Import/export HS code 030244: Mackerel, fresh or chilled

Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), fresh or chilled

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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 £
Ireland 880,701
France 833,861
Netherlands 134,493
Spain 107,243
Norway 24,299

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 £
Ireland 540,139 340,562 -199,577
France 447,727 386,134 -61,593
Netherlands 134,493 0 -134,493
Spain 45,703 61,540 +15,837
Norway 16,041 8,258 -7,783
Denmark 0 12,514 +12,514

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 £
France 960,464
Ireland 162,715
Spain 103,553
Norway 36,813
Netherlands 25,419

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 £
France 574,330 386,134 -188,196
Ireland 45,590 117,125 +71,535
Spain 42,013 61,540 +19,527
Norway 16,041 20,772 +4,731
Netherlands 25,419 0 -25,419
United Kingdom 7,652 0 -7,652

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 3
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
North Eastern Scotland 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
North Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,276,205
Other 696,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,411

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 690,634 585,571 -105,063
Other 473,058 223,437 -249,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,411 0 -20,411

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 1,001,624
000 696,495
Holyhead 142,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,467
Belfast Port 21,491

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 £
Eurotunnel 587,552 414,072 -173,480
000 473,058 223,437 -249,621
Holyhead 25,179 117,125 +91,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 53,865 33,602 -20,263
Belfast Port 21,491 0 -21,491
ZLC 0 20,772 +20,772
Ayr Harbour 20,411 0 -20,411
Dover 2,547 0 -2,547

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 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-06 2
2025-05 3
2025-04 5
2025-03 4
2024-12 2

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 5
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 £
France 8,149,929
Denmark 2,801,623
Ireland 1,885,916
Netherlands 268,860
China 38,565

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 3,556,073 4,593,856 +1,037,783
Denmark 2,801,623 0 -2,801,623
Ireland 1,884,959 957 -1,884,002
Netherlands 268,860 0 -268,860
China 38,565 0 -38,565
Belgium 15,568 2,082 -13,486
Italy 0 1,574 +1,574

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 £
Nicaragua 4,325,831
XI 335,629

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 £
Nicaragua 4,325,831 0 -4,325,831
XI 335,189 440 -334,749

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) 8,212,640
Other 4,661,977
Rail transport 250,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,565

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) 3,768,974 4,443,666 +674,692
Other 4,661,020 957 -4,660,063
Rail transport 97,089 153,846 +56,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,565 0 -38,565

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,661,977
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,402,051
Eurotunnel 2,763,943
Portsmouth 931,135
Tyne 249,853

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 4,661,020 957 -4,660,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,772,222 2,629,829 +857,607
Eurotunnel 1,277,551 1,486,392 +208,841
Portsmouth 467,941 463,194 -4,747
Tyne 249,853 0 -249,853
Immingham Docks 98,496 0 -98,496
Felixstowe 38,565 0 -38,565
Poole 0 10,289 +10,289
Plymouth 0 6,464 +6,464
Dover 0 1,344 +1,344

Quick facts

HS code: 030244

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

Description: Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), fresh or chilled