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 6,577,849
India 3,827,400
Argentina 3,556,703
Indonesia 3,465,677
Canada 2,710,718

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 3,157,335 3,420,514 +263,179
India 2,012,818 1,814,582 -198,236
Argentina 2,006,198 1,550,505 -455,693
Indonesia 1,885,672 1,580,005 -305,667
Canada 1,567,674 1,143,044 -424,630
Netherlands 535,875 531,763 -4,112
South Africa 396,428 334,306 -62,122
United States 421,353 272,633 -148,720
New Zealand 293,268 272,070 -21,198
Viet Nam 258,994 239,305 -19,689

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 6,858,035
India 3,849,076
Indonesia 3,707,415
Argentina 3,624,283
Canada 2,852,767

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 3,420,033 3,438,002 +17,969
India 2,030,940 1,818,136 -212,804
Indonesia 2,053,592 1,653,823 -399,769
Argentina 2,012,930 1,611,353 -401,577
Canada 1,443,357 1,409,410 -33,947
United States 884,072 361,026 -523,046
South Africa 396,428 334,306 -62,122
New Zealand 293,268 309,688 +16,420
Viet Nam 258,994 301,992 +42,998
Pakistan 329,570 83,281 -246,289

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 12
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 14 +4
Outer London - East and North East 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Outer London - South 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
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) 24,790,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,538,392
Other 849,059
Air transport 39,268

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) 13,378,346 11,412,048 -1,966,298
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 686,616 851,776 +165,160
Other 622,046 227,013 -395,033
Air transport 29,282 9,986 -19,296

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,352,032
London Gateway Port 6,615,706
Southampton 3,584,423
Immingham Docks 2,894,584
Liverpool Docks 938,542

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 5,604,609 5,747,423 +142,814
London Gateway Port 4,018,120 2,597,586 -1,420,534
Southampton 2,390,386 1,194,037 -1,196,349
Immingham Docks 1,670,820 1,223,764 -447,056
Liverpool Docks 20,309 918,233 +897,924
000 622,046 227,013 -395,033
Eurotunnel 160,525 78,485 -82,040
Dover 74,688 161,736 +87,048
Belfast Port 75,065 87,815 +12,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,401 43,704 +9,303

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
75
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Food and beverage service activities
7
Manufacture of food products
4
Fishing and aquaculture
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 15
2026-03 25
2026-02 25
2026-01 21

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 52
15m-54m 21
54m+ 12
0-1m 5
Other 2

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 149,733
India 148,372
Ireland 128,295
Thailand 104,587
Poland 101,476

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 72,049 77,684 +5,635
India 148,372 0 -148,372
Ireland 37,701 90,594 +52,893
Thailand 57,227 47,360 -9,867
Poland 97,217 4,259 -92,958
Cayman Islands 35,197 55,677 +20,480
Jordan 42,994 23,915 -19,079
Malaysia 33,055 4,114 -28,941
Italy 13,788 21,265 +7,477
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 186,739

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 155,017 31,722 -123,295

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) 660,056
Other 274,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,494
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) 435,564 224,492 -211,072
Other 175,799 98,376 -77,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,855 47,639 -1,216
Air transport 1,500 2,648 +1,148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 314,873
000 274,175
Felixstowe 167,938
London Gateway Port 112,969
Middlesbrough 55,677

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 £
Southampton 179,909 134,964 -44,945
000 175,799 98,376 -77,423
Felixstowe 158,002 9,936 -148,066
London Gateway Port 96,722 16,247 -80,475
Middlesbrough 0 55,677 +55,677
Holyhead 11,900 17,147 +5,247
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,365 0 -23,365
Eurotunnel 0 17,183 +17,183
Immingham Docks 0 9,907 +9,907
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