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

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

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* 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 46,756,234
Indonesia 3,085,794
Bangladesh 2,398,764
Netherlands 1,949,914
Ireland 1,759,132

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 21,010,968 25,745,266 +4,734,298
Indonesia 1,097,251 1,988,543 +891,292
Bangladesh 1,248,030 1,150,734 -97,296
Netherlands 850,566 1,099,348 +248,782
Ireland 777,373 981,759 +204,386
Myanmar 803,802 743,341 -60,461
Norway 647,138 635,202 -11,936
Denmark 724,883 89,188 -635,695
Thailand 546,383 6,712 -539,671
China 325,781 168,218 -157,563

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 47,443,334
Indonesia 3,032,226
Bangladesh 2,444,563
Myanmar 1,704,657
Netherlands 1,646,724

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 21,511,883 25,931,451 +4,419,568
Indonesia 1,043,683 1,988,543 +944,860
Bangladesh 1,248,030 1,196,533 -51,497
Myanmar 918,190 786,467 -131,723
Netherlands 737,159 909,565 +172,406
Norway 647,138 635,202 -11,936
Thailand 546,383 6,712 -539,671
China 236,968 168,218 -68,750
Canada 138,210 195,567 +57,357
Spain 24,142 285,346 +261,204

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 6
Greater Manchester 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 9 +3
Outer London - South 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 57,062,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,611,575
Other 1,987,688
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) 25,872,375 31,189,736 +5,317,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,736,849 1,874,726 +137,877
Other 968,630 1,019,058 +50,428
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 28,190,594
London Gateway Port 13,368,980
Southampton 9,949,496
Immingham Docks 3,301,575
000 1,987,688

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 13,626,704 14,563,890 +937,186
London Gateway Port 2,828,250 10,540,730 +7,712,480
Southampton 6,864,322 3,085,174 -3,779,148
Immingham Docks 2,035,146 1,266,429 -768,717
000 968,630 1,019,058 +50,428
Grimsby 647,138 1,310,843 +663,705
Eurotunnel 786,856 1,092,695 +305,839
Liverpool Docks 170,805 794,634 +623,829
Harwich 556,068 89,130 -466,938
Dover 89,123 209,524 +120,401

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
45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Manufacture of food products
6
Food and beverage service activities
4
Accommodation
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 18
2026-03 12
2026-02 10
2026-01 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 27
54m+ 15
15m-54m 13
Other 4
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 2,209,551
Netherlands 88,703
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 66,027
France 52,236
United Arab Emirates 36,614

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 1,123,243 1,086,308 -36,935
Netherlands 83,904 4,799 -79,105
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,643 29,384 -7,259
France 0 52,236 +52,236
United Arab Emirates 11,052 25,562 +14,510
United States 0 28,866 +28,866
Singapore 7,063 6,312 -751
Malta 958 5,832 +4,874
Cyprus 3,109 3,540 +431
Spain 219 4,770 +4,551

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 245,371
XI 35,340
Norway 10,561
Madagascar 4,628
Honduras 3,999

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 126,520 118,851 -7,669
XI 1,872 33,468 +31,596
Norway 4,943 5,618 +675
Madagascar 3,663 965 -2,698
Honduras 0 3,999 +3,999
Netherlands 3,587 0 -3,587
Ireland 16 2,190 +2,174
Spain 175 0 -175
India 126 0 -126

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,402,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 968,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,684
Air transport 2,040

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 £
Other 633,262 769,108 +135,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 576,420 392,318 -184,102
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,825 96,859 +38,034
Air transport 0 2,040 +2,040

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,402,370
Holyhead 552,522
Liverpool Docks 292,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 147,774
London Gateway Port 77,498

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 £
000 633,262 769,108 +135,846
Holyhead 271,406 281,116 +9,710
Liverpool Docks 218,874 73,864 -145,010
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,140 61,634 -24,506
London Gateway Port 25,269 52,229 +26,960
Southampton 29,489 0 -29,489
Felixstowe 4,067 14,623 +10,556
Dover 0 4,570 +4,570
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,040 +2,040
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