Import/export HS code 03028950: Monkfish

Fish of the species Lophius spp., used for food

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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 1,954,803
Ireland 1,180,214
Norway 189,838
Denmark 183,805
Iceland 100,447

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 1,010,316 944,487 -65,829
Ireland 731,928 448,286 -283,642
Norway 114,353 75,485 -38,868
Denmark 68,366 115,439 +47,073
Iceland 62,378 38,069 -24,309
France 41,789 1,205 -40,584
Netherlands 26,190 1,428 -24,762

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 1,954,803
Ireland 1,176,664
Norway 365,069
Iceland 128,065
United Kingdom 39,724

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 1,010,316 944,487 -65,829
Ireland 731,330 445,334 -285,996
Norway 177,894 187,175 +9,281
Iceland 88,568 39,497 -49,071
United Kingdom 39,724 0 -39,724
Denmark 4,825 3,749 -1,076
France 2,065 1,205 -860

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
North Eastern Scotland 3
East Central Scotland 1
Inner London - East 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
North Eastern Scotland 3 0 -3
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 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) 3,219,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 414,455
Road transport 42,516
Other 3,550

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) 1,804,024 1,415,174 -388,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 209,325 205,130 -4,195
Road transport 41,373 1,143 -40,230
Other 598 2,952 +2,354

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,692,092
Ayr Harbour 1,176,664
Inverness 321,110
ZLC 299,833
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,970

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 756,379 935,713 +179,334
Ayr Harbour 731,330 445,334 -285,996
Inverness 321,110 0 -321,110
ZLC 108,909 190,924 +82,015
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,970 0 -80,970
Grimsby 21,395 34,300 +12,905
Eurotunnel 22,117 1,205 -20,912
Hull 0 13,971 +13,971
Dover 12,512 0 -12,512
000 598 2,952 +2,354

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
Fishing and aquaculture 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 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 2
54m+ 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 55,919,776
Spain 321,699
Ireland 169,007
Italy 21,386
Belgium 11,013

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 31,302,696 24,617,080 -6,685,616
Spain 207,886 113,813 -94,073
Ireland 81,566 87,441 +5,875
Italy 17,643 3,743 -13,900
Belgium 8,735 2,278 -6,457
United States 8,299 1,293 -7,006
Norway 0 8,624 +8,624

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 173,547
Nicaragua 2,106
Ireland 729
France 700

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 84,458 89,089 +4,631
Nicaragua 2,106 0 -2,106
Ireland 99 630 +531
France 700 0 -700

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) 56,169,914
Other 177,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,509
Air transport 9,592

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) 31,426,654 24,743,260 -6,683,394
Other 87,363 89,719 +2,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,509 0 -104,509
Air transport 8,299 1,293 -7,006

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 36,622,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,535,372
Portsmouth 2,886,668
Dover 192,842
000 177,082

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 £
Eurotunnel 20,515,715 16,107,111 -4,408,604
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,095,202 7,440,170 -1,655,032
Portsmouth 1,725,700 1,160,968 -564,732
Dover 191,173 1,669 -189,504
000 87,363 89,719 +2,356
Poole 3,373 16,031 +12,658
Plymouth 0 17,311 +17,311
London Heathrow Airport 8,299 1,293 -7,006

Quick facts

HS code: 03028950

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

Description: Fish of the species Lophius spp., used for food