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 28,525,706
Canada 10,110,519
Belgium 9,680,487
Netherlands 4,366,734
Germany 2,692,830

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 12,248,140 16,277,566 +4,029,426
Canada 4,380,361 5,730,158 +1,349,797
Belgium 9,509,748 170,739 -9,339,009
Netherlands 2,338,431 2,028,303 -310,128
Germany 1,383,658 1,309,172 -74,486
France 467,187 555,452 +88,265
Ireland 289,952 501,149 +211,197
Switzerland 205,234 227,720 +22,486
Norway 65,503 148,135 +82,632
Spain 53,903 103,970 +50,067

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 31,694,371
Canada 9,854,732
Norway 9,042,465
Netherlands 2,513,878
Germany 1,947,686

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 14,881,721 16,812,650 +1,930,929
Canada 4,124,574 5,730,158 +1,605,584
Norway 8,261,892 780,573 -7,481,319
Netherlands 1,171,352 1,342,526 +171,174
Germany 1,015,204 932,482 -82,722
Switzerland 200,810 227,720 +26,910
United States 255,787 0 -255,787
France 94,978 92,650 -2,328
United Kingdom 152,497 15,940 -136,557
Ireland 19,365 102,268 +82,903

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 - East and North East 3
Outer London - West and North West 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
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) 36,227,272
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,105,558
Other 1,936,087
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) 16,202,054 20,025,218 +3,823,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,074,580 6,030,978 -8,043,602
Other 862,674 1,073,413 +210,739
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 22,542,160
Eurotunnel 11,122,989
Southampton 10,034,603
London 6,886,461
000 1,936,087

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 9,346,657 13,195,503 +3,848,846
Eurotunnel 5,575,241 5,547,748 -27,493
Southampton 4,385,644 5,648,959 +1,263,315
London 6,809,184 77,277 -6,731,907
000 862,674 1,073,413 +210,739
Immingham Docks 1,577,336 157,554 -1,419,782
Hull 605,974 560,124 -45,850
Dover 688,609 417,775 -270,834
Middlesbrough 1,054,953 0 -1,054,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,598 167,210 +146,612

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 21
Food and beverage service activities 5
Manufacture of food products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 9
2026-02 9
2026-01 4
2025-12 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
1m-15m 12
54m+ 12
15m-54m 5
Other 2
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 38,131,986
United States 11,282,271
Canada 4,756,079
Turkey 2,630,448
Italy 2,364,125

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 20,181,884 17,950,102 -2,231,782
United States 5,428,723 5,853,548 +424,825
Canada 2,586,123 2,169,956 -416,167
Turkey 633,655 1,996,793 +1,363,138
Italy 1,505,767 858,358 -647,409
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,194,522 807,768 -386,754
Ireland 685,201 736,316 +51,115
Greece 346,654 643,261 +296,607
Denmark 147,663 244,388 +96,725
Barbados 96,180 154,130 +57,950

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 48,463
XI 36,822
Ireland 8,095

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 20,793 27,670 +6,877
XI 18,625 18,197 -428
Ireland 5,524 2,571 -2,953

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) 42,222,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,324,005
Air transport 6,186,058
Other 794,187

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) 22,364,197 19,857,980 -2,506,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,000,787 8,323,218 +322,431
Air transport 2,720,008 3,466,050 +746,042
Other 335,589 458,598 +123,009

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,315,177
Grangemouth Docks 8,300,387
Eurotunnel 6,737,702
London Heathrow Airport 6,022,087
Felixstowe 5,005,425

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 18,362,274 15,952,903 -2,409,371
Grangemouth Docks 6,229,711 2,070,676 -4,159,035
Eurotunnel 3,133,210 3,604,492 +471,282
London Heathrow Airport 2,596,985 3,425,102 +828,117
Felixstowe 9,518 4,995,907 +4,986,389
Greenock 1,182,743 293,371 -889,372
Liverpool Docks 349,612 630,656 +281,044
000 335,589 458,598 +123,009
Dover 507,613 21,000 -486,613
Southampton 391,971 132,883 -259,088

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