Import/export HS code 16042090: Various fish products

Prepared or preserved products made from other types of 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 £
Germany 15,829,299
Malaysia 4,071,931
Denmark 3,564,274
Thailand 3,161,208
Netherlands 2,847,145

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 7,986,222 7,843,077 -143,145
Malaysia 2,237,232 1,834,699 -402,533
Denmark 1,974,277 1,589,997 -384,280
Thailand 1,640,845 1,520,363 -120,482
Netherlands 1,964,857 882,288 -1,082,569
Ireland 1,552,421 711,685 -840,736
Poland 1,228,242 685,789 -542,453
Romania 834,643 687,482 -147,161
France 983,206 355,818 -627,388
Viet Nam 241,217 719,094 +477,877

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 12,698,146
Malaysia 4,127,960
Norway 4,068,140
France 3,650,731
Thailand 3,074,481

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 6,514,256 6,183,890 -330,366
Malaysia 2,349,302 1,778,658 -570,644
Norway 3,043,185 1,024,955 -2,018,230
France 2,049,242 1,601,489 -447,753
Thailand 1,574,004 1,500,477 -73,527
Poland 1,265,968 937,890 -328,078
United States 649,988 1,062,514 +412,526
Romania 946,032 723,268 -222,764
Iceland 295,604 698,638 +403,034
Viet Nam 238,751 719,094 +480,343

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 16
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - South 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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 12 15 +3
Outer London - West and North West 11 7 -4
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Outer London - South 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,668,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,062,046
Other 2,461,024
Rail transport 29,888
Air transport 19,347

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) 11,968,808 11,699,553 -269,255
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,375,728 6,686,318 -2,689,410
Other 1,724,360 736,664 -987,696
Rail transport 0 29,888 +29,888
Air transport 16,269 3,078 -13,191

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,812,013
Felixstowe 7,940,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,736,256
Dover 3,381,886
Southampton 2,481,916

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 9,053,124 8,758,889 -294,235
Felixstowe 4,809,405 3,131,532 -1,677,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,851,309 1,884,947 +33,638
Dover 2,188,533 1,193,353 -995,180
Southampton 1,261,217 1,220,699 -40,518
000 1,724,360 736,664 -987,696
Eurotunnel 984,369 593,694 -390,675
London Gateway Port 317,264 940,292 +623,028
Harwich 511,783 287,163 -224,620
London 212,661 188,458 -24,203

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 83
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 44
2025-10 35
2025-09 32
2025-08 34

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 59
54m+ 25
15m-54m 24
0-1m 10
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 806,066
Denmark 421,380
Malta 178,700
France 130,794
United Arab Emirates 78,558

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 496,240 309,826 -186,414
Denmark 250,749 170,631 -80,118
Malta 80,596 98,104 +17,508
France 33,697 97,097 +63,400
United Arab Emirates 27,689 50,869 +23,180
South Korea 35,414 0 -35,414
Belgium 32,169 148 -32,021
Turkey 19,942 11,711 -8,231
Spain 21,083 9,204 -11,879
Thailand 12,061 0 -12,061

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 19,504
Viet Nam 3,120
Ireland 680
XI 573
Spain 7

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 12,861 6,643 -6,218
Viet Nam 3,120 0 -3,120
Ireland 680 0 -680
XI 393 180 -213
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,343,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,690
Other 129,855
Air transport 13,190

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) 792,734 550,544 -242,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,467 164,223 +11,756
Other 76,384 53,471 -22,913
Air transport 13,190 0 -13,190

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 665,316
Immingham Docks 418,450
Felixstowe 176,266
000 129,855
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,717

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 £
Liverpool Docks 443,782 221,534 -222,248
Immingham Docks 257,074 161,376 -95,698
Felixstowe 74,979 101,287 +26,308
000 76,384 53,471 -22,913
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,014 36,703 -39,311
London Gateway Port 31,877 56,821 +24,944
Dover 0 79,453 +79,453
Holyhead 14,813 49,571 +34,758
Southampton 46,662 8,022 -38,640
London Heathrow Airport 13,190 0 -13,190

Quick facts

HS code: 16042090

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

Description: Prepared or preserved products made from other types of fish not listed above