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 848,694
Spain 654,968
Ireland 367,899
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 534,937 313,757 -221,180
Spain 11,063 643,905 +632,842
Ireland 64,090 303,809 +239,719
France 27,807 99,507 +71,700
Norway 38,368 14,674 -23,694
Iceland 5,740 17,629 +11,889
Netherlands 883 6,258 +5,375
Faroe Islands 1,436 0 -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 880,153
Norway 78,824
Spain 74,923
Ireland 74,764
France 62,531

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 506,441 373,712 -132,729
Norway 63,684 15,140 -48,544
Spain 11,946 62,977 +51,031
Ireland 17,550 57,214 +39,664
France 23,445 39,086 +15,641
Iceland 5,740 18,702 +12,962
United Kingdom 6,042 0 -6,042
Netherlands 1,500 2,824 +1,324
Faroe Islands 1,436 0 -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) 1,133,575
Other 876,424
Road transport 39,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,946

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) 586,482 547,093 -39,389
Other 46,540 829,884 +783,344
Road transport 39,918 0 -39,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,384 22,562 +11,178

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 876,424
ZLC 595,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 314,517
Eurotunnel 192,605
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 46,540 829,884 +783,344
ZLC 264,058 331,255 +67,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 310,280 4,237 -306,043
Eurotunnel 34,358 158,247 +123,889
Milford 13,342 28,281 +14,939
Immingham Docks 7,176 18,702 +11,526
Holyhead 0 24,000 +24,000
Ayr Harbour 4,208 4,933 +725
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
2026-05 4
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2025-12 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
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 5,581,174
France 4,638,614
Ireland 165,682
Belgium 1,608

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 2,922,020 2,659,154 -262,866
France 2,405,756 2,232,858 -172,898
Ireland 83,017 82,665 -352
Belgium 1,608 0 -1,608

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 165,913
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 83,248 82,665 -583
France 1,263 0 -1,263
Ireland 114 0 -114

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) 10,216,421
Other 167,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,367

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) 5,324,409 4,892,012 -432,397
Other 84,625 82,665 -1,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,367 0 -3,367

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 8,195,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,296,245
Eurotunnel 659,520
000 167,290
499 47,721

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 4,148,348 4,047,611 -100,737
Dover / Eurotunnel 629,972 666,273 +36,301
Eurotunnel 498,255 161,265 -336,990
000 84,625 82,665 -1,960
499 47,721 0 -47,721
Plymouth 1,383 10,820 +9,437
Poole 2,097 6,043 +3,946

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