Import/export HS code 030614: Crabs

Live or processed crabs, including all species and forms

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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 £
Norway 2,953,588
Bangladesh 2,361,242
Ireland 2,040,135
China 1,518,864
Denmark 1,214,222

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 £
Norway 1,064,375 1,889,213 +824,838
Bangladesh 1,048,323 1,312,919 +264,596
Ireland 1,023,412 1,016,723 -6,689
China 916,539 602,325 -314,214
Denmark 171,030 1,043,192 +872,162
Sri Lanka 627,398 455,766 -171,632
France 675,763 245,149 -430,614
Canada 184,174 524,803 +340,629
Indonesia 359,460 308,946 -50,514
Myanmar 169,237 365,121 +195,884

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 £
Norway 4,168,811
Bangladesh 2,665,996
China 1,689,131
Ireland 954,480
Sri Lanka 851,123

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 £
Norway 1,332,757 2,836,054 +1,503,297
Bangladesh 1,074,621 1,591,375 +516,754
China 1,001,411 687,720 -313,691
Ireland 269,002 685,478 +416,476
Sri Lanka 395,357 455,766 +60,409
Canada 262,852 568,948 +306,096
Indonesia 372,073 321,725 -50,348
Myanmar 169,237 365,121 +195,884
India 404,375 87,518 -316,857
Greenland 120,754 199,695 +78,941

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
Outer London - South 6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Outer London - South 6 6 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
West Midlands 1 3 +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) 11,086,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,230,849
Other 1,104,473
Air transport 213,522

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) 4,532,992 6,553,198 +2,020,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,300,588 1,930,261 +629,673
Other 765,774 338,699 -427,075
Air transport 146,798 66,724 -80,074

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,646,339
Immingham Docks 2,058,339
Grimsby 1,945,263
London Gateway Port 1,879,279
Southampton 1,803,392

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 1,866,989 1,779,350 -87,639
Immingham Docks 262,458 1,795,881 +1,533,423
Grimsby 649,713 1,295,550 +645,837
London Gateway Port 998,938 880,341 -118,597
Southampton 535,943 1,267,449 +731,506
000 765,774 338,699 -427,075
Eurotunnel 580,832 445,177 -135,655
Holyhead 125,387 377,081 +251,694
Dover 200,218 152,954 -47,264
Milford 94,246 199,027 +104,781

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 49
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Fishing and aquaculture 4
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 10
2026-02 10
2026-01 4
2025-12 17

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 35
15m-54m 13
54m+ 9
0-1m 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 16,869,037
China 3,988,916
Portugal 2,885,726
Taiwan 2,377,252
Spain 2,205,527

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 8,455,444 8,413,593 -41,851
China 2,722,445 1,266,471 -1,455,974
Portugal 201,171 2,684,555 +2,483,384
Taiwan 1,264,661 1,112,591 -152,070
Spain 757,895 1,447,632 +689,737
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 308,463 373,963 +65,500
Singapore 112,765 219,296 +106,531
Ireland 152,770 124,771 -27,999
Italy 86,659 162,858 +76,199
New Zealand 87,715 160,557 +72,842

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 1,758,307
Ireland 7,714
Bangladesh 5,979
China 300
Viet Nam 126

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 764,040 994,267 +230,227
Ireland 7,549 165 -7,384
Bangladesh 0 5,979 +5,979
China 96 204 +108
Viet Nam 0 126 +126
South Korea 59 0 -59

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) 19,781,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,379,537
Other 1,772,551
Rail transport 1,332,538
Air transport 102,894

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) 8,483,058 11,297,978 +2,814,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,980,216 3,399,321 -1,580,895
Other 771,744 1,000,807 +229,063
Rail transport 446,780 885,758 +438,978
Air transport 42,409 60,485 +18,076

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 11,736,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,194,532
Southampton 2,994,795
Greenock 2,193,869
Portsmouth 1,960,301

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 £
Eurotunnel 6,075,520 5,660,861 -414,659
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,539,888 5,654,644 +4,114,756
Southampton 1,267,081 1,727,714 +460,633
Greenock 1,790,247 403,622 -1,386,625
Portsmouth 1,206,252 754,049 -452,203
Grangemouth Docks 710,159 1,199,283 +489,124
000 771,744 1,000,807 +229,063
London Gateway Port 801,212 68,702 -732,510
Felixstowe 300,222 0 -300,222
London Heathrow Airport 42,409 60,485 +18,076

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030614

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

Description: Live or processed crabs, including all species and forms