Import/export HS code 0301: Live fish

All kinds of live fish, including freshwater and saltwater species, used for food, breeding, or ornamental purposes

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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 £
Czechia 6,273,676
Singapore 5,898,173
Japan 5,811,957
Indonesia 4,013,302
Israel 3,622,434

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 £
Czechia 1,579,800 4,693,876 +3,114,076
Singapore 3,523,723 2,374,450 -1,149,273
Japan 2,971,552 2,840,405 -131,147
Indonesia 2,049,857 1,963,445 -86,412
Israel 1,888,109 1,734,325 -153,784
Iceland 2,133,252 682,469 -1,450,783
Sri Lanka 909,427 777,174 -132,253
Viet Nam 538,056 456,593 -81,463
Ireland 695,249 229,580 -465,669
Thailand 396,569 459,841 +63,272

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 £
Czechia 6,516,118
Singapore 5,918,560
Japan 5,662,453
Indonesia 4,105,236
Israel 3,767,826

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 £
Czechia 1,693,742 4,822,376 +3,128,634
Singapore 3,540,548 2,378,012 -1,162,536
Japan 2,936,143 2,726,310 -209,833
Indonesia 2,091,943 2,013,293 -78,650
Israel 1,919,406 1,848,420 -70,986
Iceland 2,133,252 682,469 -1,450,783
Sri Lanka 909,634 775,911 -133,723
Viet Nam 540,946 456,593 -84,353
Thailand 403,301 464,685 +61,384
Colombia 356,892 369,324 +12,432

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Greater Manchester 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cumbria 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Air transport 31,477,155
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,832,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 637,187
Other 425,133

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 £
Air transport 17,413,577 14,063,578 -3,349,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,372,266 5,459,959 +3,087,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 604,536 32,651 -571,885
Other 198,499 226,634 +28,135

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 25,117,948
Dover 4,667,481
Manchester Airport 3,003,078
East Midlands Airport 2,515,639
Eurotunnel 2,243,411

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 13,596,466 11,521,482 -2,074,984
Dover 995,989 3,671,492 +2,675,503
Manchester Airport 1,573,745 1,429,333 -144,412
East Midlands Airport 1,833,170 682,469 -1,150,701
Eurotunnel 921,239 1,322,172 +400,933
London Gatwick Airport 406,188 429,149 +22,961
Harwich 247,070 264,559 +17,489
Immingham Docks 287,872 208,882 -78,990
Ayr Harbour 474,971 0 -474,971
000 198,499 226,634 +28,135

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Fishing and aquaculture 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 4

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
0-1m 5
1m-15m 5
54m+ 3
15m-54m 1
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 £
United States 5,848,738
Ireland 3,367,340
Russia 702,000
France 486,219
Netherlands 473,482

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 5,728,528 120,210 -5,608,318
Ireland 1,521,213 1,846,127 +324,914
Russia 702,000 0 -702,000
France 485,090 1,129 -483,961
Netherlands 335,112 138,370 -196,742
Portugal 64,740 60,513 -4,227
Indonesia 58,489 16,613 -41,876
Norway 42,000 16,800 -25,200
Thailand 51,694 0 -51,694
Belgium 29,875 12,108 -17,767

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 £
Singapore 909,260
XL 478,543
Ireland 4,178
XI 2,182

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 £
Singapore 372,480 536,780 +164,300
XL 339,341 139,202 -200,139
Ireland 0 4,178 +4,178
XI 167 2,015 +1,848

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,913,337
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,855,975
Other 1,513,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,288

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 £
Air transport 6,646,493 266,844 -6,379,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,542,731 1,313,244 -229,487
Other 828,559 684,977 -143,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,694 4,594 -47,100

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,325,460
Holyhead 2,049,538
000 1,513,536
London Gatwick Airport 788,425
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 702,000

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 5,084,962 240,498 -4,844,464
Holyhead 902,038 1,147,500 +245,462
000 828,559 684,977 -143,582
London Gatwick Airport 788,425 0 -788,425
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 702,000 0 -702,000
Portsmouth 487,352 0 -487,352
Milford 122,911 125,903 +2,992
Edinburgh Airport 42,000 16,800 -25,200
Grangemouth Docks 51,694 0 -51,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,613 13,724 -13,889

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0301

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

Description: All kinds of live fish, including freshwater and saltwater species, used for food, breeding, or ornamental purposes