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 6,151,111
Singapore 6,030,427
Japan 5,798,049
Indonesia 4,014,844
Israel 3,610,613

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 1,600,323 4,550,788 +2,950,465
Singapore 3,592,386 2,438,041 -1,154,345
Japan 2,898,776 2,899,273 +497
Indonesia 2,041,658 1,973,186 -68,472
Israel 1,772,617 1,837,996 +65,379
Iceland 2,133,252 682,469 -1,450,783
Sri Lanka 907,854 790,576 -117,278
Viet Nam 542,257 453,754 -88,503
Ireland 220,024 711,623 +491,599
Thailand 414,568 453,790 +39,222

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 6,388,501
Singapore 6,045,770
Japan 5,648,545
Indonesia 4,106,632
Israel 3,756,005

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 1,712,831 4,675,670 +2,962,839
Singapore 3,604,167 2,441,603 -1,162,564
Japan 2,863,367 2,785,178 -78,189
Indonesia 2,086,057 2,020,575 -65,482
Israel 1,803,914 1,952,091 +148,177
Iceland 2,133,252 682,469 -1,450,783
Sri Lanka 905,692 789,313 -116,379
Viet Nam 545,147 453,754 -91,393
Thailand 418,599 461,335 +42,736
New Zealand 445,026 271,560 -173,466

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
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 31,564,844
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,685,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 646,009
Other 431,951

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 17,312,940 14,251,904 -3,061,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,358,640 5,326,647 +2,968,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,387 507,622 +369,235
Other 198,245 233,706 +35,461

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 25,179,432
Dover 4,504,289
Manchester Airport 3,039,494
East Midlands Airport 2,515,639
Eurotunnel 2,278,986

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 13,476,082 11,703,350 -1,772,732
Dover 1,008,509 3,495,780 +2,487,271
Manchester Airport 1,599,769 1,439,725 -160,044
East Midlands Airport 1,833,170 682,469 -1,150,701
Eurotunnel 908,912 1,370,074 +461,162
London Gatwick Airport 399,911 425,215 +25,304
Harwich 242,073 259,057 +16,984
Immingham Docks 287,872 208,882 -78,990
Ayr Harbour 0 474,971 +474,971
000 198,245 233,706 +35,461

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
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
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
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 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
0-1m 5
1m-15m 4
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 6,620,362
Ireland 3,359,812
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 6,473,667 146,695 -6,326,972
Ireland 1,520,500 1,839,312 +318,812
Russia 702,000 0 -702,000
France 485,090 1,129 -483,961
Netherlands 335,112 138,370 -196,742
Portugal 58,109 58,887 +778
Indonesia 58,489 16,613 -41,876
China 64,104 8,417 -55,687
Norway 42,000 16,800 -25,200
Thailand 51,694 0 -51,694

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 867,179
XL 478,543
XU 159,030
Ireland 4,178
XI 2,047

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 335,977 531,202 +195,225
XL 339,341 139,202 -200,139
XU 156,228 2,802 -153,426
Ireland 0 4,178 +4,178
XI 148 1,899 +1,751

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 7,734,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,851,006
Other 1,510,977
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 7,442,730 291,942 -7,150,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,538,883 1,312,123 -226,760
Other 831,694 679,283 -152,411
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 5,998,756
Holyhead 2,049,538
000 1,510,977
London Gatwick Airport 936,464
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 5,738,399 260,357 -5,478,042
Holyhead 902,038 1,147,500 +245,462
000 831,694 679,283 -152,411
London Gatwick Airport 936,464 0 -936,464
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 702,000 0 -702,000
Portsmouth 487,352 0 -487,352
Milford 119,063 124,782 +5,719
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