Import/export HS code 030544: Fresh or chilled tilapia, catfish, carp, and similar fish

Fresh or chilled fish like tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads

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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 £
Viet Nam 2,818,320
Netherlands 253,759
Malaysia 169,597
China 151,248
Ghana 15,282

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 £
Viet Nam 1,235,627 1,582,693 +347,066
Netherlands 200,789 52,970 -147,819
Malaysia 0 169,597 +169,597
China 0 151,248 +151,248
Ghana 15,282 0 -15,282
Uganda 0 11,016 +11,016
France 0 6,026 +6,026
Myanmar 0 4,889 +4,889
Ivory Coast 0 3,510 +3,510
Poland 1,442 1,185 -257

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 £
Viet Nam 2,748,029
Netherlands 253,759
China 224,010
Malaysia 169,597
Ghana 15,282

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 £
Viet Nam 1,235,627 1,512,402 +276,775
Netherlands 200,789 52,970 -147,819
China 0 224,010 +224,010
Malaysia 0 169,597 +169,597
Ghana 15,282 0 -15,282
Uganda 0 11,016 +11,016
Myanmar 0 4,889 +4,889
France 0 3,555 +3,555
Ivory Coast 0 3,510 +3,510
Poland 1,442 1,185 -257

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 3
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1

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 - East and North East 3 0 -3
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,082,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 263,308
Other 79,899
Air transport 11,016

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) 1,171,010 1,911,937 +740,927
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 202,231 61,077 -141,154
Other 79,899 0 -79,899
Air transport 0 11,016 +11,016

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,084,632
Southampton 1,076,733
Immingham Docks 491,671
London Gateway Port 364,731
Dover 157,634

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 £
Felixstowe 330,976 753,656 +422,680
Southampton 315,196 761,537 +446,341
Immingham Docks 490,775 896 -489,879
London Gateway Port 34,063 330,668 +296,605
Dover 131,662 25,972 -105,690
000 79,899 0 -79,899
499 0 62,566 +62,566
Eurotunnel 29,424 33,024 +3,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,232 1,185 -19,047
Harwich 20,913 0 -20,913

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 12
Manufacture of food products 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Food and beverage service activities 1
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 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 3
2025-11 2

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 6
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
54m+ 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 £
Ireland 35,721
Antigua and Barbuda 10,800
Dominica 4,059

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 21,484 14,237 -7,247
Antigua and Barbuda 0 10,800 +10,800
Dominica 0 4,059 +4,059

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 £
XL 35,721

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 £
XL 21,484 14,237 -7,247

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 35,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,859

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 £
Other 21,484 14,237 -7,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 14,859 +14,859

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 35,721
Portsmouth 14,859

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 £
000 21,484 14,237 -7,247
Portsmouth 0 14,859 +14,859

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 030544

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

Description: Fresh or chilled fish like tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, and snakeheads