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 129,641,628
Iceland 100,277,110
Denmark 44,848,168
Ireland 40,202,653
Germany 13,701,360

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 64,108,033 65,533,595 +1,425,562
Iceland 46,541,548 53,735,562 +7,194,014
Denmark 15,225,347 29,622,821 +14,397,474
Ireland 24,005,211 16,197,442 -7,807,769
Germany 3,711,074 9,990,286 +6,279,212
Netherlands 2,406,058 8,014,533 +5,608,475
Faroe Islands 65,933 7,830,726 +7,764,793
Chile 2,331,319 3,653,428 +1,322,109
Peru 0 5,286,951 +5,286,951
Spain 2,555,877 1,310,106 -1,245,771

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 109,207,536
Iceland 103,136,638
Ireland 56,584,455
Denmark 48,946,820
Germany 16,528,233

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 43,240,454 65,967,082 +22,726,628
Iceland 46,550,877 56,585,761 +10,034,884
Ireland 40,402,533 16,181,922 -24,220,611
Denmark 20,391,786 28,555,034 +8,163,248
Germany 5,064,872 11,463,361 +6,398,489
Faroe Islands 65,933 7,830,726 +7,764,793
Chile 2,722,322 3,838,751 +1,116,429
Peru 9,976 5,309,750 +5,299,774
Spain 2,616,984 1,327,403 -1,289,581
South Africa 0 3,869,755 +3,869,755

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 2 2 +0
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
Merseyside 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 354,151,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,530,491
Other 54,226
Air transport 29,182

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) 157,750,051 196,401,469 +38,651,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,359,735 7,170,756 -1,188,979
Other 38,706 15,520 -23,186
Air transport 18,927 10,255 -8,672

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 169,372,598
Aberdeen Docks 105,460,468
Invergordon 35,408,885
Inverness 13,193,535
Ayr Harbour 8,979,046

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 68,559,854 100,812,744 +32,252,890
Aberdeen Docks 44,422,692 61,037,776 +16,615,084
Invergordon 17,926,458 17,482,427 -444,031
Inverness 13,193,535 0 -13,193,535
Ayr Harbour 5,964,103 3,014,943 -2,949,160
Dundee 1,671,139 5,686,737 +4,015,598
Immingham Docks 3,252,863 3,807,967 +555,104
Liverpool Docks 2,248,877 4,807,008 +2,558,131
Harwich 1,694,289 1,540,561 -153,728
Eurotunnel 1,569,766 1,292,996 -276,770

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 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
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
2026-04 8
2026-03 10
2026-02 7
2026-01 6
2025-12 8

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 3,373,804
Netherlands 2,838,799
France 1,415,133
Singapore 1,275,970

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 4,022,172 2,484,416 -1,537,756
Germany 1,307,623 2,066,181 +758,558
Netherlands 742,549 2,096,250 +1,353,701
France 39,113 1,376,020 +1,336,907
Singapore 1,275,970 0 -1,275,970
Greece 0 1,128,559 +1,128,559
Taiwan 622,780 336,762 -286,018
Italy 624,289 74,001 -550,288
India 359,202 241,544 -117,658
Ireland 280,028 212,612 -67,416

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 736
Germany 726
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 £
XI 0 736 +736
Germany 726 0 -726
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) 15,540,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,936,360
Air transport 30,671
Other 7,310

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) 8,307,799 7,232,919 -1,074,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,710,540 3,225,820 +1,515,280
Air transport 21,500 9,171 -12,329
Other 6,473 837 -5,636

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
Immingham Docks 2,553,427
Southampton 2,319,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,025,281

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 1,307,623 1,376,020 +68,397
Immingham Docks 529,406 2,024,021 +1,494,615
Southampton 1,759,595 560,402 -1,199,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 821,111 1,204,170 +383,059
Dundee 2,025,150 0 -2,025,150
Montrose 1,991,022 0 -1,991,022
Aberdeen Docks 0 1,280,000 +1,280,000
Felixstowe 23,514 911,158 +887,644
Liverpool Docks 486,670 124,143 -362,527

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