Import/export HS code 030633: Crabs

Live or processed crabs, including all species and forms

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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 £
Ireland 4,286,206
Sri Lanka 2,885,381
France 664,169
Greece 614,259
Norway 534,187

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 £
Ireland 2,300,363 1,985,843 -314,520
Sri Lanka 1,534,748 1,350,633 -184,115
France 586,857 77,312 -509,545
Greece 346,484 267,775 -78,709
Norway 371,966 162,221 -209,745
Netherlands 263,853 0 -263,853
Canada 56,788 45,690 -11,098
Spain 53,061 27,294 -25,767
China 61,822 0 -61,822
Turkey 17,257 0 -17,257

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 £
Ireland 4,165,242
Sri Lanka 2,915,576
United Kingdom 850,473
Greece 587,307
Norway 557,823

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 £
Ireland 2,296,598 1,868,644 -427,954
Sri Lanka 1,564,943 1,350,633 -214,310
United Kingdom 819,245 31,228 -788,017
Greece 332,783 254,524 -78,259
Norway 380,884 176,939 -203,945
Canada 56,788 45,690 -11,098
Spain 53,061 25,827 -27,234
China 69,519 0 -69,519
France 1,512 46,084 +44,572
Denmark 21,084 0 -21,084

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 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
Inner London - East 10 4 -6
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 3 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Norfolk 2 1 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,195,929
Air transport 4,175,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,048,358
Other 120,964

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,610,671 1,585,258 -1,025,413
Air transport 2,353,892 1,821,543 -532,349
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 651,520 396,838 -254,682
Other 3,765 117,199 +113,434

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,113,721
Milford 1,974,241
Holyhead 1,166,388
Eurotunnel 781,021
Fishguard 703,690

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 2,336,721 1,777,000 -559,721
Milford 1,039,225 935,016 -104,209
Holyhead 735,441 430,947 -304,494
Eurotunnel 753,727 27,294 -726,433
Fishguard 279,193 424,497 +145,304
Ayr Harbour 180,871 78,184 -102,687
000 3,765 117,199 +113,434
Dover 94,206 0 -94,206
Liverpool Docks 61,868 0 -61,868
Felixstowe 61,822 0 -61,822

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 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 6
Food and beverage service activities 3
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 13
2025-10 11
2025-09 12
2025-08 10

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 19
0-1m 14
Other 4
15m-54m 2
54m+ 2

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 23,547,263
China 14,923,735
Spain 14,354,803
Portugal 10,295,067
Netherlands 1,207,485

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 15,825,114 7,722,149 -8,102,965
China 9,659,731 5,264,004 -4,395,727
Spain 8,307,731 6,047,072 -2,260,659
Portugal 5,152,032 5,143,035 -8,997
Netherlands 861,135 346,350 -514,785
Italy 626,109 313,898 -312,211
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 496,831 192,948 -303,883
Japan 291,105 340,378 +49,273
Viet Nam 436,539 151,182 -285,357
Ireland 331,926 239,593 -92,333

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 71,039
Singapore 1,074

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 35,035 36,004 +969
Singapore 528 546 +18

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) 49,744,899
Air transport 17,460,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,360,094
Other 92,796

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) 30,138,911 19,605,988 -10,532,923
Air transport 11,290,801 6,170,071 -5,120,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 988,079 372,015 -616,064
Other 56,246 36,550 -19,696

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 34,766,630
London Heathrow Airport 13,371,917
Plymouth 6,098,201
Eurotunnel 4,888,355
Poole 1,767,725

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 22,538,056 12,228,574 -10,309,482
London Heathrow Airport 8,812,230 4,559,687 -4,252,543
Plymouth 3,033,093 3,065,108 +32,015
Eurotunnel 2,688,757 2,199,598 -489,159
Poole 234,542 1,533,183 +1,298,641
Manchester Airport 1,055,661 689,248 -366,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,010,140 513,463 -496,677
London Gatwick Airport 504,594 842,954 +338,360
Jersey 812,349 208,534 -603,815
Dover 784,289 54,595 -729,694

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030633

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

Description: Live or processed crabs, including all species and forms