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 82,419,945
Poland 56,470,780
Italy 27,643,534
Denmark 22,712,706
Viet Nam 9,573,503

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 40,064,703 42,355,242 +2,290,539
Poland 25,337,431 31,133,349 +5,795,918
Italy 16,080,433 11,563,101 -4,517,332
Denmark 9,641,233 13,071,473 +3,430,240
Viet Nam 6,011,499 3,562,004 -2,449,495
Ireland 2,812,495 3,476,693 +664,198
Netherlands 3,003,954 2,159,136 -844,818
Malaysia 1,097,623 874,324 -223,299
China 267,222 544,560 +277,338
France 383,703 366,729 -16,974

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 81,595,696
Poland 56,732,352
Italy 27,242,443
Denmark 20,949,457
Viet Nam 9,587,804

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 39,949,814 41,645,882 +1,696,068
Poland 25,408,570 31,323,782 +5,915,212
Italy 15,732,817 11,509,626 -4,223,191
Denmark 8,688,997 12,260,460 +3,571,463
Viet Nam 6,025,800 3,562,004 -2,463,796
Netherlands 3,298,633 2,157,048 -1,141,585
Malaysia 1,097,623 874,324 -223,299
China 523,048 942,049 +419,001
Belgium 464,393 570,806 +106,413
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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1

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) 124,245,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,389,211
Other 8,513,526

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) 61,226,610 63,019,386 +1,792,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,095,295 42,293,916 +2,198,621
Other 3,958,533 4,554,993 +596,460

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 99,576,273
Dover 53,902,205
Harwich 17,274,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,702,495
Eurotunnel 9,088,843

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 44,734,196 54,842,077 +10,107,881
Dover 26,780,284 27,121,921 +341,637
Harwich 9,662,992 7,611,294 -2,051,698
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,737,955 4,964,540 -773,415
Eurotunnel 4,042,056 5,046,787 +1,004,731
Felixstowe 7,437,860 1,628,073 -5,809,787
000 3,958,533 4,554,993 +596,460
Southampton 1,133,568 1,237,690 +104,122
London Gateway Port 426,276 1,679,614 +1,253,338
Killingholme 1,130,096 0 -1,130,096

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
Manufacture of food products 6
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
2026-04 13
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 13
2025-12 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
15m-54m 14
1m-15m 14
54m+ 14
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 £
France 23,138,724
Sweden 19,259,012
Italy 17,353,853
Ireland 8,827,975
Norway 7,087,814

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 9,623,270 13,515,454 +3,892,184
Sweden 8,811,500 10,447,512 +1,636,012
Italy 8,862,789 8,491,064 -371,725
Ireland 3,668,483 5,159,492 +1,491,009
Norway 3,310,456 3,777,358 +466,902
Netherlands 2,066,560 2,144,830 +78,270
Spain 940,406 710,188 -230,218
Singapore 723,670 774,114 +50,444
Belgium 590,939 560,712 -30,227
United Arab Emirates 483,777 650,244 +166,467

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 161,374
Germany 99,398
Ireland 72,412
Viet Nam 62,968
Netherlands 25,691

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 106,425 54,949 -51,476
Germany 64,716 34,682 -30,034
Ireland 42,748 29,664 -13,084
Viet Nam 27,505 35,463 +7,958
Netherlands 14,059 11,632 -2,427
Italy 4,465 18,368 +13,903
France 9,950 4,351 -5,599
Indonesia 932 968 +36
XI 1,514 240 -1,274
Malaysia 121 548 +427

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) 80,884,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,859,591
Other 2,392,613

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) 36,158,855 44,725,849 +8,566,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,302,801 2,556,790 -1,746,011
Other 957,927 1,434,686 +476,759

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,386,784
Immingham Docks 18,125,036
Liverpool Docks 5,752,044
000 2,392,613
London Gateway Port 2,265,593

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 23,649,400 33,737,384 +10,087,984
Immingham Docks 11,159,039 6,965,997 -4,193,042
Liverpool Docks 2,458,414 3,293,630 +835,216
000 957,927 1,434,686 +476,759
London Gateway Port 1,143,613 1,121,980 -21,633
Holyhead 616,989 730,678 +113,689
Southampton 562,080 607,844 +45,764
Felixstowe 330,473 697,519 +367,046
Dover 302,121 4,460 -297,661
Eurotunnel 78,886 18,001 -60,885

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