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 948,282
Netherlands 479,561
Ireland 445,282
Latvia 86,539
France 67,112

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 373,277 575,005 +201,728
Netherlands 242,781 236,780 -6,001
Ireland 296,089 149,193 -146,896
Latvia 64,791 21,748 -43,043
France 63,070 4,042 -59,028
Iceland 0 37,240 +37,240
Germany 0 25,929 +25,929
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 948,769
Netherlands 319,376
Ireland 268,578
Latvia 129,555
Denmark 108,089

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 371,863 576,906 +205,043
Netherlands 196,036 123,340 -72,696
Ireland 136,885 131,693 -5,192
Latvia 107,807 21,748 -86,059
Denmark 46,745 61,344 +14,599
Iceland 0 37,240 +37,240
United Kingdom 3,206 25,349 +22,143
Germany 0 25,929 +25,929
Poland 14,056 3,657 -10,399
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) 1,435,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 457,782
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) 626,756 808,308 +181,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 257,889 199,893 -57,996
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 895,988
Immingham Docks 307,826
000 228,800
Eurotunnel 180,591
Ayr Harbour 142,364

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 320,983 575,005 +254,022
Immingham Docks 173,596 134,230 -39,366
000 159,204 69,596 -89,608
Eurotunnel 102,629 77,962 -24,667
Ayr Harbour 101,600 40,764 -60,836
Dover 75,818 36,096 -39,722
Holyhead 17,770 90,929 +73,159
Hull 26,274 26,350 +76
Grangemouth Docks 26,020 23,208 -2,812
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 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
2026-04 1
2026-03 3
2026-01 1
2025-12 2
2025-11 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
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 10,173,686
Croatia 2,382,606
Nigeria 2,040,186
Egypt 1,904,261
Germany 1,011,001

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 4,710,374 5,463,312 +752,938
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 453,834 557,167 +103,333
Ireland 254,053 362,780 +108,727
Belgium 229,315 347,533 +118,218
Spain 130,805 390,185 +259,380
United Arab Emirates 214,167 0 -214,167
Ukraine 102,155 104,619 +2,464

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 5,550,966
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 2,966,918 2,584,048 -382,870
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) 8,751,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,234,235
Other 5,606,550

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) 4,188,111 4,563,420 +375,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,867,487 3,366,748 +499,261
Other 2,966,918 2,639,632 -327,286

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,606,550
Tyne 5,448,354
Grangemouth Docks 4,672,941
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 2,966,918 2,639,632 -327,286
Tyne 2,428,566 3,019,788 +591,222
Grangemouth Docks 2,216,637 2,456,304 +239,667
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 203,709 136,753 -66,956
Dover 106,374 119,627 +13,253
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)