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 76,473,108
Poland 55,152,805
Italy 25,015,224
Denmark 21,535,343
Viet Nam 9,123,536

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 36,196,163 40,276,945 +4,080,782
Poland 24,878,649 30,274,156 +5,395,507
Italy 15,246,132 9,769,092 -5,477,040
Denmark 10,042,193 11,493,150 +1,450,957
Viet Nam 5,822,956 3,300,580 -2,522,376
Ireland 2,800,781 3,389,177 +588,396
Netherlands 2,476,303 1,817,985 -658,318
Malaysia 1,091,761 702,917 -388,844
China 309,807 553,030 +243,223
France 383,618 366,950 -16,668

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 75,614,586
Poland 55,077,371
Italy 24,668,713
Denmark 20,126,803
Viet Nam 9,137,837

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 36,014,949 39,599,637 +3,584,688
Poland 24,592,455 30,484,916 +5,892,461
Italy 14,953,096 9,715,617 -5,237,479
Denmark 9,319,316 10,807,487 +1,488,171
Viet Nam 5,837,257 3,300,580 -2,536,677
Netherlands 2,945,403 1,812,093 -1,133,310
Malaysia 1,091,761 702,917 -388,844
China 539,449 880,769 +341,320
Belgium 488,632 503,492 +14,860
South Africa 72,553 267,953 +195,400

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
Inner London - West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +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) 117,733,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,447,085
Other 8,282,001

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) 59,390,555 58,343,222 -1,047,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,531,993 39,915,092 +3,383,099
Other 3,943,208 4,338,793 +395,585

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 95,014,864
Dover 51,015,942
Harwich 16,920,448
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,357,826
000 8,282,001

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 43,567,800 51,447,064 +7,879,264
Dover 25,948,208 25,067,734 -880,474
Harwich 9,794,224 7,126,224 -2,668,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,532,566 4,825,260 -707,306
000 3,943,208 4,338,793 +395,585
Eurotunnel 3,334,031 4,517,587 +1,183,556
Felixstowe 4,497,491 1,378,446 -3,119,045
London Gateway Port 513,764 1,895,266 +1,381,502
Southampton 1,535,645 727,362 -808,283
Killingholme 961,824 0 -961,824

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
Food and beverage service activities
3
Fishing and aquaculture
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 13
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 13

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
54m+ 14
15m-54m 13
1m-15m 11
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 22,130,475
Sweden 19,078,499
Italy 16,902,685
Ireland 8,505,648
Norway 6,505,550

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 9,559,567 12,570,908 +3,011,341
Sweden 9,174,703 9,903,796 +729,093
Italy 9,257,678 7,645,007 -1,612,671
Ireland 3,758,961 4,746,687 +987,726
Norway 3,103,222 3,402,328 +299,106
Netherlands 1,974,312 2,002,418 +28,106
Spain 845,597 679,490 -166,107
Singapore 753,713 680,242 -73,471
United Arab Emirates 433,122 698,180 +265,058
Belgium 536,223 533,807 -2,416

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 122,945
Germany 92,189
Ireland 66,917
Viet Nam 65,451
Netherlands 26,878

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 80,939 42,006 -38,933
Germany 61,284 30,905 -30,379
Ireland 39,940 26,977 -12,963
Viet Nam 30,833 34,618 +3,785
Netherlands 15,432 11,446 -3,986
Italy 6,201 17,072 +10,871
France 9,489 3,527 -5,962
Indonesia 1,325 575 -750
XI 1,402 360 -1,042
Malaysia 121 653 +532

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) 78,711,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,789,736
Other 2,315,788

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) 37,427,357 41,284,568 +3,857,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,354,981 2,434,755 -920,226
Other 959,730 1,356,058 +396,328

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,497,607
Immingham Docks 16,694,672
Liverpool Docks 5,444,135
000 2,315,788
London Gateway Port 2,183,262

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 25,140,591 31,357,016 +6,216,425
Immingham Docks 10,514,916 6,179,756 -4,335,160
Liverpool Docks 2,371,702 3,072,433 +700,731
000 959,730 1,356,058 +396,328
London Gateway Port 1,056,313 1,126,949 +70,636
Holyhead 733,433 628,715 -104,718
Southampton 516,222 603,889 +87,667
Felixstowe 398,232 620,481 +222,249
Portsmouth 12,522 69,992 +57,470
Middlesbrough 23,233 37,631 +14,398

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