Import/export HS code 030259: Various fish, fresh or chilled

Other fish not listed in previous codes, fresh or chilled

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Faroe Islands 693,603
Ireland 67,614
Iceland 60,461
France 30,265
Netherlands 5,851

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 £
Faroe Islands 194,434 499,169 +304,735
Ireland 37,775 29,839 -7,936
Iceland 30,386 30,075 -311
France 4,360 25,905 +21,545
Netherlands 5,851 0 -5,851
Denmark 0 3,678 +3,678
Norway 1,005 0 -1,005

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 £
Faroe Islands 693,603
Iceland 62,379
United Kingdom 30,265
Norway 4,683
Netherlands 3,933

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 £
Faroe Islands 194,434 499,169 +304,735
Iceland 32,304 30,075 -2,229
United Kingdom 4,360 25,905 +21,545
Norway 1,005 3,678 +2,673
Netherlands 3,933 0 -3,933
Ireland 0 924 +924

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 2
North Eastern Scotland 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
North Eastern Scotland 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) 740,371
Other 66,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,416

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) 224,820 515,551 +290,731
Other 37,775 28,915 -8,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,216 44,200 +32,984

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 675,109
000 66,690
Inverness 54,517
Eurotunnel 29,838
Grimsby 26,356

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 172,221 502,888 +330,667
000 37,775 28,915 -8,860
Inverness 54,517 0 -54,517
Eurotunnel 3,933 25,905 +21,972
Grimsby 0 26,356 +26,356
Portsmouth 4,360 0 -4,360
ZLC 0 3,678 +3,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,005 0 -1,005
Ayr Harbour 0 924 +924

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Fishing and aquaculture 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-06 1
2025-04 1
2024-06 1
2024-05 2

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 2
0-1m 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 30,677,379
Spain 3,584,190
Ireland 1,100,310
Norway 5,949
Netherlands 1,755

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 16,158,704 14,518,675 -1,640,029
Spain 1,708,883 1,875,307 +166,424
Ireland 456,868 643,442 +186,574
Norway 0 5,949 +5,949
Netherlands 1,755 0 -1,755
Faroe Islands 1,360 0 -1,360
Belgium 150 1,161 +1,011

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 1,069,275
Poland 32,210
France 136

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 437,015 632,260 +195,245
Poland 19,867 12,343 -7,524
France 136 0 -136

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) 33,464,684
Other 1,101,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 805,949

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) 17,074,175 16,390,509 -683,666
Other 457,018 644,603 +187,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 796,527 9,422 -787,105

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 18,211,120
Eurotunnel 8,728,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,805,237
000 1,101,621
Poole 386,760

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 £
Portsmouth 9,742,374 8,468,746 -1,273,628
Eurotunnel 4,980,319 3,748,092 -1,232,227
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,000,268 3,804,969 +804,701
000 457,018 644,603 +187,585
Poole 60,085 326,675 +266,590
Dover 42,751 33,018 -9,733
Plymouth 14,909 16,347 +1,438
499 26,881 2,084 -24,797
Tyne 1,755 0 -1,755
Immingham Docks 1,360 0 -1,360

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 030259

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

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