Import/export HS code 03038965: Monkfish, frozen

Frozen monkfish (Lophius spp.)

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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 £
South Africa 73,304
Germany 52,023
Faroe Islands 32,067
Ireland 15,807
Portugal 9,139

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 £
South Africa 0 73,304 +73,304
Germany 34,777 17,246 -17,531
Faroe Islands 24,470 7,597 -16,873
Ireland 7,243 8,564 +1,321
Portugal 3,194 5,945 +2,751
Netherlands 2,634 3,404 +770
China 1,877 0 -1,877
Norway 0 1,545 +1,545

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 £
South Africa 73,304
Faroe Islands 32,067
Portugal 9,139
China 1,877
Norway 1,545

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 £
South Africa 0 73,304 +73,304
Faroe Islands 24,470 7,597 -16,873
Portugal 3,194 5,945 +2,751
China 1,877 0 -1,877
Norway 0 1,545 +1,545

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 0 1 +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) 108,793
Other 73,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,139

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) 26,347 82,446 +56,099
Other 44,654 29,214 -15,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,194 5,945 +2,751

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 105,371
000 73,868
Eurotunnel 9,139
Southampton 1,877
Grimsby 1,545

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 24,470 80,901 +56,431
000 44,654 29,214 -15,440
Eurotunnel 3,194 5,945 +2,751
Southampton 1,877 0 -1,877
Grimsby 0 1,545 +1,545

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1
Wholesale 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
2025-05 2

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Company Months traded
UNIQUE SEAFOOD LIMITED 1
VARINA LIMITED 1

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
15m-54m 1
1m-15m 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 £
Spain 7,963,053
France 3,357,484
Cyprus 31,934
Germany 24,272
Italy 11,536

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 £
Spain 4,186,982 3,776,071 -410,911
France 1,629,587 1,727,897 +98,310
Cyprus 16,740 15,194 -1,546
Germany 24,272 0 -24,272
Italy 0 11,536 +11,536
Netherlands 0 10,460 +10,460
Croatia 0 8,265 +8,265
Barbados 7,888 0 -7,888

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) 10,719,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 687,916
Air transport 7,888

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) 5,184,859 5,534,229 +349,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 672,722 15,194 -657,528
Air transport 7,888 0 -7,888

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 6,445,826
Plymouth 2,430,129
Eurotunnel 2,224,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 232,897
Dover 31,368

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 £
Portsmouth 3,459,597 2,986,229 -473,368
Plymouth 1,496,350 933,779 -562,571
Eurotunnel 693,300 1,531,090 +837,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,226 72,671 -87,555
Dover 31,368 0 -31,368
Grangemouth Docks 16,740 10,416 -6,324
Tyne 0 10,460 +10,460
London Heathrow Airport 7,888 0 -7,888
Felixstowe 0 4,778 +4,778

Quick facts

HS code: 03038965

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

Description: Frozen monkfish (Lophius spp.)