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 19,233,370
Malaysia 4,595,359
Denmark 3,776,470
Thailand 3,615,684
Netherlands 2,279,487

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 10,330,176 8,903,194 -1,426,982
Malaysia 2,370,905 2,224,454 -146,451
Denmark 1,867,284 1,909,186 +41,902
Thailand 1,622,808 1,992,876 +370,068
Netherlands 1,361,583 917,904 -443,679
Ireland 1,453,788 740,334 -713,454
Poland 739,066 1,339,238 +600,172
Romania 851,271 804,741 -46,530
France 791,683 598,640 -193,043
Viet Nam 305,881 765,285 +459,404

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 15,525,967
Malaysia 4,670,393
France 3,928,640
Thailand 3,554,432
Norway 2,920,168

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 8,636,386 6,889,581 -1,746,805
Malaysia 2,486,129 2,184,264 -301,865
France 2,015,952 1,912,688 -103,264
Thailand 1,530,810 2,023,622 +492,812
Norway 2,052,496 867,672 -1,184,824
Poland 816,106 1,894,414 +1,078,308
United States 912,660 1,628,443 +715,783
Romania 900,855 841,960 -58,895
Viet Nam 303,415 765,285 +461,870
Iceland 452,879 529,248 +76,369

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 18
Outer London - West and North West 13
Inner London - East 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 9

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 15 15 +0
Outer London - West and North West 12 9 -3
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Outer London - South 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 5 +3
Kent 3 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,796,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,538,763
Other 2,381,176
Rail transport 29,888
Air transport 15,471

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) 14,139,330 14,657,587 +518,257
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,453,718 8,085,045 -368,673
Other 1,597,334 783,842 -813,492
Rail transport 29,888 0 -29,888
Air transport 15,471 0 -15,471

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,659,970
Felixstowe 8,640,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,267,747
Dover 3,592,912
Southampton 2,605,978

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 10,799,941 9,860,029 -939,912
Felixstowe 4,781,124 3,859,401 -921,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,096,916 2,170,831 +73,915
Dover 1,842,600 1,750,312 -92,288
Southampton 1,295,808 1,310,170 +14,362
000 1,597,334 783,842 -813,492
London Gateway Port 390,267 1,801,783 +1,411,516
Eurotunnel 846,000 834,558 -11,442
Harwich 237,157 654,844 +417,687
London 127,422 217,811 +90,389

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
90
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
34
Manufacture of food products
11
Food and beverage service activities
8
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
2026-05 37
2026-04 34
2026-03 44
2026-02 38
2026-01 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 63
15m-54m 24
54m+ 24
0-1m 12
Other 5

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 917,900
Denmark 430,635
France 228,927
Malta 201,014
Canada 197,617

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 439,394 478,506 +39,112
Denmark 393,732 36,903 -356,829
France 33,697 195,230 +161,533
Malta 94,480 106,534 +12,054
Canada 0 197,617 +197,617
United Arab Emirates 54,952 26,919 -28,033
South Korea 35,414 0 -35,414
Turkey 14,937 12,715 -2,222
Spain 15,337 10,303 -5,034
Belgium 22,431 147 -22,284

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 18,838
Viet Nam 3,112
XI 573
Ireland 382
Thailand 96

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 12,888 5,950 -6,938
Viet Nam 2,642 470 -2,172
XI 573 0 -573
Ireland 382 0 -382
Thailand 0 96 +96
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,540,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 531,521
Other 133,814
Air transport 14,202

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) 865,975 674,256 -191,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,540 338,981 +146,441
Other 67,491 66,323 -1,168
Air transport 13,190 1,012 -12,178

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 737,392
Immingham Docks 418,450
Felixstowe 204,520
Grangemouth Docks 189,595
Dover 155,053

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 386,214 351,178 -35,036
Immingham Docks 390,802 27,648 -363,154
Felixstowe 94,533 109,987 +15,454
Grangemouth Docks 0 189,595 +189,595
Dover 0 155,053 +155,053
000 67,491 66,323 -1,168
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,152 60,843 -11,309
London Gateway Port 60,833 33,284 -27,549
Holyhead 15,756 77,627 +61,871
Southampton 38,225 8,022 -30,203

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