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 2,339,763
Ireland 1,556,430
Norway 197,252
Denmark 188,095
Iceland 112,192

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 1,061,660 1,278,103 +216,443
Ireland 672,626 883,804 +211,178
Norway 119,028 78,224 -40,804
Denmark 71,534 116,561 +45,027
Iceland 73,397 38,795 -34,602
France 40,713 4,709 -36,004
Netherlands 13,487 1,428 -12,059

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 2,339,763
Ireland 1,544,363
Norway 375,282
Iceland 127,107
United Kingdom 43,228

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 1,061,660 1,278,103 +216,443
Ireland 672,626 871,737 +199,111
Norway 185,737 189,545 +3,808
Iceland 86,884 40,223 -46,661
United Kingdom 39,724 3,504 -36,220
Denmark 4,825 5,240 +415
France 989 1,205 +216

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
Devon 1
East Central Scotland 1
Inner London - East 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
Devon 0 1 +1
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) 3,983,602
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 415,884
Road transport 42,516
Other 12,067

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) 1,794,967 2,188,635 +393,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 214,962 200,922 -14,040
Road transport 42,516 0 -42,516
Other 0 12,067 +12,067

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,137,987
Ayr Harbour 1,544,363
ZLC 311,537
Inverness 253,317
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 873,832 1,264,155 +390,323
Ayr Harbour 672,626 871,737 +199,111
ZLC 116,752 194,785 +78,033
Inverness 253,317 0 -253,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,970 0 -80,970
Grimsby 21,395 40,200 +18,805
Eurotunnel 21,041 4,709 -16,332
Hull 0 13,971 +13,971
Dover 12,512 0 -12,512
000 0 12,067 +12,067

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 8
Fishing and aquaculture 3
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
2026-04 3
2026-03 1
2026-02 1
2026-01 1
2025-12 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
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 63,836,367
Spain 243,692
Ireland 185,785
Italy 21,386
United States 9,592

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 31,290,955 32,545,412 +1,254,457
Spain 153,297 90,395 -62,902
Ireland 86,597 99,188 +12,591
Italy 17,643 3,743 -13,900
United States 9,592 0 -9,592
Norway 8,624 0 -8,624
Belgium 7,233 842 -6,391
Netherlands 0 1,229 +1,229

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 192,327
Ireland 833
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 92,796 99,531 +6,735
Ireland 334 499 +165
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) 64,089,545
Other 193,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,753
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) 31,448,766 32,640,779 +1,192,013
Other 93,830 100,030 +6,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,753 0 -21,753
Air transport 9,592 0 -9,592

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 41,350,434
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,501,964
Portsmouth 3,147,002
000 193,860
Dover 75,183

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 20,372,898 20,977,536 +604,638
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,444,656 10,057,308 +612,652
Portsmouth 1,576,078 1,570,924 -5,154
000 93,830 100,030 +6,200
Dover 73,514 1,669 -71,845
Poole 3,373 16,031 +12,658
Plymouth 0 17,311 +17,311
London Heathrow Airport 9,592 0 -9,592

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