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 2,375,830
India 1,815,045
Germany 313,963
Italy 264,948
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 979,770 1,396,060 +416,290
India 1,059,049 755,996 -303,053
Germany 313,963 0 -313,963
Italy 96,330 168,618 +72,288
France 59,890 136,915 +77,025
Ireland 33,081 44,547 +11,466
Norway 0 26,527 +26,527
Denmark 0 19,076 +19,076
Netherlands 6,546 0 -6,546
Iceland 0 4,112 +4,112

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 2,375,830
India 1,815,045
United Kingdom 598,404
Ireland 116,210
Tunisia 36,731

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 979,770 1,396,060 +416,290
India 1,059,049 755,996 -303,053
United Kingdom 373,853 224,551 -149,302
Ireland 54,696 61,514 +6,818
Tunisia 36,731 0 -36,731
Norway 0 30,348 +30,348
Italy 4,903 17,744 +12,841
France 0 21,091 +21,091
Netherlands 6,546 0 -6,546
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 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +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
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -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) 4,223,375
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 801,338
Other 77,628

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) 2,040,680 2,182,695 +142,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 476,729 324,609 -152,120
Other 33,081 44,547 +11,466

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,367,444
Felixstowe 1,315,184
Belfast Port 1,264,584
Eurotunnel 355,789
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 £
Immingham Docks 986,316 381,128 -605,188
Felixstowe 226,859 1,088,325 +861,466
Belfast Port 787,200 477,384 -309,816
Eurotunnel 84,157 271,632 +187,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,963 0 -313,963
Grangemouth Docks 0 235,858 +235,858
Dover 72,063 52,977 -19,086
000 33,081 44,547 +11,466
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 6
Manufacture of food products 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Food and beverage service activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-09 3

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
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
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 68,568,547
Italy 27,231,117
Spain 17,470,744
Viet Nam 6,945,133
Denmark 5,971,008

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 33,228,520 35,340,027 +2,111,507
Italy 12,329,397 14,901,720 +2,572,323
Spain 8,519,942 8,950,802 +430,860
Viet Nam 3,272,924 3,672,209 +399,285
Denmark 3,449,397 2,521,611 -927,786
China 1,722,952 4,045,504 +2,322,552
India 3,995,788 879,333 -3,116,455
Ireland 1,483,648 1,082,116 -401,532
Germany 646,288 680,900 +34,612
Netherlands 572,978 547,290 -25,688

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 4,940,006
Italy 45,146
Ireland 120

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 1,959,343 2,980,663 +1,021,320
Italy 45,146 0 -45,146
Ireland 120 0 -120

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) 118,246,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,244,476
Other 5,029,242
Rail transport 100,516
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) 57,678,918 60,567,806 +2,888,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,081,324 10,163,152 -918,172
Other 2,022,285 3,006,957 +984,672
Rail transport 55,130 45,386 -9,744
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 58,201,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,707,581
Belfast Port 10,072,919
Grangemouth Docks 6,792,184
Portsmouth 6,761,036

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 27,565,665 30,635,635 +3,069,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,756,326 23,951,255 +1,194,929
Belfast Port 6,471,160 3,601,759 -2,869,401
Grangemouth Docks 2,469,644 4,322,540 +1,852,896
Portsmouth 3,873,123 2,887,913 -985,210
000 2,022,285 3,006,957 +984,672
Immingham Docks 1,067,253 2,478,433 +1,411,180
Dover 1,983,112 0 -1,983,112
Holyhead 1,112,272 269,167 -843,105
Felixstowe 464,509 591,411 +126,902

Quick facts

HS code: 030615

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

Description: Live or processed Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus)