Import/export HS code 030541: Fresh or chilled salmon

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 28,489,746
Canada 9,962,519
Belgium 6,562,144
Netherlands 4,025,458
Germany 2,499,181

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 14,048,098 14,441,648 +393,550
Canada 4,467,294 5,495,225 +1,027,931
Belgium 6,466,187 95,957 -6,370,230
Netherlands 2,452,541 1,572,917 -879,624
Germany 1,354,775 1,144,406 -210,369
France 518,089 722,697 +204,608
Ireland 323,815 477,209 +153,394
Switzerland 198,944 219,417 +20,473
Norway 72,394 175,295 +102,901
Lithuania 52,297 100,227 +47,930

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 30,452,246
Canada 9,706,732
Norway 7,051,008
Netherlands 2,453,252
Germany 1,825,538

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 15,648,679 14,803,567 -845,112
Canada 4,211,507 5,495,225 +1,283,718
Norway 6,153,675 897,333 -5,256,342
Netherlands 1,408,088 1,045,164 -362,924
Germany 1,005,711 819,827 -185,884
Switzerland 194,520 219,417 +24,897
United States 255,787 0 -255,787
France 98,920 127,832 +28,912
United Kingdom 153,507 14,930 -138,577
Ireland 20,802 100,831 +80,029

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - South 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
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
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1

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) 35,958,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,840,122
Other 1,873,369
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) 18,076,949 17,881,907 -195,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,141,585 5,698,537 -5,443,048
Other 895,968 977,401 +81,433
Air transport 14,185 79,876 +65,691

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 22,752,991
Eurotunnel 10,831,967
Southampton 9,886,603
London 4,588,138
000 1,873,369

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 11,367,342 11,385,649 +18,307
Eurotunnel 5,587,586 5,244,381 -343,205
Southampton 4,468,791 5,417,812 +949,021
London 4,588,138 0 -4,588,138
000 895,968 977,401 +81,433
Immingham Docks 1,114,242 156,538 -957,704
Hull 584,662 448,414 -136,248
Dover 541,853 442,299 -99,554
Middlesbrough 713,500 0 -713,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 201,284 +201,284

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
19
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
2026-05 7
2026-04 6
2026-03 9
2026-02 9
2026-01 4

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 11
54m+ 11
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 36,569,716
United States 10,628,989
Canada 4,784,602
Turkey 2,659,501
Italy 2,162,860

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 20,236,919 16,332,797 -3,904,122
United States 5,657,987 4,971,002 -686,985
Canada 2,562,278 2,222,324 -339,954
Turkey 676,443 1,983,058 +1,306,615
Italy 1,454,676 708,184 -746,492
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,125,368 826,299 -299,069
Ireland 758,143 623,527 -134,616
Greece 494,334 484,035 -10,299
Denmark 137,787 211,350 +73,563
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 48,399
XI 34,052
Ireland 7,137

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 20,701 27,698 +6,997
XI 17,210 16,842 -368
Ireland 4,814 2,323 -2,491

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) 40,385,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,779,737
Air transport 5,973,155
Other 784,820

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) 22,589,429 17,795,819 -4,793,610
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,229,311 7,550,426 -678,885
Air transport 2,585,097 3,388,058 +802,961
Other 358,989 425,831 +66,842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,873,551
Grangemouth Docks 7,468,121
Eurotunnel 6,867,787
London Heathrow Airport 5,835,899
Felixstowe 5,245,240

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 18,662,854 14,210,697 -4,452,157
Grangemouth Docks 5,364,291 2,103,830 -3,260,461
Eurotunnel 3,496,526 3,371,261 -125,265
London Heathrow Airport 2,495,673 3,340,226 +844,553
Felixstowe 827,768 4,417,472 +3,589,704
Greenock 1,476,114 0 -1,476,114
Liverpool Docks 399,154 550,634 +151,480
000 358,989 425,831 +66,842
Southampton 372,602 223,452 -149,150
London Gateway Port 150,294 345,112 +194,818

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