Import/export HS code 030616: Cold-water shrimp and prawns

Cold-water shrimp and prawns, including Pandalus spp. and Crangon crangon

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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 £
Canada 2,274,877
Norway 1,560,495
Netherlands 637,440
Denmark 507,216
Ireland 477,642

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 £
Canada 1,562,773 712,104 -850,669
Norway 944,831 615,664 -329,167
Netherlands 519,454 117,986 -401,468
Denmark 161,424 345,792 +184,368
Ireland 271,985 205,657 -66,328
Viet Nam 0 231,903 +231,903
Iceland 0 231,400 +231,400
China 3,949 141,601 +137,652
Germany 42,627 178 -42,449
France 27,276 14,749 -12,527

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 £
Canada 2,404,444
Norway 571,383
Lithuania 551,688
Estonia 468,283
China 442,590

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 £
Canada 1,569,384 835,060 -734,324
Norway 481,110 90,273 -390,837
Lithuania 275,203 276,485 +1,282
Estonia 238,280 230,003 -8,277
China 224,764 217,826 -6,938
Germany 275,674 75,140 -200,534
Viet Nam 0 231,903 +231,903
Iceland 0 197,675 +197,675
Greenland 0 128,886 +128,886
Netherlands 86,158 30,816 -55,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 5
Outer London - South 3
Inner London - East 2
Kent 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
West Midlands 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) 5,020,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 609,400
Other 478,033
Air transport 52,636

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) 2,884,682 2,136,106 -748,576
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 361,598 247,802 -113,796
Other 272,198 205,835 -66,363
Air transport 24,415 28,221 +3,806

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,972,313
Grimsby 1,484,406
000 478,033
Felixstowe 360,669
Southampton 247,330

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 1,628,513 1,343,800 -284,713
Grimsby 868,742 615,664 -253,078
000 272,198 205,835 -66,363
Felixstowe 0 360,669 +360,669
Southampton 234,495 12,835 -221,660
Middlesbrough 170,124 33,725 -136,399
Liverpool Docks 191,787 0 -191,787
Hull 76,089 0 -76,089
London Heathrow Airport 24,415 28,221 +3,806
Jersey 27,276 14,749 -12,527

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 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 1

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
15m-54m 7
1m-15m 7
54m+ 4
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 3,507,257
Denmark 129,034
Viet Nam 68,368
Spain 57,531
France 54,605

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 £
Netherlands 2,130,880 1,376,377 -754,503
Denmark 0 129,034 +129,034
Viet Nam 68,368 0 -68,368
Spain 57,531 0 -57,531
France 42,980 11,625 -31,355
Ireland 34,772 14,860 -19,912
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24,451 15,497 -8,954
Singapore 3,214 0 -3,214
United Arab Emirates 1,364 0 -1,364

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 £
Ireland 22,209
Germany 6,233
Viet Nam 2,932
Netherlands 2,541
XI 47

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 £
Ireland 21,882 327 -21,555
Germany 3,362 2,871 -491
Viet Nam 144 2,788 +2,644
Netherlands 0 2,541 +2,541
XI 0 47 +47
China 0 3 +3

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) 3,693,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,425
Other 46,623

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) 2,176,869 1,517,036 -659,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,928 15,497 -139,431
Other 31,763 14,860 -16,903

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,754,674
Eurotunnel 593,525
Felixstowe 256,845
Southampton 96,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,852

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,919,538 835,136 -1,084,402
Eurotunnel 168,470 425,055 +256,585
Felixstowe 0 256,845 +256,845
Southampton 96,033 0 -96,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,852 0 -85,852
Poole 57,531 0 -57,531
000 31,763 14,860 -16,903
London Gateway Port 1,364 15,497 +14,133
Holyhead 3,009 0 -3,009

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030616

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

Description: Cold-water shrimp and prawns, including Pandalus spp. and Crangon crangon