Import/export HS code 030541: Fresh or chilled salmon

Fresh or chilled salmon, including Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube salmon

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Poland 24,017,589
Belgium 11,897,340
Canada 8,606,780
Netherlands 4,400,026
Germany 2,383,811

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 £
Poland 10,983,334 13,034,255 +2,050,921
Belgium 11,675,745 221,595 -11,454,150
Canada 4,599,526 4,007,254 -592,272
Netherlands 2,219,514 2,180,512 -39,002
Germany 1,185,483 1,198,328 +12,845
France 321,563 305,469 -16,094
Ireland 274,934 290,522 +15,588
Switzerland 175,500 175,327 -173
Norway 88,838 86,227 -2,611
Spain 51,018 97,861 +46,843

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 £
Poland 27,875,299
Norway 10,324,097
Canada 8,350,993
Netherlands 2,380,431
Germany 1,726,992

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 £
Poland 14,198,914 13,676,385 -522,529
Norway 9,828,333 495,764 -9,332,569
Canada 4,343,739 4,007,254 -336,485
Netherlands 1,116,170 1,264,261 +148,091
Germany 754,517 972,475 +217,958
Switzerland 171,076 175,327 +4,251
United States 255,787 0 -255,787
United Kingdom 84,141 81,610 -2,531
France 52,621 107,084 +54,463
Faroe Islands 32,174 41,396 +9,222

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - South 4
Inner London - East 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 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) 31,013,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,730,955
Other 1,669,943
Air transport 94,061

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) 14,495,773 16,517,533 +2,021,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,443,857 4,287,098 -12,156,759
Other 843,336 826,607 -16,729
Air transport 8,962 85,099 +76,137

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 19,165,265
Eurotunnel 9,647,953
London 8,552,930
Southampton 8,530,864
Immingham Docks 2,037,844

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 £
Harwich 7,629,688 11,535,577 +3,905,889
Eurotunnel 5,397,993 4,249,960 -1,148,033
London 8,471,417 81,513 -8,389,904
Southampton 4,604,809 3,926,055 -678,754
Immingham Docks 1,907,500 130,344 -1,777,156
000 843,336 826,607 -16,729
Middlesbrough 1,262,260 16,946 -1,245,314
Hull 619,449 471,007 -148,442
Dover 692,351 167,242 -525,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,076 67,631 -93,445

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 17
Food and beverage service activities 7
Manufacture of food products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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 14
54m+ 10
15m-54m 4
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 £
France 35,207,432
United States 10,970,041
Canada 4,784,921
Italy 2,297,076
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,030,918

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 21,485,880 13,721,552 -7,764,328
United States 5,446,818 5,523,223 +76,405
Canada 2,478,841 2,306,080 -172,761
Italy 1,532,709 764,367 -768,342
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,254,325 776,593 -477,732
Turkey 454,847 1,326,442 +871,595
Ireland 780,352 443,354 -336,998
Greece 264,628 566,856 +302,228
Denmark 129,896 237,825 +107,929
Australia 0 223,827 +223,827

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 £
Norway 36,100
XI 35,282
Ireland 8,145

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 £
Norway 22,339 13,761 -8,578
XI 19,563 15,719 -3,844
Ireland 5,795 2,350 -3,445

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) 39,154,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,013,799
Air transport 5,240,966
Other 538,281

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) 23,675,483 15,478,524 -8,196,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,854,628 8,159,171 +304,543
Air transport 2,643,256 2,597,710 -45,546
Other 377,233 161,048 -216,185

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,981,055
Grangemouth Docks 9,469,713
Eurotunnel 5,417,987
London Heathrow Airport 5,082,516
Felixstowe 3,537,915

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 19,509,363 12,471,692 -7,037,671
Grangemouth Docks 6,975,089 2,494,624 -4,480,465
Eurotunnel 2,722,464 2,695,523 -26,941
London Heathrow Airport 2,499,170 2,583,346 +84,176
Felixstowe 9,518 3,528,397 +3,518,879
Greenock 310,472 1,165,642 +855,170
Dover 1,022,260 21,000 -1,001,260
Liverpool Docks 296,480 641,380 +344,900
Southampton 412,803 129,545 -283,258
000 377,233 161,048 -216,185

Quick facts

HS code: 030541

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

Description: Fresh or chilled salmon, including Pacific, Atlantic, and Danube salmon