Import/export HS code 03063210: Live lobsters

Live lobsters of the Homarus species

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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 14,852,368
United States 653,491
Ireland 579,444
France 260,882
Greece 5,236

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 7,566,092 7,286,276 -279,816
United States 587,165 66,326 -520,839
Ireland 325,363 254,081 -71,282
France 238,263 22,619 -215,644
Greece 5,236 0 -5,236

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 14,691,907
United States 813,952
Ireland 579,192
United Kingdom 260,882
Greece 5,236

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 7,481,416 7,210,491 -270,925
United States 671,841 142,111 -529,730
Ireland 325,111 254,081 -71,030
United Kingdom 238,263 22,619 -215,644
Greece 5,236 0 -5,236

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1
Inner London - East 1
Outer London - East and North East 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
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 £
Air transport 15,511,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 579,192
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 260,882
Other 252

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 £
Air transport 8,158,493 7,352,602 -805,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 325,111 254,081 -71,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 238,263 22,619 -215,644
Other 252 0 -252

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 15,243,878
Holyhead 579,192
London Gatwick Airport 267,217
Eurotunnel 160,431
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,134

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 8,074,843 7,169,035 -905,808
Holyhead 325,111 254,081 -71,030
London Gatwick Airport 83,650 183,567 +99,917
Eurotunnel 154,129 6,302 -147,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,134 0 -84,134
Portsmouth 0 16,317 +16,317
000 252 0 -252

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
4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Manufacture of food products
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 2
2026-02 1
2026-01 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
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 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 65,472,728
Spain 17,711,975
Portugal 5,530,002
China 1,412,987
Ireland 748,286

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 33,900,201 31,572,527 -2,327,674
Spain 8,625,238 9,086,737 +461,499
Portugal 2,643,237 2,886,765 +243,528
China 877,499 535,488 -342,011
Ireland 476,264 272,022 -204,242
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 412,087 288,445 -123,642
Norway 285,578 215,182 -70,396
United Arab Emirates 275,840 148,357 -127,483
Sweden 104,278 107,189 +2,911
Singapore 105,466 69,124 -36,342

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 1,926,535

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 956,525 970,010 +13,485

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) 77,640,422
Rail transport 9,144,853
Air transport 3,418,162
Other 1,987,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,107,617

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) 39,446,407 38,194,015 -1,252,392
Rail transport 4,669,707 4,475,146 -194,561
Air transport 2,060,090 1,358,072 -702,018
Other 956,525 1,030,536 +74,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 808,176 299,441 -508,735

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 37,357,100
Eurotunnel 26,500,398
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,895,474
Plymouth 6,343,421
000 1,987,061

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 £
Portsmouth 19,643,799 17,713,301 -1,930,498
Eurotunnel 13,016,786 13,483,612 +466,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,716,365 7,179,109 -537,256
Plymouth 3,198,543 3,144,878 -53,665
000 956,525 1,030,536 +74,011
Poole 482,820 1,166,945 +684,125
Manchester Airport 1,126,650 498,098 -628,552
Jersey 539,999 166,425 -373,574
London Heathrow Airport 226,465 446,519 +220,054
Glasgow Airport 443,994 50,083 -393,911

Quick facts

HS code: 03063210

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

Description: Live lobsters of the Homarus species