Import/export HS code 030481: Pacific and Atlantic salmon

Fish of the species Oncorhynchus spp. and Salmo salar, used for food

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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 £
Norway 62,500,746
China 25,090,093
Canada 21,753,679
Poland 7,997,512
Ireland 6,107,729

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 £
Norway 31,787,854 30,712,892 -1,074,962
China 13,015,818 12,074,275 -941,543
Canada 10,149,686 11,603,993 +1,454,307
Poland 4,313,150 3,684,362 -628,788
Ireland 2,214,477 3,893,252 +1,678,775
United States 1,625,534 1,949,523 +323,989
Chile 3,381,478 166,420 -3,215,058
Sweden 2,155,030 1,070,690 -1,084,340
Netherlands 991,039 1,282,337 +291,298
Faroe Islands 1,016,754 958,013 -58,741

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 £
Norway 70,641,463
United States 25,312,550
China 25,272,859
Poland 7,825,393
Chile 4,330,663

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 £
Norway 35,435,261 35,206,202 -229,059
United States 11,659,834 13,652,716 +1,992,882
China 12,871,899 12,400,960 -470,939
Poland 4,149,604 3,675,789 -473,815
Chile 4,054,312 276,351 -3,777,961
Viet Nam 2,022,794 16,174 -2,006,620
Faroe Islands 1,016,754 958,013 -58,741
Sweden 1,009,787 867,746 -142,041
Ireland 774,760 728,936 -45,824
Denmark 429,682 199,699 -229,983

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 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Lancashire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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) 96,650,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,740,365
Other 508,198
Road transport 65,306
Air transport 29,711

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) 54,160,583 42,490,138 -11,670,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,815,435 25,924,930 +6,109,495
Other 269,748 238,450 -31,298
Road transport 65,306 0 -65,306
Air transport 9,043 20,668 +11,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,707,960
Southampton 24,123,427
Felixstowe 21,766,162
Hull 13,321,761
Grimsby 9,373,673

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 22,111,690 24,596,270 +2,484,580
Southampton 10,341,548 13,781,879 +3,440,331
Felixstowe 13,912,293 7,853,869 -6,058,424
Hull 7,834,528 5,487,233 -2,347,295
Grimsby 4,922,275 4,451,398 -470,877
London 4,260,376 2,530,424 -1,729,952
Holyhead 1,876,156 3,671,643 +1,795,487
Eurotunnel 1,780,110 2,179,985 +399,875
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,916,325 734,568 -2,181,757
Dover 2,324,633 1,137,518 -1,187,115

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 29
Manufacture of food products 16
Food and beverage service activities 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 14
2025-09 18
2025-08 14

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+ 19
15m-54m 12
1m-15m 10
Other 5
0-1m 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 £
France 2,710,096
Ireland 1,636,868
Netherlands 740,610
Philippines 713,553
Norway 545,566

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 1,466,102 1,243,994 -222,108
Ireland 882,172 754,696 -127,476
Netherlands 458,361 282,249 -176,112
Philippines 237,159 476,394 +239,235
Norway 532,196 13,370 -518,826
Denmark 454,792 80,575 -374,217
United States 183,467 207,779 +24,312
Latvia 279,342 32,335 -247,007
Poland 68,424 185,046 +116,622
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 130,349 90,397 -39,952

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 £
Ireland 9,853
XI 2,801
China 915
Iceland 388

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 £
Ireland 6,341 3,512 -2,829
XI 818 1,983 +1,165
China 915 0 -915
Iceland 88 300 +212

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) 6,728,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,243,846
Air transport 182,380
Other 111,840

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) 3,828,864 2,899,378 -929,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,369,549 874,297 -495,252
Air transport 12,503 169,877 +157,374
Other 39,824 72,016 +32,192

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,946,866
Liverpool Docks 1,534,693
Eurotunnel 1,214,519
Southampton 1,168,192
Immingham Docks 1,076,835

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 1,684,480 1,262,386 -422,094
Liverpool Docks 865,838 668,855 -196,983
Eurotunnel 558,679 655,840 +97,161
Southampton 502,122 666,070 +163,948
Immingham Docks 949,074 127,761 -821,313
Dover 338,462 200,104 -138,358
London Gateway Port 161,419 113,900 -47,519
London Heathrow Airport 12,503 169,877 +157,374
000 39,824 72,016 +32,192
Felixstowe 65,096 34,683 -30,413

Quick facts

HS code: 030481

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

Description: Fish of the species Oncorhynchus spp. and Salmo salar, used for food