Import/export HS code 030229: Various flatfish, fresh or chilled

Other flatfish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled

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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 £
Iceland 1,372,860
Faroe Islands 909,606
Denmark 104,869
Netherlands 60,070
France 49,870

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 £
Iceland 680,993 691,867 +10,874
Faroe Islands 627,515 282,091 -345,424
Denmark 53,251 51,618 -1,633
Netherlands 52,681 7,389 -45,292
France 36,114 13,756 -22,358
India 14,099 6,700 -7,399
Ireland 0 6,407 +6,407
Norway 5,397 0 -5,397
Sri Lanka 3,079 881 -2,198

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 £
Iceland 1,428,538
Faroe Islands 913,998
Denmark 102,765
United Kingdom 49,870
India 20,799

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 £
Iceland 729,282 699,256 -30,026
Faroe Islands 631,907 282,091 -349,816
Denmark 51,147 51,618 +471
United Kingdom 36,114 13,756 -22,358
India 14,099 6,700 -7,399
Norway 7,501 0 -7,501
Ireland 0 6,407 +6,407
Sri Lanka 3,079 881 -2,198

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 5
Inner London - East 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
North Eastern Scotland 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +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) 2,130,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 261,595
Air transport 136,195
Road transport 5,374

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) 1,286,873 843,801 -443,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,029 121,566 -18,463
Air transport 40,853 95,342 +54,489
Road transport 5,374 0 -5,374

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,902,977
Inverness 286,198
London Heathrow Airport 132,583
ZLC 98,921
Eurotunnel 40,118

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,029,318 873,659 -155,659
Inverness 286,198 0 -286,198
London Heathrow Airport 37,241 95,342 +58,101
ZLC 47,303 51,618 +4,315
Eurotunnel 26,362 13,756 -12,606
Glasgow 24,038 0 -24,038
Hull 0 16,427 +16,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,744 0 -10,744
Dover 8,313 0 -8,313
Milford 0 6,407 +6,407

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Fishing and aquaculture 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-08 1

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 12
54m+ 2
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 £
France 26,174,934
Spain 406,277
Belgium 29,871
United Arab Emirates 18,111
Ireland 14,924

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 £
France 13,348,572 12,826,362 -522,210
Spain 336,437 69,840 -266,597
Belgium 16,158 13,713 -2,445
United Arab Emirates 18,111 0 -18,111
Ireland 6,403 8,521 +2,118
United States 5,068 978 -4,090
Brunei Darussalam 1,303 0 -1,303

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 31,393

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 12,975 18,418 +5,443

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,468,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,247
Other 31,393
Air transport 25,460

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,568,348 12,900,018 -668,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,247 0 -126,247
Other 12,975 18,418 +5,443
Air transport 24,482 978 -23,504

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,601,073
Eurotunnel 9,876,381
Portsmouth 2,438,178
Dover 589,980
Plymouth 89,001

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,886,322 6,714,751 -171,571
Eurotunnel 4,986,239 4,890,142 -96,097
Portsmouth 1,143,053 1,295,125 +152,072
Dover 589,980 0 -589,980
Plymouth 89,001 0 -89,001
000 12,975 18,418 +5,443
Glasgow Airport 18,111 0 -18,111
London Heathrow Airport 6,371 978 -5,393

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030229

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

Description: Other flatfish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled