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 2,721,666
Bangladesh 2,181,883
Ireland 1,937,412
China 1,508,825
Denmark 951,416

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 955,315 1,766,351 +811,036
Bangladesh 1,050,288 1,131,595 +81,307
Ireland 935,054 1,002,358 +67,304
China 740,391 768,434 +28,043
Denmark 165,099 786,317 +621,218
Sri Lanka 639,882 310,207 -329,675
France 703,002 111,433 -591,569
Myanmar 334,368 303,686 -30,682
Canada 179,267 421,305 +242,038
Indonesia 352,577 191,686 -160,891

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 3,609,110
Bangladesh 2,250,538
China 1,647,181
Ireland 845,322
Sri Lanka 718,048

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 1,222,239 2,386,871 +1,164,632
Bangladesh 1,073,846 1,176,692 +102,846
China 825,263 821,918 -3,345
Ireland 188,775 656,547 +467,772
Sri Lanka 407,841 310,207 -97,634
Canada 259,065 421,305 +162,240
Myanmar 334,368 303,686 -30,682
Indonesia 353,732 215,923 -137,809
India 389,215 104,089 -285,126
Greenland 132,484 199,695 +67,211

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
Outer London - East and North East 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 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
Outer London - South 5 6 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,906,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,818,073
Other 1,108,376
Air transport 220,469

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) 4,557,405 5,349,017 +791,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,186,084 1,631,989 +445,905
Other 754,716 353,660 -401,056
Air transport 206,590 13,879 -192,711

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,221,560
Immingham Docks 1,946,099
London Gateway Port 1,748,391
Grimsby 1,669,983
Southampton 1,436,703

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 1,777,386 1,444,174 -333,212
Immingham Docks 435,984 1,510,115 +1,074,131
London Gateway Port 1,093,143 655,248 -437,895
Grimsby 558,049 1,111,934 +553,885
Southampton 560,560 876,143 +315,583
000 754,716 353,660 -401,056
Eurotunnel 579,343 397,186 -182,157
Holyhead 78,974 320,685 +241,711
Milford 26,121 267,152 +241,031
ZLC 131,486 97,413 -34,073

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 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of food products 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
2026-01 4
2025-11 12
2025-10 7
2025-09 13
2025-08 10

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 33
15m-54m 14
54m+ 9
0-1m 4
Other 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 15,542,959
China 3,595,577
Portugal 2,260,363
Taiwan 2,003,306
Spain 1,850,538

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 8,234,206 7,308,753 -925,453
China 2,992,499 603,078 -2,389,421
Portugal 194,961 2,065,402 +1,870,441
Taiwan 1,264,661 738,645 -526,016
Spain 716,606 1,133,932 +417,326
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 304,576 236,604 -67,972
Singapore 58,982 224,858 +165,876
Ireland 153,140 106,970 -46,170
Canada 199,269 52,874 -146,395
Italy 83,406 142,812 +59,406

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 1,674,729
Ireland 8,743
Bangladesh 5,817
China 271
South Korea 59

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 694,637 980,092 +285,455
Ireland 8,316 427 -7,889
Bangladesh 0 5,817 +5,817
China 73 198 +125
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) 17,533,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,510,253
Other 1,689,655
Rail transport 1,279,047
Air transport 92,711

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) 8,467,407 9,066,535 +599,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,295,015 2,215,238 -3,079,777
Other 703,121 986,534 +283,413
Rail transport 436,392 842,655 +406,263
Air transport 42,205 50,506 +8,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 10,485,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,111,232
Southampton 2,311,490
Greenock 2,140,669
Portsmouth 1,932,209

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 6,080,220 4,404,836 -1,675,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,408,716 4,702,516 +3,293,800
Southampton 1,191,594 1,119,896 -71,698
Greenock 1,790,247 350,422 -1,439,825
Portsmouth 1,070,143 862,066 -208,077
Grangemouth Docks 1,209,422 579,842 -629,580
000 703,121 986,534 +283,413
London Gateway Port 803,530 53,783 -749,747
Felixstowe 300,222 0 -300,222
Dover 211,506 0 -211,506

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