Import/export HS code 051191: Fish and aquatic animal products

Products made from fish, crustaceans, mollusks, or other water animals; dead animals from Chapter 3

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Inner London - East 3
North Yorkshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Eastern Scotland 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Fishing and aquaculture
5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
4
Air transport
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 9
2026-03 10
2026-02 12
2026-01 6

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
54m+ 13
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 9
0-1m 1
Other 1

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 5,461,550
France 1,184,936
Ireland 535,935
Poland 482,310
Czechia 366,834

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 £
United States 2,612,645 2,848,905 +236,260
France 683,072 501,864 -181,208
Ireland 290,775 245,160 -45,615
Poland 243,744 238,566 -5,178
Czechia 275,015 91,819 -183,196
Netherlands 165,296 196,712 +31,416
Qatar 140,884 1,890 -138,994
Bulgaria 0 105,552 +105,552
Denmark 25,544 63,244 +37,700
Spain 25,003 22,612 -2,391

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 314,091
Belgium 60,866
Ireland 37,834
China 18,845
Thailand 12,025

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 153,417 160,674 +7,257
Belgium 30,987 29,879 -1,108
Ireland 37,834 0 -37,834
China 9,468 9,377 -91
Thailand 5,963 6,062 +99
Czechia 943 895 -48

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,381,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,018,978
Other 477,381
Air transport 188,609

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,509,964 2,871,322 +361,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,830,237 1,188,741 -641,496
Other 252,780 224,601 -28,179
Air transport 81,626 106,983 +25,357

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,406,175
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,542,304
Immingham Docks 872,105
000 477,381
Eurotunnel 174,733

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 £
Felixstowe 2,411,094 1,995,081 -416,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,492,706 1,049,598 -443,108
Immingham Docks 141,634 730,471 +588,837
000 252,780 224,601 -28,179
Eurotunnel 174,733 0 -174,733
London Heathrow Airport 71,608 79,661 +8,053
Liverpool Docks 0 110,801 +110,801
London 0 105,552 +105,552
Holyhead 30,673 20,559 -10,114
Southampton 8,165 39,434 +31,269

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 051191

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

Description: Products made from fish, crustaceans, mollusks, or other water animals; dead animals from Chapter 3