Import/export HS code 030471: Cod fish

Fish of the species Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, and Gadus macrocephalus

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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 £
Iceland 279,904,456
China 274,072,213
Norway 69,544,239
Netherlands 67,386,189
Faroe Islands 66,071,385

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 £
Iceland 123,624,255 156,280,201 +32,655,946
China 126,022,736 148,049,477 +22,026,741
Norway 40,864,903 28,679,336 -12,185,567
Netherlands 36,311,849 31,074,340 -5,237,509
Faroe Islands 32,763,772 33,307,613 +543,841
Viet Nam 10,261,823 11,678,308 +1,416,485
Poland 7,552,344 13,228,689 +5,676,345
Denmark 9,421,888 9,605,755 +183,867
Canada 6,248,575 11,201,297 +4,952,722
France 7,982,760 4,683,539 -3,299,221

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 277,344,820
Iceland 270,590,616
Faroe Islands 65,904,199
Russia 50,313,588
Greenland 42,254,888

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 128,464,159 148,880,661 +20,416,502
Iceland 119,653,116 150,937,500 +31,284,384
Faroe Islands 31,229,165 34,675,034 +3,445,869
Russia 26,208,882 24,104,706 -2,104,176
Greenland 21,068,893 21,185,995 +117,102
Germany 24,282,223 15,024,189 -9,258,034
Norway 20,335,593 14,710,702 -5,624,891
Poland 8,054,587 14,517,082 +6,462,495
Viet Nam 10,514,320 11,742,825 +1,228,505
Canada 6,041,888 11,370,071 +5,328,183

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 14
Inner London - East 8
Lancashire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 7 6 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0
North Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0

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) 744,301,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,510,114
Other 63,220,629
Road transport 11,525,553
Air transport 128,735

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) 339,078,064 405,222,963 +66,144,899
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,231,822 40,278,292 +14,046,470
Other 47,664,006 15,556,623 -32,107,383
Road transport 0 11,525,553 +11,525,553
Air transport 0 128,735 +128,735

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 524,454,830
Felixstowe 109,448,710
Grimsby 65,228,426
000 63,220,629
499 26,260,256

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 257,749,383 266,705,447 +8,956,064
Felixstowe 34,763,216 74,685,494 +39,922,278
Grimsby 32,432,867 32,795,559 +362,692
000 47,664,006 15,556,623 -32,107,383
499 0 26,260,256 +26,260,256
Southampton 12,131,012 12,280,942 +149,930
Hull 7,899,518 7,928,309 +28,791
Grangemouth Docks 948,604 14,659,920 +13,711,316
Dover 4,334,274 5,582,267 +1,247,993
Portsmouth 4,146,618 3,858,429 -288,189

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 41
Manufacture of food products 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Fishing and aquaculture 4
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 24
2026-02 26
2026-01 16
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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 11
Other 6
0-1m 4

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 £
Ireland 2,604,420
Poland 1,894,442
Spain 1,149,743
Japan 764,774
Netherlands 632,928

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 £
Ireland 1,145,991 1,458,429 +312,438
Poland 318,839 1,575,603 +1,256,764
Spain 280,166 869,577 +589,411
Japan 764,774 0 -764,774
Netherlands 217,424 415,504 +198,080
China 249,102 78,089 -171,013
Norway 317,343 0 -317,343
Germany 111,312 78,870 -32,442
Cyprus 0 183,928 +183,928
Iceland 95,143 74,878 -20,265

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 £
China 256,116
XI 66,051
Iceland 64,534
Ireland 53,995
Belgium 28,485

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 £
China 120,978 135,138 +14,160
XI 14,177 51,874 +37,697
Iceland 11,265 53,269 +42,004
Ireland 41,992 12,003 -29,989
Belgium 28,485 0 -28,485
Spain 4,921 6,069 +1,148
Turkey 9,524 1,451 -8,073
Italy 7,540 0 -7,540
Netherlands 6,557 300 -6,257
Poland 6,737 0 -6,737

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) 4,656,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,138,619
Other 1,868,830

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) 1,200,842 3,455,863 +2,255,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,696,320 442,299 -1,254,021
Other 883,504 985,326 +101,822

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,482,503
000 1,868,830
Felixstowe 879,625
Immingham Docks 876,436
Holyhead 614,870

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 590,064 1,892,439 +1,302,375
000 883,504 985,326 +101,822
Felixstowe 745,995 133,630 -612,365
Immingham Docks 307,184 569,252 +262,068
Holyhead 154,244 460,626 +306,382
Eurotunnel 0 407,701 +407,701
Grimsby 317,343 0 -317,343
Portsmouth 139,367 173,384 +34,017
Southampton 294,809 14,663 -280,146
London Gateway Port 63,263 219,128 +155,865

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030471

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

Description: Fish of the species Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, and Gadus macrocephalus