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 123,463,137
Iceland 98,203,618
Denmark 48,782,837
Ireland 37,750,812
Germany 15,437,228

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 72,241,080 51,222,057 -21,019,023
Iceland 49,892,892 48,310,726 -1,582,166
Denmark 18,391,401 30,391,436 +12,000,035
Ireland 25,500,248 12,250,564 -13,249,684
Germany 5,326,419 10,110,809 +4,784,390
Netherlands 2,339,940 8,345,926 +6,005,986
Faroe Islands 2,553,429 5,312,081 +2,758,652
Peru 0 6,617,114 +6,617,114
Chile 2,859,623 3,154,812 +295,189
Spain 2,464,782 973,196 -1,491,586

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 106,974,196
Iceland 101,063,146
Ireland 52,125,989
Denmark 50,811,225
Germany 18,159,445

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 52,775,950 54,198,246 +1,422,296
Iceland 49,902,221 51,160,925 +1,258,704
Ireland 39,891,471 12,234,518 -27,656,953
Denmark 23,973,976 26,837,249 +2,863,273
Germany 6,776,872 11,382,573 +4,605,701
Faroe Islands 2,553,429 5,312,081 +2,758,652
Peru 5,319 6,639,913 +6,634,594
Chile 3,026,693 3,321,288 +294,595
South Africa 0 3,869,755 +3,869,755
Spain 2,542,425 953,213 -1,589,212

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 2 -1
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) 350,991,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,698,549
Other 48,125
Air transport 27,769

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) 178,374,917 172,616,877 -5,758,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,154,544 6,544,005 -1,610,539
Other 32,079 16,046 -16,033
Air transport 21,480 6,289 -15,191

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 170,692,714
Aberdeen Docks 106,148,043
Invergordon 33,574,551
Dundee 9,410,254
Inverness 9,217,669

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 81,382,021 89,310,693 +7,928,672
Aberdeen Docks 51,682,181 54,465,862 +2,783,681
Invergordon 21,001,001 12,573,550 -8,427,451
Dundee 3,188,937 6,221,317 +3,032,380
Inverness 9,217,669 0 -9,217,669
Ayr Harbour 5,343,787 2,596,928 -2,746,859
Liverpool Docks 2,656,562 4,119,423 +1,462,861
Immingham Docks 3,000,803 3,598,500 +597,697
Harwich 1,760,232 1,307,328 -452,904
Eurotunnel 1,623,331 1,018,971 -604,360

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
2026-05 5
2026-04 8
2026-03 10
2026-02 7
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
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 3,045,400
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 1,500,417 1,873,387 +372,970
Netherlands 865,031 2,180,369 +1,315,338
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 314,482 406,134 +91,652
India 372,770 206,891 -165,879
Italy 534,903 37,432 -497,471
Ireland 276,091 217,951 -58,140

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 369
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 369 0 -369
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) 15,402,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,989,260
Air transport 37,836
Other 3,245

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) 8,059,084 7,343,748 -715,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,921,006 3,068,254 +1,147,248
Air transport 21,500 16,336 -5,164
Other 2,408 837 -1,571

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,883,191
Grangemouth Docks 2,743,079
Grimsby 2,683,643
Southampton 2,037,083
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 £
Immingham Docks 661,203 2,221,988 +1,560,785
Grangemouth Docks 258,663 2,484,416 +2,225,753
Grimsby 1,307,623 1,376,020 +68,397
Southampton 1,485,950 551,133 -934,817
Dundee 2,025,150 0 -2,025,150
Montrose 1,991,022 0 -1,991,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 726,881 1,158,498 +431,617
Aberdeen Docks 0 1,280,000 +1,280,000
Felixstowe 23,514 980,530 +957,016
Liverpool Docks 610,813 0 -610,813

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