Import/export HS code 030254: Hake, fresh or chilled

Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.), 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 £
Denmark 898,474
Spain 637,457
Ireland 394,060
France 127,314
Norway 53,042

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 £
Denmark 515,878 382,596 -133,282
Spain 11,063 626,394 +615,331
Ireland 65,636 328,424 +262,788
France 27,807 99,507 +71,700
Norway 22,048 30,994 +8,946
Iceland 0 23,369 +23,369
Netherlands 883 5,056 +4,173
Faroe Islands 0 1,436 +1,436

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 £
Denmark 922,180
Norway 86,577
Ireland 78,039
France 62,531
Spain 57,412

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 £
Denmark 471,513 450,667 -20,846
Norway 66,413 20,164 -46,249
Ireland 4,392 73,647 +69,255
France 23,445 39,086 +15,641
Spain 11,946 45,466 +33,520
Iceland 0 24,442 +24,442
United Kingdom 4,362 1,680 -2,682
Netherlands 0 4,324 +4,324
Faroe Islands 0 1,436 +1,436

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1
East Central Scotland 1
North Eastern Scotland 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
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) 1,165,844
Other 898,108
Road transport 39,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,221

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) 537,761 628,083 +90,322
Other 61,244 836,864 +775,620
Road transport 39,918 0 -39,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,392 32,829 +28,437

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 898,108
ZLC 534,512
Dover / Eurotunnel 425,098
Eurotunnel 175,094
Milford 41,623

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 £
000 61,244 836,864 +775,620
ZLC 118,098 416,414 +298,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 420,861 4,237 -416,624
Eurotunnel 34,358 140,736 +106,378
Milford 0 41,623 +41,623
Immingham Docks 0 25,878 +25,878
Holyhead 0 24,000 +24,000
Ayr Harbour 4,392 8,024 +3,632
Dover 4,362 0 -4,362

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 6
Fishing and aquaculture 2
Manufacture of food products 1
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
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2025-12 2
2025-11 1

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
15m-54m 3

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 £
Spain 6,406,750
France 4,835,181
Ireland 168,756
Belgium 1,608
United States 1,230

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 £
Spain 3,242,200 3,164,550 -77,650
France 2,441,486 2,393,695 -47,791
Ireland 77,019 91,737 +14,718
Belgium 1,579 29 -1,550
United States 1,230 0 -1,230

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 £
XI 168,987
France 1,263
Ireland 114

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 £
XI 77,278 91,709 +14,431
France 1,263 0 -1,263
Ireland 57 57 +0

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) 11,122,138
Other 170,364
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,793
Air transport 1,230

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) 5,563,893 5,558,245 -5,648
Other 78,598 91,766 +13,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,793 0 -119,793
Air transport 1,230 0 -1,230

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 9,242,157
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,282,094
Eurotunnel 635,338
000 170,364
499 58,797

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 £
Portsmouth 4,588,633 4,653,524 +64,891
Dover / Eurotunnel 579,867 702,227 +122,360
Eurotunnel 446,799 188,539 -258,260
000 78,598 91,766 +13,168
499 58,797 0 -58,797
Plymouth 1,383 8,568 +7,185
Dover 8,207 0 -8,207
Poole 0 5,387 +5,387
London Heathrow Airport 1,230 0 -1,230

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030254

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

Description: Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.), fresh or chilled