Import/export HS code 230120: Animal feed from fish or seafood

Flours, meals, and pellets made from fish, crustaceans, or other seafood waste, used as animal feed

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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 £
Norway 117,688,791
Iceland 88,196,128
Ireland 34,298,309
Denmark 32,834,396
Germany 11,212,061

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 £
Norway 66,905,513 50,783,278 -16,122,235
Iceland 51,360,050 36,836,078 -14,523,972
Ireland 23,914,618 10,383,691 -13,530,927
Denmark 15,038,269 17,796,127 +2,757,858
Germany 1,721,922 9,490,139 +7,768,217
Netherlands 2,511,792 7,126,593 +4,614,801
Faroe Islands 65,933 7,830,726 +7,764,793
Chile 2,042,308 2,813,567 +771,259
Spain 2,566,549 1,397,180 -1,169,369
Peru 0 3,907,981 +3,907,981

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 £
Norway 95,137,980
Iceland 91,055,656
Ireland 50,667,819
Denmark 40,442,738
Germany 13,879,714

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 £
Norway 47,631,909 47,506,071 -125,838
Iceland 51,369,379 39,686,277 -11,683,102
Ireland 40,299,648 10,368,171 -29,931,477
Denmark 18,601,358 21,841,380 +3,240,022
Germany 3,004,567 10,875,147 +7,870,580
Faroe Islands 65,933 7,830,726 +7,764,793
Chile 2,481,359 2,880,543 +399,184
Spain 2,627,656 1,434,460 -1,193,196
Peru 9,976 3,907,981 +3,898,005
France 1,120,375 901,290 -219,085

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 3
Cheshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
East Central Scotland 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
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Essex 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
North Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0

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) 307,443,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,176,370
Other 66,518
Air transport 28,347

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) 162,849,081 144,593,919 -18,255,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,544,607 5,631,763 -2,912,844
Other 50,998 15,520 -35,478
Air transport 20,458 7,889 -12,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 140,075,272
Aberdeen Docks 91,786,851
Invergordon 31,966,120
Inverness 19,635,054
Ayr Harbour 8,559,324

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 68,073,541 72,001,731 +3,928,190
Aberdeen Docks 43,050,950 48,735,901 +5,684,951
Invergordon 19,962,815 12,003,305 -7,959,510
Inverness 19,635,054 0 -19,635,054
Ayr Harbour 6,054,127 2,505,197 -3,548,930
Immingham Docks 3,657,729 2,630,502 -1,027,227
Liverpool Docks 2,260,856 3,769,959 +1,509,103
Dundee 0 3,188,937 +3,188,937
Harwich 1,578,093 1,232,301 -345,792
London Gateway Port 2,093,692 551,656 -1,542,036

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Fishing and aquaculture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 6
2025-11 7
2025-10 7
2025-09 10
2025-08 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
1m-15m 11
54m+ 11
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 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 £
Norway 6,506,588
Germany 3,062,793
Netherlands 2,214,973
France 1,470,383
Singapore 1,323,936

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 £
Norway 1,997,022 4,509,566 +2,512,544
Germany 0 3,062,793 +3,062,793
Netherlands 833,478 1,381,495 +548,017
France 94,363 1,376,020 +1,281,657
Singapore 1,323,936 0 -1,323,936
Greece 0 940,423 +940,423
Italy 623,650 113,386 -510,264
Taiwan 622,780 0 -622,780
India 323,819 276,927 -46,892
Ireland 242,822 206,209 -36,613

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 £
Germany 856
XI 736
Nicaragua 101

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 £
Germany 856 0 -856
XI 0 736 +736
Nicaragua 0 101 +101

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) 14,620,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,499,031
Air transport 23,063
Other 9,442

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) 4,885,825 9,734,940 +4,849,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,780,032 2,718,999 +938,967
Air transport 21,500 1,563 -19,937
Other 8,605 837 -7,768

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 2,764,164
Grimsby 2,683,643
Southampton 2,169,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,051,266
Dundee 2,025,150

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 279,748 2,484,416 +2,204,668
Grimsby 0 2,683,643 +2,683,643
Southampton 1,633,684 535,341 -1,098,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 933,503 1,117,763 +184,260
Dundee 0 2,025,150 +2,025,150
Montrose 1,991,022 0 -1,991,022
Immingham Docks 562,554 1,346,460 +783,906
Aberdeen Docks 0 1,280,000 +1,280,000
Liverpool Docks 486,670 124,143 -362,527
Felixstowe 23,514 464,461 +440,947

Quick facts

HS code: 230120

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

Description: Flours, meals, and pellets made from fish, crustaceans, or other seafood waste, used as animal feed