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 703,178
Ireland 67,614
Iceland 60,461
France 21,047
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 199,509 503,669 +304,160
Ireland 37,775 29,839 -7,936
Iceland 30,386 30,075 -311
France 4,360 16,687 +12,327
Netherlands 5,851 0 -5,851
Denmark 0 2,413 +2,413
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 703,178
Iceland 62,379
United Kingdom 21,047
Netherlands 3,933
Norway 3,418

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 199,509 503,669 +304,160
Iceland 32,304 30,075 -2,229
United Kingdom 4,360 16,687 +12,327
Netherlands 3,933 0 -3,933
Norway 1,005 2,413 +1,408
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) 749,946
Other 66,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,933

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) 229,895 520,051 +290,156
Other 37,775 28,915 -8,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,216 33,717 +22,501

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 683,250
000 66,690
Inverness 55,951
Grimsby 26,356
Eurotunnel 20,620

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 175,862 507,388 +331,526
000 37,775 28,915 -8,860
Inverness 55,951 0 -55,951
Grimsby 0 26,356 +26,356
Eurotunnel 3,933 16,687 +12,754
Portsmouth 4,360 0 -4,360
ZLC 0 2,413 +2,413
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 30,514,783
Spain 3,647,641
Ireland 1,110,570
Norway 5,949
Belgium 4,078

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 16,012,589 14,502,194 -1,510,395
Spain 1,725,351 1,922,290 +196,939
Ireland 425,451 685,119 +259,668
Norway 0 5,949 +5,949
Belgium 2,908 1,170 -1,738
Netherlands 1,755 0 -1,755
Faroe Islands 1,360 0 -1,360

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 1,079,362
Poland 32,257
France 262

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 406,855 672,507 +265,652
Poland 18,475 13,782 -4,693
France 262 0 -262

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) 33,033,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,140,827
Other 1,111,881

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) 16,612,417 16,421,011 -191,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,131,405 9,422 -1,121,983
Other 425,592 686,289 +260,697

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 18,190,438
Eurotunnel 8,766,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,509,754
000 1,111,881
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 9,674,962 8,515,476 -1,159,486
Eurotunnel 4,933,948 3,832,218 -1,101,730
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,805,139 3,704,615 +899,476
000 425,592 686,289 +260,697
Poole 60,085 326,675 +266,590
Dover 223,530 33,018 -190,512
Plymouth 14,909 16,347 +1,438
499 28,134 2,084 -26,050
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