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 717,782
Netherlands 426,290
Ireland 402,474
Latvia 91,711
France 69,756

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 382,978 334,804 -48,174
Netherlands 226,584 199,706 -26,878
Ireland 316,481 85,993 -230,488
Latvia 48,324 43,387 -4,937
France 44,856 24,900 -19,956
Greece 0 3,841 +3,841

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 718,269
Netherlands 321,697
Ireland 243,270
Latvia 134,727
Denmark 104,593

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 379,772 338,497 -41,275
Netherlands 182,432 139,265 -43,167
Ireland 157,277 85,993 -71,284
Latvia 70,133 64,594 -5,539
Denmark 44,152 60,441 +16,289
Poland 14,056 0 -14,056
France 6,487 0 -6,487
United Kingdom 5,710 0 -5,710
Greece 0 3,841 +3,841

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 1
Greater Manchester 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Outer London - East and North East 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 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) 1,070,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 482,569
Other 159,204

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) 593,126 476,955 -116,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 266,893 215,676 -51,217
Other 159,204 0 -159,204

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grimsby 657,745
Immingham Docks 264,914
Eurotunnel 180,316
000 159,204
Ayr Harbour 121,664

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 322,941 334,804 +11,863
Immingham Docks 151,999 112,915 -39,084
Eurotunnel 78,126 102,190 +24,064
000 159,204 0 -159,204
Ayr Harbour 101,600 20,064 -81,536
Holyhead 38,162 65,929 +27,767
Dover 54,611 30,379 -24,232
Hull 34,017 26,350 -7,667
Grangemouth Docks 26,020 0 -26,020
Tyne 22,440 0 -22,440

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 4
Manufacture of food products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 1
2025-09 2
2025-07 1
2025-05 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
0-1m 1
15m-54m 1
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 10,014,280
Croatia 2,502,346
Nigeria 2,040,186
Egypt 1,787,692
Germany 939,599

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 5,114,366 4,899,914 -214,452
Croatia 1,896,901 605,445 -1,291,456
Nigeria 0 2,040,186 +2,040,186
Egypt 1,666,786 120,906 -1,545,880
Germany 484,220 455,379 -28,841
Belgium 252,907 265,149 +12,242
Ireland 239,174 250,640 +11,466
United Arab Emirates 214,167 0 -214,167
Ukraine 102,155 104,619 +2,464
France 10,046 152,061 +142,015

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 5,479,394

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 3,053,474 2,425,920 -627,554

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) 8,417,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,804,336
Other 5,479,394

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) 4,470,233 3,947,251 -522,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,993,207 2,811,129 -182,078
Other 3,053,474 2,425,920 -627,554

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,479,394
Tyne 5,243,359
Grangemouth Docks 4,236,142
Peterhead 1,678,568
Lerwick 1,526,271

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 3,053,474 2,425,920 -627,554
Tyne 2,779,190 2,464,169 -315,021
Grangemouth Docks 2,195,523 2,040,619 -154,904
Peterhead 243,816 1,434,752 +1,190,936
Lerwick 1,483,644 42,627 -1,441,017
Felixstowe 8,755 362,129 +353,374
Dover / Eurotunnel 203,709 136,753 -66,956
Dover 195,093 119,627 -75,466
Middlesbrough 90,025 53,651 -36,374
Belfast Port 86,309 0 -86,309

Quick facts

HS code: 030351

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

Description: Frozen herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)