Import/export HS code 160510: Crab products

Prepared or preserved crab, such as canned crab or crab meat

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 £
Indonesia 6,625,929
Viet Nam 3,602,307
Norway 2,075,823
India 1,541,390
Netherlands 637,378

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 £
Indonesia 3,787,146 2,838,783 -948,363
Viet Nam 1,720,814 1,881,493 +160,679
Norway 953,393 1,122,430 +169,037
India 493,681 1,047,709 +554,028
Netherlands 190,902 446,476 +255,574
Denmark 253,754 144,525 -109,229
Ireland 214,698 141,250 -73,448
Sri Lanka 114,922 198,135 +83,213
China 295,141 0 -295,141
France 186,474 46,884 -139,590

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 £
Indonesia 7,126,174
Viet Nam 2,341,714
Norway 2,141,595
India 1,519,069
Tunisia 1,248,650

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 £
Indonesia 3,871,804 3,254,370 -617,434
Viet Nam 460,221 1,881,493 +1,421,272
Norway 1,019,165 1,122,430 +103,265
India 601,086 917,983 +316,897
Tunisia 1,248,650 0 -1,248,650
China 417,516 0 -417,516
Sri Lanka 152,115 203,398 +51,283
Denmark 138,888 152,541 +13,653
Netherlands 21,637 117,139 +95,502
Ireland 31,170 96,214 +65,044

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Kent 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) 14,057,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,120,477
Other 228,564
Air transport 199,506

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) 7,126,255 6,931,622 -194,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,174,703 945,774 -228,929
Other 183,528 45,036 -138,492
Air transport 53,593 145,913 +92,320

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,920,859
Liverpool Docks 3,059,118
Southampton 2,805,543
Grimsby 1,265,505
Eurotunnel 811,073

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 £
Felixstowe 3,218,714 2,702,145 -516,569
Liverpool Docks 1,577,818 1,481,300 -96,518
Southampton 1,470,356 1,335,187 -135,169
Grimsby 673,957 591,548 -82,409
Eurotunnel 274,718 536,355 +261,637
Immingham Docks 340,283 218,621 -121,662
Dover 493,904 49,223 -444,681
London Gateway Port 182,679 359,621 +176,942
Thamesport 0 388,990 +388,990
000 183,528 45,036 -138,492

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 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of food products 7
Food and beverage service activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 8
2026-02 8
2026-01 8
2025-12 9

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 16
15m-54m 13
54m+ 9
0-1m 3
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 £
France 6,549,650
South Korea 248,321
Indonesia 183,968
Spain 87,987
Netherlands 78,417

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 £
France 4,394,078 2,155,572 -2,238,506
South Korea 248,321 0 -248,321
Indonesia 0 183,968 +183,968
Spain 33,954 54,033 +20,079
Netherlands 78,417 0 -78,417
Japan 51,503 0 -51,503
Ireland 32,424 15,789 -16,635
Belgium 25,850 22,219 -3,631
Denmark 4,448 36,877 +32,429
Portugal 0 31,161 +31,161

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 £
Ireland 232

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 £
Ireland 42 190 +148

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) 6,919,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 518,691
Air transport 1,496
Other 232

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) 4,593,127 2,326,049 -2,267,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 334,723 183,968 -150,755
Air transport 0 1,496 +1,496
Other 42 190 +148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 5,588,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,269,794
Southampton 248,321
Felixstowe 183,968
Grangemouth Docks 51,503

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 £
Eurotunnel 3,710,106 1,878,869 -1,831,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 839,802 429,992 -409,810
Southampton 248,321 0 -248,321
Felixstowe 0 183,968 +183,968
Grangemouth Docks 51,503 0 -51,503
Liverpool Docks 17,304 8,652 -8,652
Holyhead 15,078 6,947 -8,131
Immingham Docks 17,142 0 -17,142
Portsmouth 14,490 1,589 -12,901
Greenock 10,134 0 -10,134

Quick facts

HS code: 160510

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

Description: Prepared or preserved crab, such as canned crab or crab meat