Import/export HS code 030449: Various fish, fresh, chilled, or frozen

Fresh, chilled, or frozen fish not listed elsewhere, including a wide variety of species for diverse culinary uses

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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 £
Turkey 43,883,710
Spain 6,218,909
Sri Lanka 4,460,559
Japan 4,041,131
Seychelles 2,291,767

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 £
Turkey 19,136,749 24,746,961 +5,610,212
Spain 3,616,544 2,602,365 -1,014,179
Sri Lanka 1,637,748 2,822,811 +1,185,063
Japan 1,698,021 2,343,110 +645,089
Seychelles 1,361,627 930,140 -431,487
Netherlands 297,748 1,160,800 +863,052
Greece 657,973 608,244 -49,729
Ireland 116,463 880,849 +764,386
Iceland 379,754 570,951 +191,197
India 461,350 425,415 -35,935

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 £
Turkey 45,235,826
Spain 6,332,573
Sri Lanka 4,490,642
Japan 4,105,195
Seychelles 2,280,637

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 £
Turkey 19,501,409 25,734,417 +6,233,008
Spain 3,627,781 2,704,792 -922,989
Sri Lanka 1,641,639 2,849,003 +1,207,364
Japan 1,721,771 2,383,424 +661,653
Seychelles 1,354,056 926,581 -427,475
Greece 657,973 608,244 -49,729
Iceland 379,754 570,951 +191,197
India 461,350 425,415 -35,935
Australia 272,206 339,095 +66,889
Netherlands 132,054 289,586 +157,532

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Outer London - East and North East 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Outer London - East and North East 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Norfolk 2 1 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,221,378
Air transport 13,624,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,125,060
Other 1,021,504
Rail transport 5,233

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,330,235 26,891,143 +3,560,908
Air transport 6,006,865 7,617,758 +1,610,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 619,037 2,506,023 +1,886,986
Other 116,463 905,041 +788,578
Rail transport 5,233 0 -5,233

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 36,731,330
Eurotunnel 15,495,978
London Heathrow Airport 12,609,248
000 1,021,504
East Midlands Airport 906,205

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 13,593,346 23,137,984 +9,544,638
Eurotunnel 9,621,757 5,874,221 -3,747,536
London Heathrow Airport 5,627,927 6,981,321 +1,353,394
000 116,463 905,041 +788,578
East Midlands Airport 343,199 563,006 +219,807
Dover / Eurotunnel 167,721 216,111 +48,390
Dover 284,544 72,212 -212,332
Harwich 281,816 0 -281,816
London Gatwick Airport 32,914 65,800 +32,886
Southampton 0 47,236 +47,236

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 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 22
2026-03 23
2026-02 27
2026-01 24
2025-12 26

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 18
0-1m 13
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
Other 5

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 £
France 8,159,821
Netherlands 4,160,527
United Arab Emirates 1,188,205
Switzerland 1,053,145
Ireland 166,942

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 £
France 3,149,821 5,010,000 +1,860,179
Netherlands 2,403,060 1,757,467 -645,593
United Arab Emirates 416,761 771,444 +354,683
Switzerland 488,637 564,508 +75,871
Ireland 73,312 93,630 +20,318
Italy 33,330 133,228 +99,898
Philippines 46,694 21,970 -24,724
Denmark 6,873 24,955 +18,082
Norway 20,092 0 -20,092
Saint Helena 9,929 2,679 -7,250

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 277,619

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 117,578 160,041 +42,463

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) 12,791,216
Air transport 1,527,266
Other 403,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,102

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) 5,618,241 7,172,975 +1,554,734
Air transport 579,683 947,583 +367,900
Other 169,199 234,728 +65,529
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 290,277 28,825 -261,452

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 7,833,255
Tyne 3,924,361
London Heathrow Airport 1,527,266
Dover / Eurotunnel 928,326
000 403,927

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 £
Eurotunnel 3,018,436 4,814,819 +1,796,383
Tyne 2,383,837 1,540,524 -843,313
London Heathrow Airport 579,683 947,583 +367,900
Dover / Eurotunnel 355,144 573,182 +218,038
000 169,199 234,728 +65,529
Hull 19,657 201,180 +181,523
Immingham Docks 36,460 43,397 +6,937
Southampton 49,917 21,970 -27,947
Dover 44,035 0 -44,035
London Gateway Port 1,032 4,176 +3,144

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 030449

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

Description: Fresh, chilled, or frozen fish not listed elsewhere, including a wide variety of species for diverse culinary uses