Import/export HS code 030549: Various fresh or chilled fish

Other fresh or chilled fish not listed elsewhere

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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 £
China 24,247,801
Poland 1,700,057
Lithuania 1,047,573
Netherlands 796,663
Spain 580,397

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 £
China 11,031,210 13,216,591 +2,185,381
Poland 652,007 1,048,050 +396,043
Lithuania 534,342 513,231 -21,111
Netherlands 321,702 474,961 +153,259
Spain 287,003 293,394 +6,391
Viet Nam 287,185 118,039 -169,146
Ireland 219,114 145,514 -73,600
Portugal 0 249,434 +249,434
France 61,364 63,299 +1,935
Italy 82,672 1,882 -80,790

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 £
China 24,338,721
Poland 1,545,944
Lithuania 1,051,009
Spain 840,144
Netherlands 737,510

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 £
China 11,122,130 13,216,591 +2,094,461
Poland 595,097 950,847 +355,750
Lithuania 537,778 513,231 -24,547
Spain 366,073 474,071 +107,998
Netherlands 277,697 459,813 +182,116
Viet Nam 198,509 118,039 -80,470
Oman 3,948 68,568 +64,620
Portugal 0 66,765 +66,765
Germany 17,843 41,359 +23,516
France 42,481 13,813 -28,668

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 11
Outer London - West and North West 8
Inner London - East 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Inner London - 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 - East and North East 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 0 -2

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) 24,416,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,925,651
Other 444,228
Air transport 62,386
Road transport 48,972

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) 11,373,925 13,042,660 +1,668,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,979,131 2,946,520 +967,389
Other 247,702 196,526 -51,176
Air transport 39,182 23,204 -15,978
Road transport 0 48,972 +48,972
Rail transport 0 4,314 +4,314

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,064,366
Felixstowe 8,717,263
Eurotunnel 2,785,106
Grangemouth Docks 2,667,517
Southampton 2,349,033

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 6,573,623 2,490,743 -4,082,880
Felixstowe 3,677,998 5,039,265 +1,361,267
Eurotunnel 1,402,364 1,382,742 -19,622
Grangemouth Docks 413,738 2,253,779 +1,840,041
Southampton 665,516 1,683,517 +1,018,001
London Gateway Port 13,064 1,854,784 +1,841,720
Dover 535,572 636,581 +101,009
000 247,702 196,526 -51,176
Newhaven 0 320,814 +320,814
Harwich 7,439 135,579 +128,140

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
42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of food products
8
Fishing and aquaculture
2
Food and beverage service activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 16
2026-03 19
2026-02 15
2026-01 18

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 30
54m+ 12
0-1m 7
15m-54m 7
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 £
Ireland 1,402,668
United States 1,260,580
Saint Kitts and Nevis 276,395
France 165,897
Antigua and Barbuda 136,608

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 833,022 569,646 -263,376
United States 4,377 1,256,203 +1,251,826
Saint Kitts and Nevis 135,097 141,298 +6,201
France 100,423 65,474 -34,949
Antigua and Barbuda 69,623 66,985 -2,638
Dominica 41,464 75,656 +34,192
Turkey 78,471 1,714 -76,757
Brazil 0 73,826 +73,826
Bermuda 40,773 17,651 -23,122
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,213 19,024 -20,189

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 £
XI 4,446
Ireland 138
China 26

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 £
XI 1,783 2,663 +880
Ireland 53 85 +32
China 26 0 -26

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,563,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,391,152
Air transport 847,205
Other 44,728

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 449,943 1,113,267 +663,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 878,765 512,387 -366,378
Air transport 120,202 727,003 +606,801
Other 22,152 22,576 +424

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,002,477
Glasgow Airport 603,299
Portsmouth 600,534
Holyhead 378,515
Felixstowe 294,820

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 £
Liverpool Docks 573,371 429,106 -144,265
Glasgow Airport 4,377 598,922 +594,545
Portsmouth 275,755 324,779 +49,024
Holyhead 224,117 154,398 -69,719
Felixstowe 0 294,820 +294,820
Southampton 43,494 242,907 +199,413
London Heathrow Airport 115,825 128,081 +12,256
London Gateway Port 8,778 101,460 +92,682
Eurotunnel 43,540 65,474 +21,934
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,081 12,710 -66,371

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030549

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

Description: Other fresh or chilled fish not listed elsewhere