Import/export HS code 030711: Live, fresh, or chilled molluscs

Molluscs that are live, fresh, or chilled, including those in shell or not

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 3,916,018
France 3,153,731
Germany 2,207
Spain 1,033
Netherlands 253

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 1,517,435 2,398,583 +881,148
France 1,494,721 1,659,010 +164,289
Germany 2,207 0 -2,207
Spain 1,033 0 -1,033
Netherlands 253 0 -253

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 3,733,114
France 3,153,403
Iceland 1,361

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 1,449,747 2,283,367 +833,620
France 1,494,393 1,659,010 +164,617
Iceland 1,361 0 -1,361

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 3
Inner London - West 2
West Central Scotland 2
Cheshire 1
Eastern Scotland 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
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Essex 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 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) 5,430,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,371,227
Other 185,364
Air transport 79,938
Road transport 5,740

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) 2,422,989 3,007,984 +584,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 463,132 908,095 +444,963
Other 70,148 115,216 +45,068
Air transport 53,640 26,298 -27,342
Road transport 5,740 0 -5,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,110,156
Eurotunnel 1,869,209
Jersey 1,067,294
Ayr Harbour 299,897
000 185,364

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 £
Holyhead 1,001,845 2,108,311 +1,106,466
Eurotunnel 1,113,511 755,698 -357,813
Jersey 305,726 761,568 +455,842
Ayr Harbour 157,406 142,491 -14,915
000 70,148 115,216 +45,068
Portsmouth 62,301 83,977 +21,676
Liverpool Docks 112,069 9,893 -102,176
London Heathrow Airport 53,640 26,298 -27,342
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,216 54,141 +39,925
Belfast Port 57,525 0 -57,525

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
8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Food and beverage service activities
2
Dormant Company
1
Land transport and transport via pipelines
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-02 5
2026-01 5

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 6
0-1m 3
15m-54m 2
Other 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 5,331,646
Ireland 1,544,440
Netherlands 1,021,546
Malaysia 10,902
South Africa 8,138

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 2,013,445 3,318,201 +1,304,756
Ireland 760,907 783,533 +22,626
Netherlands 257,369 764,177 +506,808
Malaysia 8,896 2,006 -6,890
South Africa 6,450 1,688 -4,762
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,942 0 -6,942
Egypt 0 1,639 +1,639

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 4,437,731
Ireland 38

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 1,966,900 2,470,831 +503,931
Ireland 19 19 +0

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,441,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,793,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 664,925
Air transport 25,982

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 £
Other 1,968,753 2,472,279 +503,526
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 813,067 1,980,247 +1,167,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 249,901 415,024 +165,123
Air transport 22,288 3,694 -18,594

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,441,032
Jersey 2,791,675
Portsmouth 530,390
Plymouth 99,880
Eurotunnel 34,655

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 £
000 1,968,753 2,472,279 +503,526
Jersey 813,067 1,978,608 +1,165,541
Portsmouth 175,109 355,281 +180,172
Plymouth 40,137 59,743 +19,606
Eurotunnel 34,655 0 -34,655
London Heathrow Airport 22,288 3,694 -18,594
London Gateway Port 0 1,639 +1,639

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030711

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

Description: Molluscs that are live, fresh, or chilled, including those in shell or not