Import/export HS code 0301: Live fish

All kinds of live fish, including freshwater and saltwater species, used for food, breeding, or ornamental purposes

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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 £
Czechia 6,147,543
Singapore 5,649,876
Japan 5,512,622
Indonesia 3,836,633
Israel 3,301,667

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 £
Czechia 1,565,669 4,581,874 +3,016,205
Singapore 3,548,793 2,101,083 -1,447,710
Japan 3,096,432 2,416,190 -680,242
Indonesia 2,057,081 1,779,552 -277,529
Israel 1,711,527 1,590,140 -121,387
Iceland 2,133,252 682,469 -1,450,783
Sri Lanka 905,642 703,911 -201,731
Viet Nam 539,142 414,315 -124,827
Ireland 676,329 220,931 -455,398
Thailand 400,645 426,840 +26,195

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 £
Czechia 6,377,136
Singapore 5,668,005
Japan 5,369,892
Indonesia 3,926,257
Israel 3,440,285

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 £
Czechia 1,680,793 4,696,343 +3,015,550
Singapore 3,563,360 2,104,645 -1,458,715
Japan 3,067,797 2,302,095 -765,702
Indonesia 2,103,612 1,822,645 -280,967
Israel 1,736,050 1,704,235 -31,815
Iceland 2,133,252 682,469 -1,450,783
Sri Lanka 908,159 702,648 -205,511
Viet Nam 544,290 414,315 -129,975
Thailand 407,377 431,684 +24,307
Colombia 359,702 329,006 -30,696

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Greater Manchester 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cumbria 1

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 30,043,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,675,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 617,000
Other 410,248

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 £
Air transport 17,404,647 12,638,357 -4,766,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,354,352 5,321,251 +2,966,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 598,380 18,620 -579,760
Other 192,263 217,985 +25,722

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 23,844,412
Dover 4,591,820
Manchester Airport 2,873,122
East Midlands Airport 2,515,639
Eurotunnel 2,172,752

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 13,576,746 10,267,666 -3,309,080
Dover 988,067 3,603,753 +2,615,686
Manchester Airport 1,584,164 1,288,958 -295,206
East Midlands Airport 1,833,170 682,469 -1,150,701
Eurotunnel 913,478 1,259,274 +345,796
London Gatwick Airport 406,559 398,119 -8,440
Immingham Docks 287,872 208,882 -78,990
Harwich 251,367 242,457 -8,910
Ayr Harbour 474,971 0 -474,971
000 192,263 217,985 +25,722

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Fishing and aquaculture 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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
0-1m 5
1m-15m 5
54m+ 3
15m-54m 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 £
United States 4,365,379
Ireland 3,329,771
Russia 702,000
France 486,219
Netherlands 473,482

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 £
United States 4,298,463 66,916 -4,231,547
Ireland 1,540,631 1,789,140 +248,509
Russia 702,000 0 -702,000
France 486,219 0 -486,219
Netherlands 335,112 138,370 -196,742
Portugal 64,692 51,751 -12,941
Indonesia 58,489 16,613 -41,876
Norway 42,000 16,800 -25,200
Thailand 51,694 0 -51,694
Belgium 39,721 0 -39,721

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 £
Singapore 909,260
XL 478,543
Ireland 4,178
XI 2,182

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 £
Singapore 416,060 493,200 +77,140
XL 339,341 139,202 -200,139
Ireland 0 4,178 +4,178
XI 167 2,015 +1,848

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,421,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,850,856
Other 1,478,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,288

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 £
Air transport 5,220,604 200,564 -5,020,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,562,038 1,288,818 -273,220
Other 838,516 640,308 -198,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,694 4,594 -47,100

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,021,640
Holyhead 2,049,538
000 1,478,824
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 702,000
London Gatwick Airport 600,076

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,846,293 175,347 -3,670,946
Holyhead 902,038 1,147,500 +245,462
000 838,516 640,308 -198,208
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 702,000 0 -702,000
London Gatwick Airport 600,076 0 -600,076
Portsmouth 485,090 0 -485,090
Milford 130,335 115,622 -14,713
Edinburgh Airport 42,000 16,800 -25,200
Grangemouth Docks 51,694 0 -51,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,721 1,616 -38,105

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0301

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

Description: All kinds of live fish, including freshwater and saltwater species, used for food, breeding, or ornamental purposes