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 1,546,426
Norway 1,510,538
Viet Nam 655,667
Denmark 559,073
Ireland 494,286

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 874,461 671,965 -202,496
Norway 809,744 700,794 -108,950
Viet Nam 0 655,667 +655,667
Denmark 386,590 172,483 -214,107
Ireland 280,922 213,364 -67,558
Netherlands 394,676 88,627 -306,049
Iceland 33,725 197,675 +163,950
China 3,949 141,601 +137,652
Germany 42,715 222 -42,493
France 27,390 12,495 -14,895

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 1,721,239
Lithuania 736,213
Viet Nam 655,667
Norway 436,149
China 417,694

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 874,461 846,778 -27,683
Lithuania 213,236 522,977 +309,741
Viet Nam 0 655,667 +655,667
Norway 425,254 10,895 -414,359
China 228,805 188,889 -39,916
Germany 350,814 0 -350,814
Estonia 114,699 167,852 +53,153
Iceland 0 197,675 +197,675
Greenland 128,886 0 -128,886
Netherlands 72,916 30,816 -42,100

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 4
Outer London - South 3
Inner London - East 2
Kent 2
West Yorkshire 2

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 4 1 -3
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 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) 4,629,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 564,534
Other 494,809
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) 2,076,697 2,552,680 +475,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 446,563 117,971 -328,592
Other 281,223 213,586 -67,637
Air transport 52,636 0 -52,636

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,358,666
Grimsby 1,452,071
Felixstowe 784,433
000 494,809
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 1,227,916 1,130,750 -97,166
Grimsby 751,277 700,794 -50,483
Felixstowe 0 784,433 +784,433
000 281,223 213,586 -67,637
Southampton 234,495 12,835 -221,660
Middlesbrough 117,365 0 -117,365
Liverpool Docks 66,307 0 -66,307
Hull 58,467 0 -58,467
London Heathrow Airport 52,636 0 -52,636
Jersey 27,390 12,495 -14,895

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
2026-03 6
2026-02 3
2026-01 3
2025-12 3
2025-11 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
15m-54m 8
1m-15m 6
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 3,279,140
Denmark 129,034
Germany 88,884
Ireland 51,461
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,072

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 2,163,874 1,115,266 -1,048,608
Denmark 64,517 64,517 +0
Germany 0 88,884 +88,884
Ireland 34,346 17,115 -17,231
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 17,343 26,729 +9,386
France 0 11,625 +11,625
Singapore 3,214 0 -3,214
Antigua and Barbuda 0 1,647 +1,647

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 19,037
Viet Nam 5,917
Germany 5,524
India 5,086
Netherlands 4,865

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 18,622 415 -18,207
Viet Nam 1,564 4,353 +2,789
Germany 3,541 1,983 -1,558
India 0 5,086 +5,086
Netherlands 263 4,602 +4,339
XI 22 66 +44
China 3 0 -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) 3,511,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,933
Other 48,452

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) 2,231,400 1,280,292 -951,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,557 28,376 +7,819
Other 31,337 17,115 -14,222

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,513,798
Eurotunnel 649,156
Felixstowe 268,077
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,884
000 48,452

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 1,802,190 711,608 -1,090,582
Eurotunnel 288,106 361,050 +72,944
Felixstowe 138,095 129,982 -8,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 88,884 +88,884
000 31,337 17,115 -14,222
Southampton 20,557 0 -20,557
London Gateway Port 0 15,497 +15,497
Holyhead 3,009 0 -3,009
Portsmouth 0 1,647 +1,647

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