,621,230 1,586,396 -2,034,834
Malaysia 1,007,479 722,983 -284,496
China 555,098 596,247 +41,149
Belgium 459,158 332,694 -126,464
South Africa 72,553 155,072 +82,519

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Kent 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2

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) 106,447,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,208,936
Other 6,984,592

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) 59,583,200 46,864,334 -12,718,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,674,263 27,534,673 -16,139,590
Other 3,940,259 3,044,333 -895,926

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 85,000,765
Dover 44,459,136
Harwich 16,152,156
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,364,969
Felixstowe 8,613,833

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 48,766,090 36,234,675 -12,531,415
Dover 25,016,593 19,442,543 -5,574,050
Harwich 9,644,013 6,508,143 -3,135,870
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,615,277 3,749,692 -1,865,585
Felixstowe 7,490,698 1,123,135 -6,367,563
Eurotunnel 3,996,908 4,162,632 +165,724
000 3,940,259 3,044,333 -895,926
Southampton 1,147,886 1,351,954 +204,068
London Gateway Port 243,541 1,175,299 +931,758
Killingholme 1,103,712 134,629 -969,083

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 26
Manufacture of food products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Fishing and aquaculture 2
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 13
2025-10 15
2025-09 16
2025-08 11

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+ 14
15m-54m 10
Other 3
0-1m 1

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 £
France 19,549,388
Sweden 16,296,658
Italy 14,742,173
Ireland 7,274,281
Norway 6,330,034

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 £
France 9,665,018 9,884,370 +219,352
Sweden 9,133,964 7,162,694 -1,971,270
Italy 8,282,309 6,459,864 -1,822,445
Ireland 3,608,702 3,665,579 +56,877
Norway 3,491,558 2,838,476 -653,082
Netherlands 1,906,568 1,584,988 -321,580
Singapore 837,681 791,144 -46,537
Spain 930,335 606,022 -324,313
Belgium 709,070 344,093 -364,977
United Arab Emirates 557,479 453,972 -103,507

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 £
Norway 146,573
Germany 96,318
Ireland 67,095
Viet Nam 46,684
Netherlands 19,706

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 £
Norway 117,980 28,593 -89,387
Germany 66,520 29,798 -36,722
Ireland 43,219 23,876 -19,343
Viet Nam 22,180 24,504 +2,324
Netherlands 11,858 7,848 -4,010
Italy 3,163 16,109 +12,946
France 10,613 3,914 -6,699
Indonesia 593 1,307 +714
XI 1,556 106 -1,450
Malaysia 121 443 +322

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) 68,430,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,971,224
Other 1,810,696

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) 35,823,316 32,607,433 -3,215,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,640,675 2,330,549 -2,310,126
Other 960,600 850,096 -110,504

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,117,425
Immingham Docks 17,301,045
Liverpool Docks 4,644,826
London Gateway Port 2,101,147
000 1,810,696

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 22,852,834 24,264,591 +1,411,757
Immingham Docks 11,726,274 5,574,771 -6,151,503
Liverpool Docks 2,520,717 2,124,109 -396,608
London Gateway Port 1,183,719 917,428 -266,291
000 960,600 850,096 -110,504
Holyhead 473,467 875,140 +401,673
Southampton 738,790 567,258 -171,532
Felixstowe 285,069 561,104 +276,035
Dover 445,881 1,115 -444,766
Grangemouth Docks 94,898 0 -94,898

Quick facts

HS code: 16041991

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

Description: Raw fish fillets coated with batter or breadcrumbs, frozen, and sometimes pre-fried