Import/export HS code 16052110: Small crab packs under 2 kg

Crab products in small packages, weighing 2 kg or less, ready for retail

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 £
Viet Nam 40,965,215
Indonesia 2,770,846
Bangladesh 2,247,712
Netherlands 1,481,726
Myanmar 1,450,383

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 £
Viet Nam 20,210,680 20,754,535 +543,855
Indonesia 1,664,268 1,106,578 -557,690
Bangladesh 1,359,033 888,679 -470,354
Netherlands 634,296 847,430 +213,134
Myanmar 695,264 755,119 +59,855
Ireland 744,417 602,095 -142,322
Norway 220,241 893,833 +673,592
Denmark 580,724 364,888 -215,836
Thailand 555,196 6,712 -548,484
China 325,781 84,818 -240,963

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 £
Viet Nam 41,651,590
Indonesia 2,637,928
Bangladesh 2,293,511
Myanmar 1,564,771
Netherlands 1,233,762

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 £
Viet Nam 20,703,764 20,947,826 +244,062
Indonesia 1,515,288 1,122,640 -392,648
Bangladesh 1,359,033 934,478 -424,555
Myanmar 809,652 755,119 -54,533
Netherlands 561,723 672,039 +110,316
Norway 220,241 893,833 +673,592
Thailand 555,196 6,712 -548,484
China 238,288 88,538 -149,750
Spain 79,229 219,135 +139,906
Canada 132,738 161,397 +28,659

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - South 7
Greater Manchester 6
Outer London - West and North West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 7 7 +0
Outer London - South 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 2 +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) 50,140,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,134,021
Other 1,587,930
Air transport 55,246

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) 25,209,049 24,931,156 -277,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,451,831 1,682,190 +230,359
Other 944,905 643,025 -301,880
Air transport 10,172 45,074 +34,902

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,910,257
London Gateway Port 10,988,819
Southampton 10,583,437
Immingham Docks 3,652,755
Grimsby 1,789,715

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 13,563,100 9,347,157 -4,215,943
London Gateway Port 2,010,450 8,978,369 +6,967,919
Southampton 7,258,409 3,325,028 -3,933,381
Immingham Docks 1,964,558 1,688,197 -276,361
Grimsby 220,241 1,569,474 +1,349,233
000 944,905 643,025 -301,880
Eurotunnel 604,784 792,255 +187,471
Liverpool Docks 339,743 476,664 +136,921
Harwich 525,858 245,250 -280,608
Dover 118,865 151,961 +33,096

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Food and beverage service activities 6
Manufacture of food products 6
Accommodation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 18
2025-10 15
2025-09 19
2025-08 19

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 30
54m+ 15
15m-54m 14
Other 4
0-1m 1

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 1,690,034
Netherlands 83,904
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 75,800
France 52,236
United Arab Emirates 36,359

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 1,058,211 631,823 -426,388
Netherlands 83,904 0 -83,904
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 41,228 34,572 -6,656
France 0 52,236 +52,236
United Arab Emirates 18,180 18,179 -1
United States 0 28,866 +28,866
Singapore 8,568 5,410 -3,158
Malta 3,309 5,832 +2,523
Cyprus 6,451 2,020 -4,431
Romania 0 4,570 +4,570

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 £
Viet Nam 172,673
Norway 9,162
Netherlands 4,245
Madagascar 3,913
XI 3,514

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 £
Viet Nam 127,507 45,166 -82,341
Norway 5,674 3,488 -2,186
Netherlands 4,245 0 -4,245
Madagascar 2,948 965 -1,983
XI 2,123 1,391 -732
Spain 718 175 -543
Ireland 0 666 +666
India 0 126 +126

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) 926,564
Other 918,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,978

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) 530,504 396,060 -134,444
Other 617,322 301,015 -316,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,736 92,242 +14,506

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 918,337
Holyhead 525,951
Liverpool Docks 283,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 140,022
London Gateway Port 76,341

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 £
000 617,322 301,015 -316,307
Holyhead 222,314 303,637 +81,323
Liverpool Docks 218,874 64,483 -154,391
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,786 52,236 -35,550
London Gateway Port 18,180 58,161 +39,981
Southampton 49,796 0 -49,796
Felixstowe 9,760 4,074 -5,686
Dover 1,530 4,570 +3,040
Immingham Docks 0 1,141 +1,141

Quick facts

HS code: 16052110

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

Description: Crab products in small packages, weighing 2 kg or less, ready for retail