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 36,956,515
Germany 16,562,547
Poland 12,824,071
Belgium 8,703,022
France 7,343,766

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 20,919,163 16,037,352 -4,881,811
Germany 8,352,344 8,210,203 -142,141
Poland 7,174,156 5,649,915 -1,524,241
Belgium 5,396,189 3,306,833 -2,089,356
France 4,276,536 3,067,230 -1,209,306
Malaysia 2,946,971 2,249,816 -697,155
Thailand 2,651,760 2,243,529 -408,231
Ireland 2,452,242 1,523,152 -929,090
Netherlands 2,501,744 1,311,136 -1,190,608
Denmark 1,986,656 1,609,222 -377,434

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 43,300,997
Poland 12,950,677
Germany 12,726,291
France 7,458,149
Malaysia 5,325,643

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 24,508,857 18,792,140 -5,716,717
Poland 6,965,838 5,984,839 -980,999
Germany 6,542,401 6,183,890 -358,511
France 5,157,358 2,300,791 -2,856,567
Malaysia 3,095,637 2,230,006 -865,631
Thailand 2,881,090 2,225,819 -655,271
Norway 3,233,801 1,197,964 -2,035,837
Spain 2,073,143 904,527 -1,168,616
Mauritius 1,247,670 1,169,543 -78,127
Ecuador 727,690 1,616,584 +888,894

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 20
Outer London - East and North East 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
Inner London - West 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14

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
Inner London - East 17 14 -3
Outer London - East and North East 16 17 +1
Outer London - West and North West 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 9 -4
Outer London - South 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 7 +3
Kent 4 4 +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) 75,076,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,477,404
Other 3,924,387
Rail transport 29,888
Air transport 27,706

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) 42,109,292 32,966,882 -9,142,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,224,000 19,253,404 -6,970,596
Other 2,508,017 1,416,370 -1,091,647
Rail transport 0 29,888 +29,888
Air transport 22,424 5,282 -17,142

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 48,817,862
Immingham Docks 22,435,041
Felixstowe 12,696,815
London 7,641,819
Southampton 6,092,917

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 28,933,108 19,884,754 -9,048,354
Immingham Docks 10,758,030 11,677,011 +918,981
Felixstowe 7,537,985 5,158,830 -2,379,155
London 5,498,561 2,143,258 -3,355,303
Southampton 3,632,367 2,460,550 -1,171,817
Eurotunnel 2,388,248 3,636,975 +1,248,727
London Gateway Port 1,868,240 2,701,792 +833,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,393,531 1,927,095 -466,436
000 2,508,017 1,416,370 -1,091,647
Killingholme 1,989,688 392,871 -1,596,817

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 136
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of food products 22
Food and beverage service activities 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 56
2025-11 70
2025-10 60
2025-09 59
2025-08 60

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 94
54m+ 39
15m-54m 37
0-1m 21
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 £
United States 3,268,042
Canada 1,244,075
Ireland 1,043,105
United Arab Emirates 498,265
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 496,998

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 206,772 3,061,270 +2,854,498
Canada 815,093 428,982 -386,111
Ireland 639,481 403,624 -235,857
United Arab Emirates 223,107 275,158 +52,051
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 444,725 52,273 -392,452
Denmark 250,749 170,631 -80,118
Malta 80,596 98,104 +17,508
Australia 2,430 139,547 +137,117
France 33,697 97,097 +63,400
Singapore 43,223 35,842 -7,381

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 50,024
Poland 33,891
Germany 19,504
Ireland 6,674
Viet Nam 3,120

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 6,796 43,228 +36,432
Poland 15,482 18,409 +2,927
Germany 12,861 6,643 -6,218
Ireland 2,997 3,677 +680
Viet Nam 3,120 0 -3,120
Peru 0 55 +55
Thailand 0 52 +52
Philippines 39 0 -39
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) 3,630,354
Air transport 2,627,193
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,389,785
Other 324,157

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) 1,908,705 1,721,649 -187,056
Air transport 128,111 2,499,082 +2,370,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 838,173 551,612 -286,561
Other 176,888 147,269 -29,619

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,625,268
Grangemouth Docks 1,625,579
Liverpool Docks 1,080,659
London Gateway Port 824,369
Southampton 435,619

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 127,084 2,498,184 +2,371,100
Grangemouth Docks 941,725 683,854 -257,871
Liverpool Docks 541,173 539,486 -1,687
London Gateway Port 366,788 457,581 +90,793
Southampton 427,597 8,022 -419,575
Immingham Docks 257,074 161,376 -95,698
Felixstowe 95,512 251,186 +155,674
000 176,888 147,269 -29,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,716 37,771 -40,945
Holyhead 38,293 49,571 +11,278

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