Import/export HS code 030351: Herring, frozen

Frozen herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

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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 £
Norway 934,667
Netherlands 466,918
Ireland 393,912
Latvia 86,539
France 55,653

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 £
Norway 385,162 549,505 +164,343
Netherlands 237,897 229,021 -8,876
Ireland 261,918 131,994 -129,924
Latvia 86,539 0 -86,539
France 53,512 2,141 -51,371
Germany 0 51,396 +51,396
Iceland 0 37,240 +37,240
Belgium 0 23,208 +23,208
Greece 3,841 0 -3,841
Poland 0 3,657 +3,657

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 £
Norway 935,154
Netherlands 323,126
Ireland 217,208
Latvia 129,555
Denmark 117,163

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 £
Norway 385,649 549,505 +163,856
Netherlands 174,319 148,807 -25,512
Ireland 102,714 114,494 +11,780
Latvia 129,555 0 -129,555
Denmark 63,578 53,585 -9,993
Iceland 0 37,240 +37,240
United Kingdom 3,206 25,349 +22,143
Germany 0 25,929 +25,929
Poland 2,597 3,657 +1,060
France 4,206 0 -4,206

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Outer London - South 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
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
West Central 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) 1,387,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 441,377
Other 228,800

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) 605,041 782,808 +177,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,624 176,753 -87,871
Other 159,204 69,596 -89,608

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grimsby 915,627
Immingham Docks 286,109
000 228,800
Eurotunnel 189,665
Ayr Harbour 108,764

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 £
Grimsby 366,122 549,505 +183,383
Immingham Docks 151,879 134,230 -17,649
000 159,204 69,596 -89,608
Eurotunnel 143,111 46,554 -96,557
Ayr Harbour 68,000 40,764 -27,236
Dover 64,359 36,096 -28,263
Holyhead 17,199 73,730 +56,531
Tyne 22,440 25,467 +3,027
Hull 15,834 26,350 +10,516
Grangemouth Docks 3,206 23,208 +20,002

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
5
Manufacture of food products
1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
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 2
2026-04 1
2026-03 3
2026-01 1
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
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 2
54m+ 1
Other 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 £
Netherlands 9,651,717
Croatia 2,382,606
Nigeria 2,040,186
Egypt 1,904,261
Germany 993,994

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 £
Netherlands 4,639,720 5,011,997 +372,277
Croatia 1,824,480 558,126 -1,266,354
Nigeria 0 2,040,186 +2,040,186
Egypt 1,666,786 237,475 -1,429,311
Germany 445,981 548,013 +102,032
Ireland 245,875 363,127 +117,252
Belgium 334,190 269,620 -64,570
Spain 130,805 390,185 +259,380
United Arab Emirates 214,167 0 -214,167
Ukraine 88,956 81,938 -7,018

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 5,553,990
Netherlands 42,384
Italy 13,200

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 2,958,740 2,595,250 -363,490
Netherlands 0 42,384 +42,384
Italy 0 13,200 +13,200

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,622,611
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,676,281
Other 5,609,574

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,059,191 4,563,420 +504,229
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,895,241 2,781,040 -114,201
Other 2,958,740 2,650,834 -307,906

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,609,574
Tyne 5,032,132
Grangemouth Docks 4,649,138
Peterhead 1,711,138
Lerwick 1,588,003

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 £
000 2,958,740 2,650,834 -307,906
Tyne 2,564,501 2,467,631 -96,870
Grangemouth Docks 2,192,834 2,456,304 +263,470
Peterhead 254,203 1,456,935 +1,202,732
Lerwick 1,483,644 104,359 -1,379,285
Felixstowe 8,755 478,698 +469,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,207 136,753 -2,454
Dover 48,110 96,946 +48,836
Belfast Port 86,309 0 -86,309
London Gateway Port 77,948 0 -77,948

Quick facts

HS code: 030351

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

Description: Frozen herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)