Import/export HS code 16052190: Various crab products

Crab products not in airtight containers, excluding small packs under 2 kg

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  • 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 65,863,682
Iceland 57,047,044
Norway 37,401,169
Canada 34,569,326
Honduras 25,866,910

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 30,024,516 35,839,166 +5,814,650
Iceland 30,689,500 26,357,544 -4,331,956
Norway 21,021,818 16,379,351 -4,642,467
Canada 19,913,413 14,655,913 -5,257,500
Honduras 13,035,241 12,831,669 -203,572
Denmark 4,887,255 6,417,432 +1,530,177
Indonesia 2,977,073 1,874,954 -1,102,119
India 457,139 737,367 +280,228
Sri Lanka 144,809 328,321 +183,512
Germany 180,631 120,603 -60,028

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 66,398,944
Iceland 56,114,540
Canada 40,473,920
Norway 37,264,662
Honduras 25,869,164

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 30,183,426 36,215,518 +6,032,092
Iceland 29,993,468 26,121,072 -3,872,396
Canada 21,758,573 18,715,347 -3,043,226
Norway 21,205,268 16,059,394 -5,145,874
Honduras 13,035,241 12,833,923 -201,318
Greenland 3,218,106 2,571,024 -647,082
Indonesia 2,939,492 1,961,813 -977,679
India 639,528 722,607 +83,079
Thailand 134,498 402,173 +267,675
Sri Lanka 144,809 328,321 +183,512

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Inner London - East 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
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2

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) 204,447,932
Other 22,415,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,030,440
Road transport 316,653
Air transport 111,912

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) 104,199,093 100,248,839 -3,950,254
Other 13,784,365 8,630,987 -5,153,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,727,292 7,303,148 +1,575,856
Road transport 0 316,653 +316,653
Air transport 111,912 0 -111,912
Rail transport 0 4,397 +4,397

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 116,563,101
Grimsby 35,519,813
London Gateway Port 25,120,798
000 22,415,352
Southampton 18,638,999

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 62,856,914 53,706,187 -9,150,727
Grimsby 20,370,994 15,148,819 -5,222,175
London Gateway Port 8,341,712 16,779,086 +8,437,374
000 13,784,365 8,630,987 -5,153,378
Southampton 10,266,045 8,372,954 -1,893,091
Felixstowe 6,194,549 8,530,875 +2,336,326
Hull 237,265 2,656,689 +2,419,424
499 0 1,933,730 +1,933,730
Liverpool Docks 895,488 325,798 -569,690
Eurotunnel 196,182 164,213 -31,969

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 42
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2026-01 13
2025-11 17
2025-10 16
2025-09 16
2025-08 13

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+ 20
15m-54m 10
0-1m 1
Other 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 442,663
Indonesia 170,052
Belgium 161,673
Ukraine 56,162
Spain 46,139

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 214,716 227,947 +13,231
Indonesia 170,052 0 -170,052
Belgium 912 160,761 +159,849
Ukraine 13,696 42,466 +28,770
Spain 19,858 26,281 +6,423
Denmark 44,596 0 -44,596
Singapore 2,547 21,820 +19,273
United Arab Emirates 0 14,648 +14,648
Saudi Arabia 7,677 0 -7,677
Portugal 3,112 3,930 +818

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 £
Russia 152,705
India 67,561
Viet Nam 33,555
Poland 21,546
Malaysia 21,037

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 £
Russia 98,936 53,769 -45,167
India 35,740 31,821 -3,919
Viet Nam 10,992 22,563 +11,571
Poland 14,516 7,030 -7,486
Malaysia 12,202 8,835 -3,367
Ireland 7,487 1,150 -6,337
XI 4,012 1,812 -2,200
China 2,968 2,599 -369
Japan 2,334 2,433 +99
Myanmar 961 3,303 +2,342

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 450,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 271,420
Air transport 6,578

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 239,390 211,067 -28,323
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,608 257,389 +242,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 229,770 41,650 -188,120
Air transport 6,578 0 -6,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 450,457
Dover / Eurotunnel 217,917
Middlesbrough 173,712
London Gateway Port 47,185
Liverpool Docks 44,794

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 £
000 239,390 211,067 -28,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,696 204,221 +190,525
Middlesbrough 170,052 3,660 -166,392
London Gateway Port 10,224 36,961 +26,737
Liverpool Docks 0 44,794 +44,794
Immingham Docks 44,596 0 -44,596
Holyhead 0 7,154 +7,154
London Heathrow Airport 6,578 0 -6,578
Southampton 2,719 0 -2,719
Portsmouth 1,296 1,220 -76

Quick facts

HS code: 16052190

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

Description: Crab products not in airtight containers, excluding small packs under 2 kg