Import/export HS code 030615: Norway lobsters

Live or processed Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)

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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 £
Viet Nam 2,264,435
India 1,526,665
Germany 313,963
Italy 212,604
France 196,805

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 1,259,071 1,005,364 -253,707
India 1,062,853 463,812 -599,041
Germany 313,963 0 -313,963
Italy 156,035 56,569 -99,466
France 142,709 54,096 -88,613
Ireland 29,805 40,358 +10,553
Norway 0 26,527 +26,527
Denmark 19,076 0 -19,076
Iceland 0 4,112 +4,112
Spain 0 3,328 +3,328

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 2,264,435
India 1,526,665
United Kingdom 601,732
Ireland 104,117
Norway 30,348

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 1,259,071 1,005,364 -253,707
India 1,062,853 463,812 -599,041
United Kingdom 540,196 61,536 -478,660
Ireland 69,113 35,004 -34,109
Norway 0 30,348 +30,348
France 21,091 0 -21,091
Italy 1,383 17,744 +16,361
Pakistan 1,861 0 -1,861

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 3
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1
East Central Scotland 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
North Eastern Scotland 3 1 -2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 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) 3,823,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,776
Other 70,163

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) 2,323,785 1,499,815 -823,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 631,783 113,993 -517,790
Other 29,805 40,358 +10,553

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,384,779
Immingham Docks 1,091,758
Belfast Port 1,018,584
Eurotunnel 343,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,963

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 379,415 1,005,364 +625,949
Immingham Docks 1,061,119 30,639 -1,030,480
Belfast Port 836,400 182,184 -654,216
Eurotunnel 264,382 78,965 -185,417
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,963 0 -313,963
Grangemouth Docks 0 281,628 +281,628
Dover 53,438 35,028 -18,410
000 29,805 40,358 +10,553
London Gateway Port 44,990 0 -44,990
Southampton 1,861 0 -1,861

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
5
Manufacture of food products
3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Fishing and aquaculture
1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 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 4
54m+ 3
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
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 62,111,735
Italy 25,737,765
Spain 15,475,025
Viet Nam 6,634,314
China 6,015,385

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 34,544,569 27,567,166 -6,977,403
Italy 14,311,323 11,426,442 -2,884,881
Spain 8,998,777 6,476,248 -2,522,529
Viet Nam 3,616,914 3,017,400 -599,514
China 2,633,123 3,382,262 +749,139
Denmark 2,819,134 1,577,801 -1,241,333
India 2,828,742 556,808 -2,271,934
Germany 779,898 697,510 -82,388
Ireland 735,811 732,004 -3,807
Netherlands 688,135 505,411 -182,724

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 4,501,633
Ireland 52

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 2,481,729 2,019,904 -461,825
Ireland 52 0 -52

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) 107,446,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,829,681
Other 4,542,962
Rail transport 95,219
Air transport 48,296

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) 60,206,934 47,239,702 -12,967,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,759,785 8,069,896 -2,689,889
Other 2,497,374 2,045,588 -451,786
Rail transport 87,805 7,414 -80,391
Air transport 0 48,296 +48,296

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 53,008,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,397,691
Belfast Port 8,554,937
Grangemouth Docks 7,073,122
Portsmouth 6,152,723

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 29,443,890 23,564,504 -5,879,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,127,405 18,270,286 -6,857,119
Belfast Port 5,626,223 2,928,714 -2,697,509
Grangemouth Docks 3,545,831 3,527,291 -18,540
Portsmouth 4,049,415 2,103,308 -1,946,107
000 2,497,374 2,045,588 -451,786
Immingham Docks 1,350,473 2,124,426 +773,953
Felixstowe 154,520 591,411 +436,891
Greenock 630,171 105,204 -524,967
Southampton 82,484 494,634 +412,150

Quick facts

HS code: 030615

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

Description: Live or processed Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)