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 6,634,790
Viet Nam 3,241,157
Norway 1,996,869
India 1,366,339
Netherlands 532,362

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 3,925,831 2,708,959 -1,216,872
Viet Nam 1,867,046 1,374,111 -492,935
Norway 933,350 1,063,519 +130,169
India 490,922 875,417 +384,495
Netherlands 140,582 391,780 +251,198
Denmark 241,733 106,047 -135,686
Ireland 209,501 120,704 -88,797
China 308,840 0 -308,840
France 218,109 41,676 -176,433
Sri Lanka 126,119 130,948 +4,829

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 7,094,246
Norway 2,062,641
Viet Nam 1,980,564
India 1,344,018
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 3,960,028 3,134,218 -825,810
Norway 999,122 1,063,519 +64,397
Viet Nam 606,453 1,374,111 +767,658
India 598,327 745,691 +147,364
Tunisia 1,248,650 0 -1,248,650
China 431,215 0 -431,215
Sri Lanka 163,312 136,211 -27,101
Denmark 126,867 109,535 -17,332
South Korea 83,191 36,836 -46,355
Netherlands 21,637 91,125 +69,488

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 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 0 1 +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) 13,357,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,957,385
Other 233,235
Air transport 212,315

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) 7,404,243 5,953,143 -1,451,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,083,427 873,958 -209,469
Other 190,431 42,804 -147,627
Air transport 67,292 145,023 +77,731

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,754,823
Southampton 2,843,300
Liverpool Docks 2,697,968
Grimsby 1,188,052
Eurotunnel 789,135

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 3,344,219 2,410,604 -933,615
Southampton 1,481,914 1,361,386 -120,528
Liverpool Docks 1,724,050 973,918 -750,132
Grimsby 672,312 515,740 -156,572
Eurotunnel 266,418 522,717 +256,299
Dover 469,925 70,740 -399,185
Immingham Docks 277,801 192,391 -85,410
London Gateway Port 191,117 243,232 +52,115
Thamesport 0 388,990 +388,990
000 190,431 42,804 -147,627

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 28
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 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 14
15m-54m 13
54m+ 9
0-1m 3
Other 2

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 5,740,400
South Korea 248,321
Indonesia 183,968
Spain 87,987
Japan 81,232

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 4,078,288 1,662,112 -2,416,176
South Korea 0 248,321 +248,321
Indonesia 0 183,968 +183,968
Spain 33,954 54,033 +20,079
Japan 81,232 0 -81,232
Netherlands 78,417 0 -78,417
Ireland 26,806 44,345 +17,539
Belgium 25,850 22,219 -3,631
Denmark 4,448 36,877 +32,429
Portugal 1,597 31,161 +29,564

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 42

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 25 17 -8

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) 6,145,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 549,334
Other 42

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) 4,283,732 1,861,318 -2,422,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,903 449,431 +349,528
Other 25 17 -8

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 4,749,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,266,297
Southampton 248,321
Felixstowe 183,968
Grangemouth Docks 81,232

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 3,333,422 1,416,141 -1,917,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 865,448 400,849 -464,599
Southampton 0 248,321 +248,321
Felixstowe 0 183,968 +183,968
Grangemouth Docks 81,232 0 -81,232
Holyhead 26,781 18,372 -8,409
Dover 44,121 0 -44,121
Liverpool Docks 0 25,956 +25,956
Portsmouth 17,613 0 -17,613
Immingham Docks 0 17,142 +17,142

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