Import/export HS code 030259: Various fish, fresh or chilled

Other fish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Faroe Islands 680,119
Iceland 125,588
Ireland 65,719
France 30,901
Netherlands 21,489

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 £
Faroe Islands 425,904 254,215 -171,689
Iceland 24,617 100,971 +76,354
Ireland 37,852 27,867 -9,985
France 7,346 23,555 +16,209
Netherlands 3,933 17,556 +13,623
Denmark 0 10,072 +10,072
Norway 0 5,681 +5,681

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 £
Faroe Islands 680,119
Iceland 143,144
United Kingdom 30,901
Norway 15,753
Netherlands 3,933

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 £
Faroe Islands 425,904 254,215 -171,689
Iceland 24,617 118,527 +93,910
United Kingdom 7,346 23,555 +16,209
Norway 0 15,753 +15,753
Netherlands 3,933 0 -3,933
Ireland 0 924 +924

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 3

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 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 777,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,830
Other 64,795

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) 435,904 342,040 -93,864
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,896 70,934 +45,038
Other 37,852 26,943 -10,909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 781,622
000 64,795
Eurotunnel 36,132
Grimsby 31,381
ZLC 14,455

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 413,905 367,717 -46,188
000 37,852 26,943 -10,909
Eurotunnel 11,279 24,853 +13,574
Grimsby 26,356 5,025 -21,331
ZLC 0 14,455 +14,455
Inverness 10,260 0 -10,260
Ayr Harbour 0 924 +924

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Fishing and aquaculture
2
Wholesale 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 1
2025-06 1
2025-04 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 2
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 29,910,616
Spain 3,368,061
Ireland 1,118,844
Antigua and Barbuda 8,250
Norway 5,949

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 16,115,314 13,795,302 -2,320,012
Spain 1,982,121 1,385,940 -596,181
Ireland 487,037 631,807 +144,770
Antigua and Barbuda 0 8,250 +8,250
Norway 5,949 0 -5,949
Netherlands 1,755 0 -1,755
Faroe Islands 1,360 0 -1,360
Belgium 228 998 +770

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 1,091,794
Poland 28,140
France 136

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 468,466 623,328 +154,862
Poland 18,663 9,477 -9,186
France 136 0 -136

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) 33,156,861
Other 1,120,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,130

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) 17,975,619 15,181,242 -2,794,377
Other 487,265 632,805 +145,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,880 8,250 -122,630

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 17,012,724
Eurotunnel 8,101,099
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,350,611
000 1,120,070
Poole 694,289

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 9,753,763 7,258,961 -2,494,802
Eurotunnel 5,064,820 3,036,279 -2,028,541
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,954,004 4,396,607 +1,442,603
000 487,265 632,805 +145,540
Poole 262,014 432,275 +170,261
Plymouth 13,207 65,370 +52,163
Dover 33,018 0 -33,018
499 22,558 0 -22,558
Tyne 1,755 0 -1,755
Immingham Docks 1,360 0 -1,360

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030259

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

Description: Other fish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled