Import/export HS code 160420: Various prepared fish

Other types of prepared or preserved fish not covered in previous categories

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 £
Lithuania 36,840,810
Germany 19,242,665
Poland 13,017,873
France 8,240,574
Belgium 7,878,029

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 £
Lithuania 19,951,046 16,889,764 -3,061,282
Germany 10,512,384 8,730,281 -1,782,103
Poland 6,520,628 6,497,245 -23,383
France 3,640,536 4,600,038 +959,502
Belgium 4,214,703 3,663,326 -551,377
Malaysia 2,924,987 2,765,105 -159,882
Thailand 2,750,516 2,775,808 +25,292
Ireland 2,338,143 1,527,132 -811,011
Denmark 1,914,313 1,707,065 -207,248
Netherlands 1,819,238 1,216,015 -603,223

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 £
Lithuania 42,908,272
Germany 14,737,706
Poland 13,607,160
France 6,402,123
Malaysia 5,837,953

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 £
Lithuania 22,970,247 19,938,025 -3,032,222
Germany 8,257,841 6,479,865 -1,777,976
Poland 6,377,288 7,229,872 +852,584
France 3,787,880 2,614,243 -1,173,637
Malaysia 3,029,434 2,808,519 -220,915
Thailand 2,777,156 2,754,797 -22,359
Norway 2,205,182 816,086 -1,389,096
United States 1,306,757 1,595,593 +288,836
Mauritius 1,201,549 1,320,000 +118,451
Ecuador 1,206,122 1,304,630 +98,508

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 21
Inner London - East 20
Inner London - West 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15

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 17 19 +2
Inner London - East 16 17 +1
Inner London - West 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 17 15 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 11 -3
Outer London - South 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 6 +3
Kent 5 4 -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) 75,946,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,255,941
Other 3,732,466
Rail transport 29,888
Air transport 18,830

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) 39,590,362 36,355,809 -3,234,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,483,401 22,772,540 -2,710,861
Other 2,396,231 1,336,235 -1,059,996
Rail transport 29,888 0 -29,888
Air transport 16,626 2,204 -14,422

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 49,687,588
Immingham Docks 25,457,504
Felixstowe 12,641,256
Southampton 6,453,706
Eurotunnel 6,124,587

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 £
Dover 27,165,073 22,522,515 -4,642,558
Immingham Docks 12,736,207 12,721,297 -14,910
Felixstowe 7,130,308 5,510,948 -1,619,360
Southampton 3,418,169 3,035,537 -382,632
Eurotunnel 2,375,341 3,749,246 +1,373,905
London Gateway Port 2,095,066 3,916,500 +1,821,434
London 3,343,475 2,652,552 -690,923
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,449,148 2,008,142 -441,006
000 2,396,231 1,336,235 -1,059,996
Harwich 632,232 1,007,115 +374,883

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
141
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46
Manufacture of food products
18
Food and beverage service activities
16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 59
2026-04 57
2026-03 69
2026-02 61
2026-01 56

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 100
15m-54m 38
54m+ 36
0-1m 22
Other 6

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 £
United States 3,382,824
Canada 1,326,566
Ireland 1,191,768
United Arab Emirates 442,924
Denmark 430,635

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 £
United States 1,241,986 2,140,838 +898,852
Canada 963,825 362,741 -601,084
Ireland 603,340 588,428 -14,912
United Arab Emirates 290,246 152,678 -137,568
Denmark 421,380 9,255 -412,125
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 242,813 62,282 -180,531
France 33,697 195,230 +161,533
Malta 101,592 95,707 -5,885
Australia 72,561 69,416 -3,145
Singapore 32,812 41,983 +9,171

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 £
XI 69,617
Poland 48,968
Germany 17,970
Ireland 8,157
Viet Nam 3,112

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 £
XI 21,057 48,560 +27,503
Poland 20,413 28,555 +8,142
Germany 12,872 5,098 -7,774
Ireland 4,720 3,437 -1,283
Viet Nam 2,642 470 -2,172
Thailand 0 412 +412
Peru 0 159 +159
Philippines 39 41 +2
Malaysia 0 17 +17
Spain 7 0 -7

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,554,439
Air transport 2,656,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,545,852
Other 401,298

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,587,394 967,045 -1,620,349
Air transport 514,272 2,141,981 +1,627,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 934,389 611,463 -322,926
Other 189,880 211,418 +21,538

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,653,445
Grangemouth Docks 1,708,070
Liverpool Docks 1,206,025
London Gateway Port 735,886
Immingham Docks 418,450

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 514,272 2,139,173 +1,624,901
Grangemouth Docks 1,354,495 353,575 -1,000,920
Liverpool Docks 792,679 413,346 -379,333
London Gateway Port 436,966 298,920 -138,046
Immingham Docks 418,450 0 -418,450
000 189,880 211,418 +21,538
Felixstowe 182,789 204,188 +21,399
Southampton 215,383 13,529 -201,854
Dover 0 155,053 +155,053
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,202 61,911 -11,291

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 160420

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

Description: Other types of prepared or preserved fish not covered in previous categories