Import/export HS code 16041997: Various fish

Other types of prepared or preserved fish not listed above

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Chile 2,382,873
Germany 1,431,540
United States 1,394,852
France 1,167,303
Morocco 967,552

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 £
Chile 406,277 1,976,596 +1,570,319
Germany 810,949 620,591 -190,358
United States 255,158 1,139,694 +884,536
France 418,751 748,552 +329,801
Morocco 713,972 253,580 -460,392
Netherlands 863,741 45,022 -818,719
China 284,422 371,462 +87,040
Viet Nam 417,920 202,197 -215,723
Ireland 317,030 172,689 -144,341
Poland 389,477 2,568 -386,909

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 £
Chile 3,243,467
Morocco 2,047,831
Germany 1,665,756
United States 1,394,852
China 684,064

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 £
Chile 733,061 2,510,406 +1,777,345
Morocco 1,573,532 474,299 -1,099,233
Germany 867,620 798,136 -69,484
United States 255,158 1,139,694 +884,536
China 364,743 319,321 -45,422
Viet Nam 417,920 202,197 -215,723
Poland 390,540 47,590 -342,950
Spain 119,526 136,864 +17,338
Thailand 45,264 20,643 -24,621
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 51,809 +51,809

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
Outer London - South 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Outer London - East and North East 7 6 -1
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Kent 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,512,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,076,433
Other 533,037
Air transport 5,939

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,470,139 5,042,512 +1,572,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,382,688 693,745 -688,943
Other 339,855 193,182 -146,673
Air transport 4,989 950 -4,039

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,694,683
Felixstowe 2,015,362
Eurotunnel 1,222,410
Dover 917,244
Immingham Docks 755,490

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 £
London Gateway Port 603,406 3,091,277 +2,487,871
Felixstowe 795,768 1,219,594 +423,826
Eurotunnel 727,177 495,233 -231,944
Dover 625,409 291,835 -333,574
Immingham Docks 577,007 178,483 -398,524
Southampton 259,790 291,474 +31,684
000 339,855 193,182 -146,673
Thamesport 494,356 0 -494,356
Liverpool Docks 309,591 97,698 -211,893
London 271,454 0 -271,454

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Food and beverage service activities 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 8
2025-10 6
2025-09 12
2025-08 8

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 18
54m+ 11
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
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 922,730
Bahrain 177,306
New Zealand 66,778
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,509
Spain 48,357

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 548,403 374,327 -174,076
Bahrain 177,306 0 -177,306
New Zealand 66,778 0 -66,778
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,859 36,650 +24,791
Spain 18,530 29,827 +11,297
United Arab Emirates 20,436 24,691 +4,255
France 23,830 10,925 -12,905
Brunei Darussalam 4,762 3,350 -1,412
Cyprus 1,878 5,114 +3,236
Portugal 1,785 3,774 +1,989

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 £
Germany 36,398
China 18,402
Netherlands 2,064
XI 207
Ireland 189

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 £
Germany 32,363 4,035 -28,328
China 0 18,402 +18,402
Netherlands 1,391 673 -718
XI 207 0 -207
Ireland 189 0 -189
Norway 107 0 -107
Italy 96 7 -89
Viet Nam 0 5 +5

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 841,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 176,349

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 £
Other 500,588 340,826 -159,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 286,754 72,878 -213,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,314 80,035 -16,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 841,414
London Gateway Port 237,625
Liverpool Docks 114,858
Felixstowe 86,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,580

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 £
000 500,588 340,826 -159,762
London Gateway Port 185,647 51,978 -133,669
Liverpool Docks 64,299 50,559 -13,740
Felixstowe 81,762 5,114 -76,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,073 14,507 -16,566
Southampton 19,345 15,786 -3,559
Holyhead 942 14,969 +14,027

Quick facts

HS code: 16041997

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

Description: Other types of prepared or preserved fish not listed above