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 2,416,404
India 1,672,683
Germany 313,963
Italy 247,225
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 1,097,660 1,318,744 +221,084
India 1,061,271 611,412 -449,859
Germany 313,963 0 -313,963
Italy 170,402 76,823 -93,579
France 132,384 64,421 -67,963
Ireland 31,479 46,513 +15,034
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 2,416,404
India 1,672,683
United Kingdom 601,732
Ireland 113,093
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 1,097,660 1,318,744 +221,084
India 1,061,271 611,412 -449,859
United Kingdom 540,196 61,536 -478,660
Ireland 57,835 55,258 -2,577
Norway 0 30,348 +30,348
Tunisia 25,645 0 -25,645
France 10,766 10,325 -441
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
Outer London - South 2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1
East Central Scotland 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
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

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) 4,121,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 780,397
Other 77,992

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) 2,160,792 1,960,795 -199,997
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 635,825 144,572 -491,253
Other 31,479 46,513 +15,034

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,432,397
Immingham Docks 1,243,727
Belfast Port 1,116,984
Eurotunnel 351,088
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 229,081 1,203,316 +974,235
Immingham Docks 1,097,660 146,067 -951,593
Belfast Port 787,200 329,784 -457,416
Eurotunnel 243,669 107,419 -136,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,963 0 -313,963
Grangemouth Docks 0 281,628 +281,628
Dover 78,193 37,153 -41,040
000 31,479 46,513 +15,034
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
Food and beverage service 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 5
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 68,597,017
Italy 28,446,271
Spain 17,374,439
Viet Nam 7,163,757
China 6,415,840

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 34,381,627 34,215,390 -166,237
Italy 13,633,181 14,813,090 +1,179,909
Spain 9,098,853 8,275,586 -823,267
Viet Nam 3,502,622 3,661,135 +158,513
China 2,111,487 4,304,353 +2,192,866
Denmark 3,298,757 2,138,956 -1,159,801
India 3,109,050 973,288 -2,135,762
Ireland 994,298 998,889 +4,591
Germany 765,528 798,820 +33,292
Netherlands 615,543 630,413 +14,870

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 5,038,703
Ireland 68

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 2,292,692 2,746,011 +453,319
Ireland 68 0 -68

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) 119,469,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,064,963
Other 5,083,161
Rail transport 99,526
Air transport 49,328

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) 60,246,557 59,222,498 -1,024,059
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,767,615 10,297,348 -470,267
Other 2,308,703 2,774,458 +465,755
Rail transport 92,112 7,414 -84,698
Air transport 1,032 48,296 +47,264

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 58,468,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,878,411
Belfast Port 9,544,242
Grangemouth Docks 7,784,517
Portsmouth 6,767,400

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 29,099,522 29,368,505 +268,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,340,053 23,538,358 -1,801,695
Belfast Port 5,971,793 3,572,449 -2,399,344
Grangemouth Docks 2,995,513 4,789,004 +1,793,491
Portsmouth 4,226,592 2,540,808 -1,685,784
000 2,308,703 2,774,458 +465,755
Immingham Docks 1,242,029 2,518,227 +1,276,198
Felixstowe 306,892 591,411 +284,519
Fishguard 563,823 189,454 -374,369
Greenock 630,171 105,204 -524,967

Quick facts

HS code: 030615

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

Description: Live or processed Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)