Import/export HS code 03038990: Various fish, frozen

Frozen fish not specified elsewhere

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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 £
China 5,349,776
India 3,457,306
Argentina 3,432,903
Indonesia 3,158,642
Canada 2,726,311

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 £
China 3,188,901 2,160,875 -1,028,026
India 2,302,665 1,154,641 -1,148,024
Argentina 2,028,365 1,404,538 -623,827
Indonesia 2,060,075 1,098,567 -961,508
Canada 1,814,135 912,176 -901,959
Netherlands 499,332 325,678 -173,654
United States 424,313 254,817 -169,496
South Africa 357,621 284,392 -73,229
Viet Nam 322,788 210,355 -112,433
New Zealand 120,888 377,810 +256,922

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 £
China 5,685,277
India 3,489,973
Argentina 3,482,801
Indonesia 3,368,404
Canada 2,738,708

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 £
China 3,392,919 2,292,358 -1,100,561
India 2,341,002 1,148,971 -1,192,031
Argentina 2,078,263 1,404,538 -673,725
Indonesia 2,189,122 1,179,282 -1,009,840
Canada 1,695,632 1,043,076 -652,556
United States 897,931 305,445 -592,486
South Africa 357,621 284,392 -73,229
New Zealand 120,888 415,428 +294,540
Viet Nam 279,622 210,355 -69,267
Pakistan 339,430 77,114 -262,316

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - East and North East 10
Outer London - West and North West 8
Outer London - South 7
Greater Manchester 5

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
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Outer London - East and North East 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Outer London - South 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Essex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +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) 22,549,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,165,147
Other 819,057
Air transport 54,777

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) 13,833,799 8,716,196 -5,117,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 574,795 590,352 +15,557
Other 618,973 200,084 -418,889
Air transport 46,791 7,986 -38,805

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,605,358
London Gateway Port 6,414,997
Southampton 3,505,691
Immingham Docks 2,792,564
000 819,057

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 £
Felixstowe 5,811,944 3,793,414 -2,018,530
London Gateway Port 4,245,635 2,169,362 -2,076,273
Southampton 2,186,159 1,319,532 -866,627
Immingham Docks 1,630,700 1,161,864 -468,836
000 618,973 200,084 -418,889
Liverpool Docks 234,776 470,112 +235,336
Eurotunnel 142,945 83,262 -59,683
Dover 62,445 97,200 +34,755
Belfast Port 75,065 44,339 -30,726
London Heathrow Airport 46,791 7,986 -38,805

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Food and beverage service activities 7
Manufacture of food products 5
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 18
2025-10 19
2025-09 24
2025-08 25

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 49
15m-54m 23
54m+ 11
0-1m 6
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 £
Poland 154,738
India 148,372
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 142,760
Ireland 113,639
Thailand 106,715

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 £
Poland 137,512 17,226 -120,286
India 148,372 0 -148,372
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 74,692 68,068 -6,624
Ireland 52,233 61,406 +9,173
Thailand 78,521 28,194 -50,327
Cayman Islands 39,759 37,833 -1,926
Jordan 28,160 31,081 +2,921
Germany 54,777 2,807 -51,970
Malaysia 42,685 2,138 -40,547
Philippines 28,253 0 -28,253

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 259,012

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 228,458 30,554 -197,904

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) 635,655
Other 322,123
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 101,276
Air transport 4,148

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) 460,125 175,530 -284,595
Other 251,496 70,627 -180,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,089 36,187 -28,902
Air transport 0 4,148 +4,148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 322,123
Southampton 313,116
Felixstowe 164,715
London Gateway Port 132,212
Holyhead 38,756

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 £
000 251,496 70,627 -180,869
Southampton 210,944 102,172 -108,772
Felixstowe 161,262 3,453 -157,809
London Gateway Port 86,988 45,224 -41,764
Holyhead 20,788 17,968 -2,820
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,323 0 -27,323
Middlesbrough 0 24,681 +24,681
Immingham Docks 0 9,907 +9,907
Liverpool Docks 6,713 2,573 -4,140
Dover 8,189 0 -8,189

Quick facts

HS code: 03038990

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

Description: Frozen fish not specified elsewhere