Import/export HS code 16041997: Various fish

Other types of prepared or preserved fish not listed above

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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 £
Chile 4,476,443
Germany 1,495,445
United States 1,394,852
France 1,370,377
Viet Nam 985,353

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 565,803 3,910,640 +3,344,837
Germany 795,235 700,210 -95,025
United States 255,158 1,139,694 +884,536
France 367,243 1,003,134 +635,891
Viet Nam 506,344 479,009 -27,335
Morocco 716,916 234,849 -482,067
Netherlands 863,741 45,022 -818,719
China 231,280 522,803 +291,523
Ireland 285,442 238,943 -46,499
Canada 0 482,048 +482,048

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 5,336,826
Morocco 2,371,155
Germany 1,888,172
United States 1,394,852
Viet Nam 985,353

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 839,882 4,496,944 +3,657,062
Morocco 1,576,476 794,679 -781,797
Germany 841,795 1,046,377 +204,582
United States 255,158 1,139,694 +884,536
Viet Nam 506,344 479,009 -27,335
China 311,601 482,920 +171,319
Poland 3,974 325,225 +321,251
Spain 137,695 163,524 +25,829
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 51,809 +51,809
France 11,543 35,155 +23,612

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Outer London - South 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,544,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,098,580
Other 574,585
Air transport 6,815

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) 3,699,336 7,845,141 +4,145,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 888,669 1,209,911 +321,242
Other 310,768 263,817 -46,951
Air transport 5,939 876 -5,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,245,656
Felixstowe 2,440,113
Eurotunnel 1,361,399
Immingham Docks 755,490
Dover 741,201

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 780,963 5,464,693 +4,683,730
Felixstowe 808,786 1,631,327 +822,541
Eurotunnel 685,816 675,583 -10,233
Immingham Docks 675,864 79,626 -596,238
Dover 233,946 507,255 +273,309
000 310,768 263,817 -46,951
Southampton 249,316 257,920 +8,604
Thamesport 494,356 0 -494,356
Liverpool Docks 312,535 78,967 -233,568
Hull 0 316,026 +316,026

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Food and beverage service activities 4
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
2026-04 6
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 11
2025-12 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 22
54m+ 11
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
Other 4

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 1,367,980
Bahrain 147,390
New Zealand 66,778
United Arab Emirates 57,014
Spain 55,402

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 497,867 870,113 +372,246
Bahrain 147,390 0 -147,390
New Zealand 66,778 0 -66,778
United Arab Emirates 18,368 38,646 +20,278
Spain 21,805 33,597 +11,792
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,691 25,902 -789
France 34,755 4 -34,751
Brunei Darussalam 4,762 7,592 +2,830
Cyprus 3,782 7,424 +3,642
Portugal 2,526 3,572 +1,046

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 23,501
Netherlands 2,354
Ireland 189
Norway 107

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 36,398 0 -36,398
China 4,807 18,694 +13,887
Netherlands 1,446 908 -538
Ireland 189 0 -189
Norway 107 0 -107
Italy 103 0 -103
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 1,208,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 353,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,126

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 451,862 756,624 +304,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,590 82,637 -187,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 110,127 153,999 +43,872

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,208,486
London Gateway Port 223,838
Liverpool Docks 188,608
Felixstowe 95,194
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,162

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 £
000 451,862 756,624 +304,762
London Gateway Port 153,663 70,175 -83,488
Liverpool Docks 62,787 125,821 +63,034
Felixstowe 83,666 11,528 -72,138
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,998 7,164 -34,834
Southampton 33,261 934 -32,327
Holyhead 5,342 20,061 +14,719
Portsmouth 0 953 +953

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