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

Other fish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 680,469
Ireland 62,712
Iceland 60,461
France 30,265
Netherlands 3,933

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 203,862 476,607 +272,745
Ireland 35,398 27,314 -8,084
Iceland 30,386 30,075 -311
France 4,360 25,905 +21,545
Netherlands 3,933 0 -3,933
Denmark 0 3,678 +3,678
Norway 1,005 0 -1,005

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 680,469
Iceland 60,461
United Kingdom 30,265
Norway 4,683
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 203,862 476,607 +272,745
Iceland 30,386 30,075 -311
United Kingdom 4,360 25,905 +21,545
Norway 1,005 3,678 +2,673
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 2
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 1 2 +1
North Eastern Scotland 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 727,237
Other 61,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,498

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) 234,248 492,989 +258,741
Other 35,398 26,390 -9,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,298 44,200 +34,902

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 666,025
000 61,788
Inverness 48,549
Eurotunnel 29,838
Grimsby 26,356

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 185,699 480,326 +294,627
000 35,398 26,390 -9,008
Inverness 48,549 0 -48,549
Eurotunnel 3,933 25,905 +21,972
Grimsby 0 26,356 +26,356
Portsmouth 4,360 0 -4,360
ZLC 0 3,678 +3,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,005 0 -1,005
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
2025-06 1
2025-04 1
2024-06 1
2024-05 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 2
0-1m 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 29,889,902
Spain 3,456,907
Ireland 955,479
Norway 5,949
Netherlands 1,755

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 16,421,261 13,468,641 -2,952,620
Spain 1,810,066 1,646,841 -163,225
Ireland 488,221 467,258 -20,963
Norway 0 5,949 +5,949
Netherlands 1,755 0 -1,755
Faroe Islands 1,360 0 -1,360
Belgium 150 1,161 +1,011

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 926,197
Poland 30,457
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 468,592 457,605 -10,987
Poland 19,643 10,814 -8,829
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) 32,900,299
Other 956,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 455,574

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) 17,778,868 15,121,431 -2,657,437
Other 488,371 468,419 -19,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 455,574 0 -455,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 17,763,790
Eurotunnel 8,486,977
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,620,529
000 956,790
Poole 386,760

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 10,204,275 7,559,515 -2,644,760
Eurotunnel 4,879,978 3,606,999 -1,272,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,043,736 3,576,793 +533,057
000 488,371 468,419 -19,952
Poole 60,085 326,675 +266,590
Dover 7,870 33,018 +25,148
Plymouth 14,909 16,347 +1,438
499 20,474 2,084 -18,390
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