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 £
China 272,456,004
Iceland 271,060,705
Norway 69,212,348
Faroe Islands 66,229,554
Netherlands 62,465,712

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 128,393,627 144,062,377 +15,668,750
Iceland 130,146,962 140,913,743 +10,766,781
Norway 38,973,002 30,239,346 -8,733,656
Faroe Islands 38,049,298 28,180,256 -9,869,042
Netherlands 37,699,433 24,766,279 -12,933,154
Viet Nam 10,129,602 9,944,262 -185,340
Poland 9,071,503 10,924,473 +1,852,970
Denmark 11,314,311 7,839,177 -3,475,134
Canada 6,609,492 11,007,309 +4,397,817
France 8,070,709 4,145,785 -3,924,924

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 275,314,184
Iceland 265,320,186
Faroe Islands 66,062,368
Russia 48,301,092
Germany 40,730,433

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 130,732,004 144,582,180 +13,850,176
Iceland 129,848,315 135,471,871 +5,623,556
Faroe Islands 36,514,691 29,547,677 -6,967,014
Russia 25,118,591 23,182,501 -1,936,090
Germany 25,053,179 15,677,254 -9,375,925
Greenland 18,265,080 18,970,219 +705,139
Norway 22,441,773 12,505,139 -9,936,634
Poland 9,387,309 12,478,812 +3,091,503
Viet Nam 10,514,554 10,008,779 -505,775
Canada 6,401,325 11,177,563 +4,776,238

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 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
North Eastern Scotland 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 734,913,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,109,967
Other 55,005,106
Road transport 14,637,979
Air transport 129,615

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) 350,973,364 383,940,541 +32,967,177
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,529,542 30,580,425 -4,949,117
Other 46,752,386 8,252,720 -38,499,666
Road transport 0 14,637,979 +14,637,979
Air transport 0 129,615 +129,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 509,860,204
Felixstowe 112,283,810
Grimsby 64,485,316
000 55,005,106
499 30,734,699

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 271,840,147 238,020,057 -33,820,090
Felixstowe 38,864,130 73,419,680 +34,555,550
Grimsby 30,597,326 33,887,990 +3,290,664
000 46,752,386 8,252,720 -38,499,666
499 0 30,734,699 +30,734,699
Southampton 12,969,124 11,138,383 -1,830,741
Grangemouth Docks 2,634,384 14,829,106 +12,194,722
Hull 8,791,054 7,447,112 -1,343,942
Dover 5,729,541 3,304,535 -2,425,006
Portsmouth 4,480,100 3,748,861 -731,239

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
2026-05 20
2026-04 19
2026-03 24
2026-02 26
2026-01 16

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+ 22
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 13
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 2,520,835
Poland 2,139,207
Spain 1,013,686
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 1,258,043 1,262,792 +4,749
Poland 358,800 1,780,407 +1,421,607
Spain 142,155 871,531 +729,376
Japan 764,774 0 -764,774
Netherlands 296,070 336,858 +40,788
China 177,258 59,441 -117,817
Cyprus 0 183,928 +183,928
Iceland 95,143 74,878 -20,265
France 24,840 141,400 +116,560
Germany 95,790 38,280 -57,510

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 252,986
Iceland 69,152
XI 65,295
Ireland 41,680
Turkey 10,663

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 121,546 131,440 +9,894
Iceland 22,581 46,571 +23,990
XI 16,528 48,767 +32,239
Ireland 28,207 13,473 -14,734
Turkey 9,919 744 -9,175
Spain 4,382 6,015 +1,633
Netherlands 5,093 224 -4,869
Norway 3,940 465 -3,475
Russia 3,792 0 -3,792
Indonesia 0 986 +986

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) 4,917,310
Other 1,798,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,548,910

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) 1,364,551 3,552,759 +2,188,208
Other 907,174 891,001 -16,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,122,697 426,213 -696,484

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,426,391
000 1,798,175
Immingham Docks 876,436
Felixstowe 826,036
Holyhead 605,250

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 581,387 1,845,004 +1,263,617
000 907,174 891,001 -16,173
Immingham Docks 426,420 450,016 +23,596
Felixstowe 710,076 115,960 -594,116
Holyhead 243,982 361,268 +117,286
Eurotunnel 0 525,861 +525,861
Southampton 290,028 16,113 -273,915
Dover 0 244,765 +244,765
London Gateway Port 22,453 219,262 +196,809
Portsmouth 0 173,384 +173,384

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